Ledonne, Mike Trio / Speak
| Album: | Speak | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Ledonne, Mike Trio | Added: | Aug 2013 | |
| Label: | Cellar Live | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2013-08-11 | Pull Date: | 2013-10-13 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Oct 13 | Oct 6 | Sep 22 | Sep 15 | Sep 8 | Sep 1 | Aug 25 | Aug 18 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Oct 07, 2015: | Moonlight Impressions
Suite Mary, Part V: Little M, Suite Mary, Part Iv: I Will Always Love You, Suite Mary, Part Iii: Play, Suite Mary, Part Ii: Listen, Suite Mary, Part I: Speak |
4. | Oct 03, 2013: | The Songsmith Show
What You Say Dr. J |
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| 2. | Oct 10, 2013: | Rebop
Suite Mary, Part V: Little M |
5. | Oct 03, 2013: | Rebop
Bleecker Street Theme |
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| 3. | Oct 04, 2013: | No Cover, No Minimum Sub
Blues For Mccoy |
6. | Sep 21, 2013: | Music Casserole
What You Say Dr. J |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2013-08-08
Reviewed 2013-08-08
MIKE LeDONNE TRIO: Speak
Cellar Live, 2013
MAINSTREAM JAZZ – Live set from a solid piano trio, straight-up but with a forceful approach and a lot of old-school soul. Some small-club ambiance peeks through on occasion, but it’s a very clean recording with an “immediate” feel.
Fo’s Picks: 3, 4, 5, 8, 9
1. 5:36 – repetitive intro/theme; piano dives & scrambles over driving drums
2. 3:29 – sweet ballad, first two minutes solo piano; hangs off a simple motif
3. 4:44 – upbeat strut with an Ahmad Jamal riff-based feel, rides steady
4. 5:38 – relaxed, smoky ballad: piano wanders off in unexpected arcs
5. 8:27 – dark soul-jazz drive: piano covers lots of ground but holds the groove
6. 6:40 – snappy soul strut: catchy melody but piano gets knotty in middle
7. 5:58 – standard ballad & stroll with a shuffling, odd-meter rhythm
8. 5:11 – postbop at a breakneck tempo: LeDonne channels McCoy Tyner
9. 5:18 – supercool blue swinger, lengthy bass solo in the middle
[ Fo ] - 8 August 2013
Cellar Live, 2013
MAINSTREAM JAZZ – Live set from a solid piano trio, straight-up but with a forceful approach and a lot of old-school soul. Some small-club ambiance peeks through on occasion, but it’s a very clean recording with an “immediate” feel.
Fo’s Picks: 3, 4, 5, 8, 9
1. 5:36 – repetitive intro/theme; piano dives & scrambles over driving drums
2. 3:29 – sweet ballad, first two minutes solo piano; hangs off a simple motif
3. 4:44 – upbeat strut with an Ahmad Jamal riff-based feel, rides steady
4. 5:38 – relaxed, smoky ballad: piano wanders off in unexpected arcs
5. 8:27 – dark soul-jazz drive: piano covers lots of ground but holds the groove
6. 6:40 – snappy soul strut: catchy melody but piano gets knotty in middle
7. 5:58 – standard ballad & stroll with a shuffling, odd-meter rhythm
8. 5:11 – postbop at a breakneck tempo: LeDonne channels McCoy Tyner
9. 5:18 – supercool blue swinger, lengthy bass solo in the middle
[ Fo ] - 8 August 2013
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