Martin, Shaun / Focus
Album: Focus   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Martin, Shaun   Added:Aug 2018
Label:Ropeadope Music Entertain  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2018-08-12 Pull Date: 2018-10-14 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Oct 14 Oct 7 Sep 16 Sep 2 Aug 26 Aug 19
Airplays: 3 1 1 1 1 1

Recent Airplay
1. Oct 13, 2018: Music Casserole
Recordame
4. Oct 04, 2018: No Cover, No Minimum
Miss Genell
2. Oct 11, 2018: Butter and Jams
Miss Genell
5. Sep 13, 2018: No Cover, No Minimum
Recordame
3. Oct 11, 2018: No Cover, No Minimum
Focus
6. Aug 30, 2018: Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
Body And Soul

Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2018-08-08
SHAUN MARTIN: Focus
Ropeadope, 2018

PIANO TRIO – This is only the second release from Martin as a leader, but he’s well established from his work with Snarky Puppy, gospel star Kirk Franklin, and many others. In keeping with the title, the disc is a short, direct, and graceful slice of straight-ahead contemporary jazz.

Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 3, 6

1. 5:25 – lively uptempo with a breezy samba groove: agile solos from all
2. 4:55 – upbeat, souful stroll with a happy gospel air; it’s a toe-tapper
3. 4:25 – standard ballad has a nicely smoky feel, piano skips across melody
4. 1:09 – too-short interlude quotes funky riff from Prince’s “Kiss”
5. 5:11 – speedy, steady rhythm under gentle nostalgic melody, upbeat solos
6. 6:16 – striding uptempo: catchy melody, solos go from quiet to bold
7. 1:54 – snippet of a ballad, solo then trio — fades in & out

[ Fo ] - 8 August 2018

Track Listing
1. Recordame   4. Soundchecks And Whatnots
2. Miss Genell   5. Festina Lente
3. Body And Soul   6. Focus
  7. Triad