Keeling, Paul / Ancient Lights
| Album: | Ancient Lights | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Keeling, Paul | Added: | Jan 2016 | |
| Label: | Ecm Records (Jazz) | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2016-03-27 | Pull Date: | 2016-05-29 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | May 29 | May 22 | May 15 | May 8 | May 1 | Apr 24 | Apr 17 | Apr 3 |
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| Airplays: | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | May 27, 2016: | Forest for the Trees
Transition |
4. | May 20, 2016: | Rebop
Ancient Lights |
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| 2. | May 22, 2016: | K-area
Hearth |
5. | May 13, 2016: | Rebop
'smatter |
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| 3. | May 21, 2016: | Music Casserole
Transition |
6. | May 08, 2016: | K-area
'smatter |
Album Review
Be Sharp
Reviewed 2016-03-19
Reviewed 2016-03-19
JAZZ: PIANO TRIO & SMALL COMBO
Pianist Paul Keeling, working in Vancouver, leads a changing lineup through an interesting and varied set of good sounding, soulful tunes. A core piano-bass-drums trio plays alone on tracks 4 & 6. Trumpet and tenor sax appear on about half the tracks, augmented further by guitar on a couple tracks and trombone on one. It’s the trio plus just a guitar on track 7. All compositions are by Keeling, except track #6 by Kenny Wheeler.
All instrumental. No FCC issues.
1 * Fast, spirited. Trumpet & sax play in close harmony. Strong rhythm section. (7:29)
2 * Fast, lively, happy. Extended leads on trumpet then sax then piano. (7:37)
3 Mid-tempo. Gentle, easy going piece suggestive of flowing or falling water. (5:34)
4 Slow, gentle ballad. Just piano, bass, drums. Nocturnal. (6:41)
5 ** Mid-fast and swinging. Trumpet & sax are back, joined now by excellent & largely featured trombone. Six players sound like a big band. (7:35)
6 * Slow intro then mid-fast. Just the trio, but much better and more fun than #4. (5:45)
7 Mid-tempo. Light & breezy. The trio plus electric guitar, no horns. (7:12)
8 Slow & gentle. Trio is joined by a languid, legato trumpet. Soft rolling tom toms. (5:53)
9 ** Mid-tempo. Happy, light-hearted. Horns are back for a great ensemble sound. (6:32)
Pianist Paul Keeling, working in Vancouver, leads a changing lineup through an interesting and varied set of good sounding, soulful tunes. A core piano-bass-drums trio plays alone on tracks 4 & 6. Trumpet and tenor sax appear on about half the tracks, augmented further by guitar on a couple tracks and trombone on one. It’s the trio plus just a guitar on track 7. All compositions are by Keeling, except track #6 by Kenny Wheeler.
All instrumental. No FCC issues.
1 * Fast, spirited. Trumpet & sax play in close harmony. Strong rhythm section. (7:29)
2 * Fast, lively, happy. Extended leads on trumpet then sax then piano. (7:37)
3 Mid-tempo. Gentle, easy going piece suggestive of flowing or falling water. (5:34)
4 Slow, gentle ballad. Just piano, bass, drums. Nocturnal. (6:41)
5 ** Mid-fast and swinging. Trumpet & sax are back, joined now by excellent & largely featured trombone. Six players sound like a big band. (7:35)
6 * Slow intro then mid-fast. Just the trio, but much better and more fun than #4. (5:45)
7 Mid-tempo. Light & breezy. The trio plus electric guitar, no horns. (7:12)
8 Slow & gentle. Trio is joined by a languid, legato trumpet. Soft rolling tom toms. (5:53)
9 ** Mid-tempo. Happy, light-hearted. Horns are back for a great ensemble sound. (6:32)
Track Listing
| 1. | Ancient Lights | 6. | 'smatter | |||
| 2. | Face The Music | 7. | Keep Telling The Story | |||
| 3. | Cascade | 8. | I'm Going With You | |||
| 4. | Hearth | 9. | The Big Outside | |||
| 5. | Transition | . |