Mobius
Jazz
| Oct 2017
Reviews
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2017-11-02
Reviewed 2017-11-02
Reviewed: 2017-11-2
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Levin played synthesizer with the Gil Evans Orchestra for 15 years and he collaborated with several other musicians. On his 9th solo release, he explores textural grooves ranging from straight-ahead bop to funk, world-beat, and experimental. Brother Tony holds down the bass and Lenny White is on drums. Eight tracks are originals.
If You Like: Herbie Hancock Headhunters, Bernie Worrell, Chick Corea, Negroni's Trio, Harold Little
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Promises (4:54) - electric piano starts> swings into uptempo funky jam> sax solo> piano solo> jam> quick stop
2/ Another Time, Another Place (5:56)- electric piano starts> slow tempo jam> piano solo> sax solo swings wild, slow fade & stop
*3/ I Mean You (5:37) - spoken dedication to Monk at start> uptempo funk jam> sax solo> trumpet solo> piano solo> crescendo end & some notes & laughter
4/ Fade To Blue (5:21) - piano starts> slow tempo jam> piano solo> sax solo> slow fade
5/ I'm Falling (5:47) - piano starts> heavy midtempo funk slows to slow tempo> sax solo builds to midtemponfunk jam> crescendo end
*6/ heavy keyboard/gyuitar chords starts> slow tempo jam builds to wild off-kiltermidtempo jam> sax solo> piano solo> trumpet solo> srum solo> midtempo jam> fade
*7/ If (6:49) - keyboard starts> slow tempo jam> piano solo> sax solo> slow jam> fade
*8/ Kakilambe (7:37) - percussion starts> uptempo Latin electronic funk jam> trumpet solo> wailing guitar solo> sax solo? electric piano/percussion duet> quick stop
9/ There Comes A Time (9:25) - drums start> midtempo jam> piano solo> sax solo> trumpet solo> midtempo jam swings uptempo then slows again & fades
*10/ Way Down Yonder (8:28) - organ starts> uptempo jam> organ solo> sax solo> guitar solo> trumpet solo swings wild> percussion solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Levin played synthesizer with the Gil Evans Orchestra for 15 years and he collaborated with several other musicians. On his 9th solo release, he explores textural grooves ranging from straight-ahead bop to funk, world-beat, and experimental. Brother Tony holds down the bass and Lenny White is on drums. Eight tracks are originals.
If You Like: Herbie Hancock Headhunters, Bernie Worrell, Chick Corea, Negroni's Trio, Harold Little
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Promises (4:54) - electric piano starts> swings into uptempo funky jam> sax solo> piano solo> jam> quick stop
2/ Another Time, Another Place (5:56)- electric piano starts> slow tempo jam> piano solo> sax solo swings wild, slow fade & stop
*3/ I Mean You (5:37) - spoken dedication to Monk at start> uptempo funk jam> sax solo> trumpet solo> piano solo> crescendo end & some notes & laughter
4/ Fade To Blue (5:21) - piano starts> slow tempo jam> piano solo> sax solo> slow fade
5/ I'm Falling (5:47) - piano starts> heavy midtempo funk slows to slow tempo> sax solo builds to midtemponfunk jam> crescendo end
*6/ heavy keyboard/gyuitar chords starts> slow tempo jam builds to wild off-kiltermidtempo jam> sax solo> piano solo> trumpet solo> srum solo> midtempo jam> fade
*7/ If (6:49) - keyboard starts> slow tempo jam> piano solo> sax solo> slow jam> fade
*8/ Kakilambe (7:37) - percussion starts> uptempo Latin electronic funk jam> trumpet solo> wailing guitar solo> sax solo? electric piano/percussion duet> quick stop
9/ There Comes A Time (9:25) - drums start> midtempo jam> piano solo> sax solo> trumpet solo> midtempo jam swings uptempo then slows again & fades
*10/ Way Down Yonder (8:28) - organ starts> uptempo jam> organ solo> sax solo> guitar solo> trumpet solo swings wild> percussion solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
Recent airplay
If
Music Casserole — Jan 06, 2018
Mobius
Old Fart at Play — Dec 02, 2017
Kakilambe
Old Fart at Play — Nov 23, 2017
Way Down Yonder
Oh Messy Motion — Nov 22, 2017
Way Down Yonder
Music Casserole — Nov 18, 2017
Kakilambe
Music Casserole — Nov 11, 2017
Charting
2017-11-05 — 2018-01-07
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jan 7 | 1 |
| Dec 3 | 1 |
| Nov 26 | 2 |
| Nov 19 | 1 |
| Nov 12 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Promises | ||
| 2. | Another Time, Another Place | ||
| 3. | I Mean You | ||
| 4. | Fade To Blue | ||
| 5. | I'm Falling | ||
| 6. | Mobius | ||
| 7. | If | ||
| 8. | Kakilambe | ||
| 9. | There Comes A Time | ||
| 10. | Way Down Yonder |