Branker, Anthony & Word Play / Uppity
| Album: | Uppity | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Branker, Anthony & Word Play | Added: | Apr 2013 | |
| Label: | Origin Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2013-04-21 | Pull Date: | 2013-06-23 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Jun 16 | Jun 9 | Jun 2 | May 19 | May 12 | May 5 | Apr 28 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Aug 03, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum
Dance Like No One Is Watching |
4. | Apr 18, 2014: | No Cover, No Minimum
Dance Like No One Is Watching |
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| 2. | Dec 01, 2016: | No Cover, No Minimum
Dance Like No One Is Watching |
5. | Jun 14, 2013: | No Cover, No Minimum
Dance Like No One Is Watching |
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| 3. | Nov 17, 2016: | No Cover, No Minimum
Dance Like No One Is Watching |
6. | Jun 07, 2013: | No Cover, No minimum
Uppity |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2013-04-21
Reviewed 2013-04-21
ANTHONY BRANKER & WORD PLAY: Uppity
Origin, 2013
POSTBOP – Princeton-based composer Branker runs a tightly-knit sextet through some well put-together tunes. Some tracks flirt with a fusion or soul-jazz sound, others are more bop oriented. Ralph Bowen (sax) and Andy Hunter (trombone) have great rapport. A rougher, sharper edge could have made this set stellar, but it’s very nice as-is.
Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 4, 5
1. 6:05 – uptempo, jabbing riffs; sax/’bone trade off, then electric trio groove
2. 6:38 – very cool layered intro! a soulful laid-back groove; comes full circle
3. 8:24 – solemn ballad with trombone in front; wordless fem vocal adds soul
4. 6:50 – rolling postbop; solos glide easily over strong rhythm, relaxed middle
5. 7:10 – drums are all over this sly, angular piece: sneaky solos & interplay
6. 6:44 – the only flat track: synth undermines an otherwise thoughtful ballad
[ Fo ] - 21 April 2013
Origin, 2013
POSTBOP – Princeton-based composer Branker runs a tightly-knit sextet through some well put-together tunes. Some tracks flirt with a fusion or soul-jazz sound, others are more bop oriented. Ralph Bowen (sax) and Andy Hunter (trombone) have great rapport. A rougher, sharper edge could have made this set stellar, but it’s very nice as-is.
Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 4, 5
1. 6:05 – uptempo, jabbing riffs; sax/’bone trade off, then electric trio groove
2. 6:38 – very cool layered intro! a soulful laid-back groove; comes full circle
3. 8:24 – solemn ballad with trombone in front; wordless fem vocal adds soul
4. 6:50 – rolling postbop; solos glide easily over strong rhythm, relaxed middle
5. 7:10 – drums are all over this sly, angular piece: sneaky solos & interplay
6. 6:44 – the only flat track: synth undermines an otherwise thoughtful ballad
[ Fo ] - 21 April 2013
Track Listing
| 1. | Let's Conversate! | 4. | Across The Divide | |||
| 2. | Dance Like No One Is Watching | 5. | Uppity | |||
| 3. | Three Gifts (From A Nigerian Mother To God) | 6. | Ballad For Trayvon Martin |