Smokin' In Seattle Live At The Penthouse
Jazz
| Sep 2017
Reviews
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2017-09-21
Reviewed 2017-09-21
Reviewed: 2017-09-21
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: "Smokin'" is an apt title! This is a terrific set of bop. Four feature Kelly's trio alone and six have Wes Montgomery sitting in. Most are covers & 3 are Montgomery originals.
If You Like: Bud Powell, Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson
Track Review (favorites denoted by *): *1/ There Is No Greater Love (7:56) - (spoken word intro to :20) piano trio starts, uptempo jam> smoking piano solo> bass solo> uptempo jam> drum solo> crescendo end 2/ Not A Tear (6:29) - piano starts> slow tempo jam swings uptempo>piano solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end *3/ Jingles (4:31) - piano starts> uptempo jam (with WM)> guitar solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end 4/ What's New? (4:51) - piano starts> slow tempo jam> guitar solo> quick fade *5/ Blues in F (2:44) - guitar starts> uptempo jam> piano solo> guitar solo> uptempo jam to fade *6/ Sir John (8:10) - (spoken intro to :12) piano starts/stops/starts again> uptempo jam> swinging piano solo> bass solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end *7/ If You Could see Me Now (5:54) - piano starts> slow tempo jam> piano solo swings into midtempo jam> quick fade 8/ West Coast Blues (3:56) - guitar starts> uptempo jam> guitar solo> crescendo end *9/ O Morro Nao Tem Vez (6:15) - drums start> uptempo jam with bossa rhythm> guitar solo> jam> piano solo> crescendo end *10/ Oleo (2:08) - uptempo jam> fast guitar solo> fade
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: "Smokin'" is an apt title! This is a terrific set of bop. Four feature Kelly's trio alone and six have Wes Montgomery sitting in. Most are covers & 3 are Montgomery originals.
If You Like: Bud Powell, Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson
Track Review (favorites denoted by *): *1/ There Is No Greater Love (7:56) - (spoken word intro to :20) piano trio starts, uptempo jam> smoking piano solo> bass solo> uptempo jam> drum solo> crescendo end 2/ Not A Tear (6:29) - piano starts> slow tempo jam swings uptempo>piano solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end *3/ Jingles (4:31) - piano starts> uptempo jam (with WM)> guitar solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end 4/ What's New? (4:51) - piano starts> slow tempo jam> guitar solo> quick fade *5/ Blues in F (2:44) - guitar starts> uptempo jam> piano solo> guitar solo> uptempo jam to fade *6/ Sir John (8:10) - (spoken intro to :12) piano starts/stops/starts again> uptempo jam> swinging piano solo> bass solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end *7/ If You Could see Me Now (5:54) - piano starts> slow tempo jam> piano solo swings into midtempo jam> quick fade 8/ West Coast Blues (3:56) - guitar starts> uptempo jam> guitar solo> crescendo end *9/ O Morro Nao Tem Vez (6:15) - drums start> uptempo jam with bossa rhythm> guitar solo> jam> piano solo> crescendo end *10/ Oleo (2:08) - uptempo jam> fast guitar solo> fade
Recent airplay
O Morro Nao Tem Vez
The Nick & James Show — Nov 15, 2017
There Is No Greater Love
Clean Copper Radio & Hot Talk — Oct 17, 2017
What's New?
At the Cafe Bohemian — Oct 11, 2017
What's New?
Old Fart at Play — Oct 07, 2017
West Coast Blues
No Cover, No Minimum — Oct 05, 2017
Blues In F, There Is No Greater Love
Old Fart at Play — Sep 30, 2017
Charting
2017-09-27 — 2017-11-29
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Nov 19 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | 2 |
| Oct 1 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | There Is No Greater Love | ||
| 2. | Not A Tear | ||
| 3. | Jingles | ||
| 4. | What's New? | ||
| 5. | Blues In F | ||
| 6. | Sir John | ||
| 7. | If You Could See Me Now | ||
| 8. | West Coast Blues | ||
| 9. | O Morro Nao Tem Vez | ||
| 10. | Oleo |