Charlap, Bill Trio / Uptown Downtown
Album: Uptown Downtown   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Charlap, Bill Trio   Added:Sep 2017
Label:Impulse Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2017-09-27 Pull Date: 2017-11-29 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Nov 26 Oct 29 Oct 22 Oct 1
Airplays: 1 1 1 2

Recent Airplay
1. Jan 15, 2022: Music Casserole
Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most, Uptown, Downtown
4. Oct 24, 2017: Clean Copper Radio & Hot Talk
Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most
2. Jan 06, 2022: No Cover, No Minimum (rebroadcast from Nov 23, 2017)
Uptown, Downtown
5. Oct 19, 2017: No Cover, No Minimum
Sophisticated Lady
3. Nov 23, 2017: No Cover, No Minimum
Uptown, Downtown
6. Sep 29, 2017: Rebop
Curtains

Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2017-09-21
Reviewed: 2017-09-21
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none

Review: after 20 years together, this trio is just hitting their stride. Here their chemistry is on full display. Impeccable playing with a touch of whimsy thrown in, outstanding solos. All covers taken to new heights.
If You Like: Bud Powell, Oscar Peterson, Dick Hyman
Track Review (favorites denoted by *): *1/ Curtains (7:00) - piano starts> slow tempo jam builds to midtempo, then swings uptempo> quick stop 2/ piano starts> slow tempo & meditative> slow fade *3/ strutting piano starts> midtempo jam> soaring piano solo> quick stop *4/ piano starts> uptempo jam> piano solo> quick stop *5/ piano starts> slow tempo jam> piano solo swings to midtempo and slows again> slow tempo jam> slow fade 6/ piano starts> midtempo jam> quick stop *7/ piano starts> uptempo jam> lightning fast piano solo> crescendo end 8/ piano starts> slow tempo jam> bass solo> slow jam> slow fade *9/ piano solo starts slow, swings to midtempo, then settles into midtempo off-kilter & stops

Track Listing
1. Curtains   5. I'm All Smiles
2. Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most   6. There's A Small Hotel
3. Uptown, Downtown   7. Satellite
4. The One I Love Belongs To Someone Else   8. Bon Ami
  9. Sophisticated Lady