| Lovano, Joe / Us Five / Cross Culture |
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| Album: | Cross Culture | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Lovano, Joe / Us Five | Added: | Jan 2013 | |
| Label: | Blue Note | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2013-01-26 | Pull Date: | 2013-03-31 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | Mar 31 | Mar 17 | Mar 10 | Mar 3 | Feb 24 | Feb 17 | Feb 10 | Feb 3 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jul 15, 2016: | Rebop Blessings In May | 4. | Feb 19, 2016: | Rebop Star Crossed Lovers | |
| 2. | Apr 15, 2016: | Rebop Cross Culture | 5. | Jun 05, 2015: | Rebop Star Crossed Lovers | |
| 3. | Mar 18, 2016: | Rebop Blessings In May | 6. | Mar 27, 2015: | Rebop Journey Within, Star Crossed Lovers |
| Album Review |
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| Fo Reviewed 2013-01-26 | ||
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JOE LOVANO US FIVE: Cross Culture Blue Note, 2013 MODERN JAZZ – The third release from saxophone star Lovano’s unusual two-drum quintet adds African jazz guitarist Lionel Loueke for extra texture. The music has an open, exploratory feel, structured but not predictable at all, and Lovano jumps from horn to horn at will. Fo’s Picks: 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9 1. 6:18 – lively, lopsided bounce: percolates merrily along, sax sings to itself 2. 5:00 – open, improvisational: relaxed sax over busy twin drummers 3. 6:36 – slouching tune: sax/guitar/piano conversation over repeated pattern 4. 4:29 – spiky theme slides into jerky, thumping rhythms & angular solos 5. 7:34 – the only standard here: lovely Billy Strayhorn ballad, played straight 6. 5:41 – twisty & introspective: sax/guitar muse over billowing rhythm 7. 4:22 – thumping drum chant, high sax & quiet guitar get into it halfway thru 8. 5:18 – twin-bass intro: serene exotica perks up when soprano sax enters 9. 5:55 – neo-bop groover: tenor blows, but gently, solid bass & piano solos 10. 2:45 – quick, jerky tune: wacky double-sax sound from aulochrome 11. 7:53 – speedy cymbal rhythm sets up wide-open, free-roaming solos [ Fo ] - 26 January 2013 | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Blessings In May | 6. | Journey Within | |||
| 2. | Myths And Legends | 7. | Drum Chant | |||
| 3. | Cross Culture | 8. | Golden Horn | |||
| 4. | In A Spin | 9. | Royal Roost | |||
| 5. | Star Crossed Lovers | 10. | Modern Man | |||
| 11. | P.M. | |||||