Overton, Charles Group / Convergence
Album: Convergence   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Overton, Charles Group   Added:Aug 2017
Label:Jazz Urbane  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2017-09-14 Pull Date: 2017-11-16 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Oct 22 Oct 1 Sep 24 Sep 17
Airplays: 2 1 3 2

Recent Airplay
1. Oct 19, 2017: No Cover, No Minimum
Passion Dance
4. Sep 22, 2017: Goggles Optional
It Could Happen To You
2. Oct 17, 2017: Clean Copper Radio & Hot Talk
Ostinato 7
5. Sep 22, 2017: Rebop
Alone Together
3. Sep 29, 2017: Rebop
Alone Together
6. Sep 21, 2017: No Cover, No Minimum
Passion Dance

Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2017-09-04
Reviewed: 2017-09-03
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none

Review: master harpist who can improvise like a jazz guitarist and his versatile quartet perform covers, an original, and a traditional tune. He also performs with symphonies.
if you Like: Lori Andrews, Maeve Gichrist, Kenny Burrell
Review (favorites denoted by *): *1/ It Could Happen To You (7:44) - harp starts> midtempo jam> harp solo> sax solo> harp solo> quick fade *2/ Hope (6:09) - harp solo> midtempo jam swings uptempo and slows to fade 3/ Blackbird (3:02) - harp starts hesitantly> midtempo jam swings uptempo> several false stops> quick stop *4/ bowed bass starts> slow tempo jam swings midtempo> slows on sax solo then swings wild uptempo> slows to fade *5/ Alone Together (6:17)- harp/bass starts> midtempo jam swings uptempo> bass solo> swinging harp solo> uptempo jam> quick stop 6/ Silver Linings (4:41) - cymbals/bass start> slow tempo jam> slow fade *7/ Passion Dance (6:51) - drums start> midtempo jam swings to uptempo> bass solo> slow fade 8/ Danny Boy (8:42) - harp starts> slow tempo jam> harp solo> sax solo swings uptempo then mellows> bass solo> slow tempo jam> slow fade

Track Listing
1. It Could Happen To You   5. Alone Together
2. Hope   6. Silver Linings
3. Blackbird   7. Passion Dance
4. Ostinato 7   8. Danny Boy