Bjorkestra / Travis Sullivan / Enjoy!
| Album: | Enjoy! | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Bjorkestra / Travis Sullivan | Added: | Mar 2008 | |
| Label: | Koch Entertainment | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2008-03-30 | Pull Date: | 2008-06-01 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | May 18 | May 11 | Apr 27 | Apr 20 | Apr 13 | Apr 6 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | May 18, 2024: | Music Casserole
Hunter |
4. | Nov 15, 2018: | No Cover, No Minimum
Hunter |
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| 2. | Jul 15, 2023: | Music Casserole
Human Behavior |
5. | Jul 05, 2018: | No Cover, No Minimum
Hunter |
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| 3. | Sep 05, 2021: | No Cover, No Minimum (rebroadcast from Jul 5, 2018)
Hunter |
6. | Jul 01, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum: Saturday Edition
Army Of Me |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2008-03-28
Reviewed 2008-03-28
TRAVIS SULLIVAN’S BJORKESTRA: Enjoy!
Koch, 2007
Modern-jazz big band plays Björk. I’m no expert on the original tunes, but these expanded interpretations sound pretty darn good to me. Singer Becca Stevens mirrors Björk’s twisty, dynamic vocal style, anchoring the tunes in their source, while the original hooks serve as launching points for some very good straight-jazz soloing. Not surprisingly, there’s a lot of spectacle in these songs. Worth a spin...
Fo’s Picks: 1, 3, 5, 6, 9
1. 6:56 – upbeat, glorious sound, very busy arrangement; cool sax solo
2. 6:42 – [FCC: “fucking” at 4:24] – happy-strutting big-band groove
3. 4:33 – starts with reggae beat, very tricky vox; then swaggers, gets fast
4. 7:29 – slow ballad, swells gradually and meanders gently
5. 10:06 – driving, sinister groove, scribbly sax solos especially in 2nd half
6. 6:17 – ethereal intro to low slinky groove; great sound, becomes a bolero
7. 4:43 – slow, layered horns & quick rhythm, triumphant contemporary sound
8. 8:47 – instrumental: “big-band” themes, solo piano bit, free horn dialogue
9. 4:22 – quick electronic backing; thrusting, percolating horns
10. 3:12 – instrumental anthem: slow harmonies, just the horns
[ Fo ] 28-Mar-08
Koch, 2007
Modern-jazz big band plays Björk. I’m no expert on the original tunes, but these expanded interpretations sound pretty darn good to me. Singer Becca Stevens mirrors Björk’s twisty, dynamic vocal style, anchoring the tunes in their source, while the original hooks serve as launching points for some very good straight-jazz soloing. Not surprisingly, there’s a lot of spectacle in these songs. Worth a spin...
Fo’s Picks: 1, 3, 5, 6, 9
1. 6:56 – upbeat, glorious sound, very busy arrangement; cool sax solo
2. 6:42 – [FCC: “fucking” at 4:24] – happy-strutting big-band groove
3. 4:33 – starts with reggae beat, very tricky vox; then swaggers, gets fast
4. 7:29 – slow ballad, swells gradually and meanders gently
5. 10:06 – driving, sinister groove, scribbly sax solos especially in 2nd half
6. 6:17 – ethereal intro to low slinky groove; great sound, becomes a bolero
7. 4:43 – slow, layered horns & quick rhythm, triumphant contemporary sound
8. 8:47 – instrumental: “big-band” themes, solo piano bit, free horn dialogue
9. 4:22 – quick electronic backing; thrusting, percolating horns
10. 3:12 – instrumental anthem: slow harmonies, just the horns
[ Fo ] 28-Mar-08
Track Listing
| 1. | Hyperballad | 6. | Hunter | |||
| 2. | Alarm Call | 7. | Who Is It | |||
| 3. | Human Behavior | 8. | Cocoon | |||
| 4. | Show Me Forgiveness | 9. | Enjoy | |||
| 5. | Army Of Me | 10. | Overture To "Dancer In The Dark" |