Epstein, Peter Quartet / Polarities
| Album: | Polarities | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Epstein, Peter Quartet | Added: | Jul 2017 | |
| Label: | Songlines Recordings | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2017-08-03 | Pull Date: | 2017-10-05 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Sep 24 | Sep 17 | Sep 10 | Sep 3 | Aug 20 | Aug 6 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Sep 22, 2017: | Rebop
Forever Now |
4. | Sep 08, 2017: | Rebop
Email From Nigeria |
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| 2. | Sep 16, 2017: | Old Fart at Play
Polarity |
5. | Sep 01, 2017: | Rebop
Tiny Expanding Universe |
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| 3. | Sep 15, 2017: | Rebop
Hurtle |
6. | Aug 19, 2017: | Old Fart at Play
Forever Now |
Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2017-07-23
Reviewed 2017-07-23
Reviewed: 2017-07-23
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: stellar quartet seamlessly blends straight ahead subtle contemporary jazz with wild swings without going too far out. All originals. The polarities of 4 talented musicians are all on display, pushing each other while playing as a unit.
If You Like: Jan Garbarek, Avishai Cohen, Eberhard Weber, Peter Erskine
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Polarities (3:36) - bass starts> slow & dreamy. slow fade 2/ Tiny Expanding Universe 2/ bass starts> slow tempo builds to midtempo> trumpet solo> slow fade *3/ Forever Now (8:36) - drums start> slow builds to midtempo> wild sax solo> trumpet solo swings into wild uptempo jam> slows to fade 4/ Old Yarn (9:33) sax solo starts> slow tempo quiet jam swings to atonal, wild, & slow> slow fade *5/ Email From Nigeria (8:12) - bass starts> uptempo with a tropical beat> swinging trumpet solo> sax solo goes wild & wooly> drum solo> fade *7 Constance (7:11) - cymbals start> slow tempo jam swings midtempo on sax solo> trumpet solo> crescendo end *8/ Hurtle (6:49) cymbals start> midtempo> sax solo> wild & wooly jam> trumpet solo to a quick stop 9/ Stillness (5:03} sax starts> uptempo jam> slow fade
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: stellar quartet seamlessly blends straight ahead subtle contemporary jazz with wild swings without going too far out. All originals. The polarities of 4 talented musicians are all on display, pushing each other while playing as a unit.
If You Like: Jan Garbarek, Avishai Cohen, Eberhard Weber, Peter Erskine
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Polarities (3:36) - bass starts> slow & dreamy. slow fade 2/ Tiny Expanding Universe 2/ bass starts> slow tempo builds to midtempo> trumpet solo> slow fade *3/ Forever Now (8:36) - drums start> slow builds to midtempo> wild sax solo> trumpet solo swings into wild uptempo jam> slows to fade 4/ Old Yarn (9:33) sax solo starts> slow tempo quiet jam swings to atonal, wild, & slow> slow fade *5/ Email From Nigeria (8:12) - bass starts> uptempo with a tropical beat> swinging trumpet solo> sax solo goes wild & wooly> drum solo> fade *7 Constance (7:11) - cymbals start> slow tempo jam swings midtempo on sax solo> trumpet solo> crescendo end *8/ Hurtle (6:49) cymbals start> midtempo> sax solo> wild & wooly jam> trumpet solo to a quick stop 9/ Stillness (5:03} sax starts> uptempo jam> slow fade
Track Listing
| 1. | Polarity | 6. | Aholdu | |||
| 2. | Tiny Expanding Universe | 7. | Constance | |||
| 3. | Forever Now | 8. | Hurtle | |||
| 4. | Old Yarn | 9. | Stillness | |||
| 5. | Email From Nigeria | . |