Reviewed: 2018-02-25
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Dunton, whose journey as a professional musician began at the urging of trumpeter and music instructor John D’earth, now celebrates him on her latest disc. Though Dunton leads this date and is responsible for most of the compositions here, D’earth is on hand for every track in both a supporting and lead role, contributing a trio of tunes of his own. Dunton also uses the occasion to break out of the trioKAIT format to stretch out and dabble into formats and arrangements not really possible with her regular working band.
If You Like: Chick Corea, Freddie Hubbard, Jan Garbarek
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
1/ Dear John ( ) – piano starts> slow jam builds in volume> sax solo> slow jam> piano solo to end
*2/ Planet d’Earth ( ) – piano starts charging hard> uptempo jam> trumpet solo mellows slightly> piano solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
*3/ Mister Zen ( ) – bass starts> funky uptempo but subdued jam swells in volume> electric guitar solo> sax solo> trumpet solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
4/ 29 North ( ) – piano starts> midtempo jam> trumpet solo> bass solo> midtempo jam> trumpet solo> uptempo jam> fade
** 5/ Sarah’s Bracelet ( ) – drums start> mellow uptempo jam> stop/pause> uptempo jam> sax solo> uptempo jam> stop/pause> uptempo jam> trumpet solo> uptempo jam> stop/pause> uptempo subdued jam> drum solo> uptempo jam full out & swinging> stop/pause> uptempo jam> stop/sax notes
*6/ River On The Rocks ( ) - > slow jam> piano solo> trumpet solo> slow jam> slow fade
7/ Thread Suite 1 ( ) – piano starts> slow as molasses jam> slow fade
*8/ Thread Suite 2 ( ) – piano starts> mellow midtempo jam> shifts to mellow uptempo jam> trumpet solo> piano solo> midtempo sham shifts uptempo> fade
9/ Thread Suite 3 ( ) – bass starts> slow hesitating jam> slow jam> slow fade
*10/ River ( ) – piano starts> slow jam> gorgeous trumpet solo> fade