Mayfield, Irvin / New Orleans Jazz Orchestra / Book One
Album: | Book One | Collection: | Jazz | |
Artist: | Mayfield, Irvin / New Orleans Jazz Orchestra | Added: | Jun 2009 | |
Label: | World Village |
A-File Activity
Add Date: | 2009-07-26 | Pull Date: | 2009-09-27 | Charts: | Jazz |
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Week Ending: | Sep 27 | Sep 13 | Sep 6 | Aug 30 | Aug 23 | Aug 16 | Aug 9 | Aug 2 |
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Airplays: | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
1. | Nov 16, 2012: | No Cover, No Minimum
Beat |
4. | Sep 20, 2009: | Transmission Overload
Creole Thang |
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2. | Jul 23, 2011: | Rebop Review
Somebody Forgot To Turn The Faucet Off (Probably Steve), Creole Thang, In Love All Over Again (For Fatimah), Sweet Bread On The Levee, 7th Ward Blues |
5. | Sep 11, 2009: | No Cover, No Minimum
Somebody Forgot To Turn The Faucet Off (Probably Steve) |
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3. | Sep 25, 2009: | No Cover, No Minimum
Creole Thang |
6. | Sep 09, 2009: | Subbing - A Surprise Awaits You
Creole Thang |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2009-07-25
Reviewed 2009-07-25
IRVIN MAYFIELD & N.O.J.O.: Book One
World Village, 2009
BIG BAND – Classy first recording by Mayfield’s 16-member New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, a non-profit touring organization dedicated to preserving the city’s jazz culture. Mayfield’s music is clean, crisp, and surprisingly intimate, often sounding like a much smaller group. All original material, including many pieces from “All the Saints,” a living suite commissioned after Hurricane Katrina that is amended every year with new musical commentary on current events. Very nice work!
* * * * | All good. Fo’s Picks: 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
1. 9:13 – relaxed swinging blues, sweet arrangement, nice sax & trombone
2. 5:48 – nice tenor sax feature! A soulful brass band creep, sax all over it
3. 9:55 – slow vocal ballad, chamber sound vs. thick soul, awesome trumpet
4. 5:59 – ooh, a nice clarinet-led blend of trad-jazz march and tango-swing
5. 10:07 – speedy call & response fun with chattering solos, swinging breaks
6. 6:14 – slow romance: languid southern summer atmosphere, strong trumpet
7. 8:25 – goofy Basie-style vocal blues bounce; cute lyrics about numbers
8. 8:59 – exotic bolero, great sound w/ flute, then a hot salsa-swing blowout!
9. 8:04 – postive message song, crowd noise, high r&b vocals by John Boutté
[ Fo ] 07/25/09
World Village, 2009
BIG BAND – Classy first recording by Mayfield’s 16-member New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, a non-profit touring organization dedicated to preserving the city’s jazz culture. Mayfield’s music is clean, crisp, and surprisingly intimate, often sounding like a much smaller group. All original material, including many pieces from “All the Saints,” a living suite commissioned after Hurricane Katrina that is amended every year with new musical commentary on current events. Very nice work!
* * * * | All good. Fo’s Picks: 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
1. 9:13 – relaxed swinging blues, sweet arrangement, nice sax & trombone
2. 5:48 – nice tenor sax feature! A soulful brass band creep, sax all over it
3. 9:55 – slow vocal ballad, chamber sound vs. thick soul, awesome trumpet
4. 5:59 – ooh, a nice clarinet-led blend of trad-jazz march and tango-swing
5. 10:07 – speedy call & response fun with chattering solos, swinging breaks
6. 6:14 – slow romance: languid southern summer atmosphere, strong trumpet
7. 8:25 – goofy Basie-style vocal blues bounce; cute lyrics about numbers
8. 8:59 – exotic bolero, great sound w/ flute, then a hot salsa-swing blowout!
9. 8:04 – postive message song, crowd noise, high r&b vocals by John Boutté
[ Fo ] 07/25/09
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