Muirhead, Al / Northern Adventures
Album: Northern Adventures   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Muirhead, Al   Added:Jan 2017
Label:Chronoscope Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2017-03-22 Pull Date: 2017-05-24 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: May 21 May 14 May 7 Apr 23 Mar 26
Airplays: 1 1 1 1 2

Recent Airplay
1. May 26, 2017: Rebop
They Can't Take That Awy From Me
4. May 05, 2017: Rebop
They Can't Take That Awy From Me
2. May 19, 2017: Rebop
Emily
5. Apr 19, 2017: At the Cafe Bohemian
Night & Day
3. May 12, 2017: Rebop
Emily
6. Mar 24, 2017: Rebop
Softly As In A Morning Sunrise

Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2017-01-23
Muirhead, Al / Northern Adventures
Label: Chronograph Records

Tom McCarter
Reviewed: 2017-01-23

Tom McCarter
Muirhead, Al
Mr. Muirhead pulls together the cream of the Canadian jazz scene in five different ensembles. They play sets of old standards as...old standards. If you're tired of listening to yet another band's interpretation of some old chestnut, give this a spin. At 81, Muirhead still has it. The solos are sparse but beautiful. There is an occasional female vocal.
FCCs: none
If You Like: Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, Cole Porter
Favorite Tracks: (2) They Can't Take That Away From Me (6) Emily (7) Softly As In A Morning Sunrise (12) Nice Work If You Can Get It
Track Review: 1/ piano starts> uptempo jam> quick stop 2/ trumpet starts> midtempo jam 3/ piano starts> midtempo jam with female vocal> slow fade on vocal 4/ trumpet starts> midtempo jam> quick fade on piano 5/ trumpet starts> midtempo jam> fade 6/ piano starts> slow tempo jam> slow fade 7/ piano starts> uptempo jam> fade 8/ bass starts> low tempo with female vocal> fade on vocal 9/ piano starts> midtempo jam> slow fade> quick stop 10/ piano starts> slow tempo jam> slow fade 11/ trumpet starts> midtempo jam> quick fade 12/ guitar starts> midtempo jam> quick stop on piano

Track Listing
1. Love Me Or Leave Me   7. Softly As In A Morning Sunrise
2. They Can't Take That Awy From Me   8. The Nearness Of You
3. Night & Day   9. How Insensitive
4. I've Never Been In Love Before   10. You'll Never Know
5. Come Rain Or Come Shine   11. All The Things You Are
6. Emily   12. Nice Work If You Can Get It