Akua's Dance
Jazz
| Feb 2017
Reviews
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2017-02-20
Reviewed 2017-02-20
Dixon, Akua / Akua's Dance
Label: Akua's Music
Tom McCarter
Reviewed: 2017-02-19
Tom McCarter
Dixon, Akua
Akua's Dance
Genre: Jazz
Review: passionate cellist and her quartet play stellar contemporary jazz. "Sassy & compelling." Ron Carter and Russell Malone guest on certain tracks.
FCCs: none
If You Like: Regina Carter, Fred Katz, David Darling, Percy Heath
Favorite Tracks: (2) Dizzy's Smile (3) If My Heart Could Speak To You (7) Afrika! Afrika! (9) I'm Gonna Tell God All Of My Troubles (10) Don't Stop
Track Review: 1/ percussion starts> uptempo jam> slow fade 2/ baritone violin starts> midtempo jam slows to slow tempo & fades 3/ guitar starts> slow tempo jam> slow fade 4/guitar starts> slow tempo jam> slow fade 5/ bass starts> midtempo jam> quick stop 6/ guitar starts> slow tempo with female vocal> quick fade 7/ cello starts> midtempo jam> quick stop 8/ cello starts> uptempo jam> fade 9/ guitar starts> slow tempo jam> slow fade 10/ bass starts. midtempo jam> quick stop
Label: Akua's Music
Tom McCarter
Reviewed: 2017-02-19
Tom McCarter
Dixon, Akua
Akua's Dance
Genre: Jazz
Review: passionate cellist and her quartet play stellar contemporary jazz. "Sassy & compelling." Ron Carter and Russell Malone guest on certain tracks.
FCCs: none
If You Like: Regina Carter, Fred Katz, David Darling, Percy Heath
Favorite Tracks: (2) Dizzy's Smile (3) If My Heart Could Speak To You (7) Afrika! Afrika! (9) I'm Gonna Tell God All Of My Troubles (10) Don't Stop
Track Review: 1/ percussion starts> uptempo jam> slow fade 2/ baritone violin starts> midtempo jam slows to slow tempo & fades 3/ guitar starts> slow tempo jam> slow fade 4/guitar starts> slow tempo jam> slow fade 5/ bass starts> midtempo jam> quick stop 6/ guitar starts> slow tempo with female vocal> quick fade 7/ cello starts> midtempo jam> quick stop 8/ cello starts> uptempo jam> fade 9/ guitar starts> slow tempo jam> slow fade 10/ bass starts. midtempo jam> quick stop
Recent airplay
If My Heart Could Speak To You
Rebop — Apr 28, 2017
Dizzy's Smile
No Cover, No Minimum — Apr 21, 2017
Afrika! Afrika!
Rebop — Apr 20, 2017
Dizzy's Smile
Old Fart at Play — Apr 15, 2017
If My Heart Could Speak To You
Rebop — Apr 14, 2017
Afrika! Afrika!
Melange — Mar 23, 2017
Charting
2017-03-01 — 2017-05-03
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Apr 30 | 1 |
| Apr 23 | 2 |
| Apr 16 | 2 |
| Mar 26 | 1 |
| Mar 12 | 3 |
| Mar 5 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Dream A Dream | ||
| 2. | Dizzy's Smile | ||
| 3. | If My Heart Could Speak To You | ||
| 4. | Orion's Gait | ||
| 5. | Akua's Dance | ||
| 6. | Throw It Away | ||
| 7. | Afrika! Afrika! | ||
| 8. | The Sweetest Taboo | ||
| 9. | I'm Gonna Tell God All Of My Troubles | ||
| 10. | Don't Stop |