Blakey Grease

Stylles, J C
American Showplace Music
Jazz | Oct 2017

Reviews

Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2017-12-29
Review: 2017-12-29
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: stellar guitarist and his superb quintet pay tribute to Art Blakey in this smoldering set of hard bop.
If You Like: Pat Martino, Wes Montgomery, Jimmy Smith, Wayne Shorter
Review (favorites denoted by *):
1/ Hammerhead (6:42) - guitar starts> hesitating midtempo jam> guitar solo swings into a groove> sax solo> midtempo jam> crescendo end
*2/ Ping Pong (6:12) - organ starts> uptempo jam> guitar solo> sax solo> organ solo> uptempo jam> slow fade swings uptempo briefly & fades
3/ Yama (6:51) - guitar starts> slow tempo jam> guitar solo> organ solo> guitar solo> sax solo> slow tempo jam> fade
*4/ United (5:04) - organ starts> uptempo jam> sax solo> guitar solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
5/ Hipsippy Blues (6:12) - organ starts> midtempo strut> guitar solo> sax solo> organ solo> midtempo jam> crescendo end & two notes
*6/ Stretching (4:16) - sax starts> lightning fast tempo jam> guitar solo> sax solo> fast jam> drum solo> fast jam> crescendo end
*7/ Pensativa (5:11) - guitar starts> midtempo jam> guitar solo> organ solo> uptempo jam> fade
*8/ One By One (5:51) - organ starts> midtempo jam> guitar solo> sax solo> midtempo jam> crescendo end

Recent airplay

Stretching
TraditionsMar 02, 2018
Ping Pong
Music CasseroleFeb 17, 2018
Ping Pong
United
No Cover, No Mo'Jan 11, 2018
One By One
TraditionsJan 05, 2018
Hammerhead
Clean Copper RadioDec 31, 2017

Charting

2017-12-31 — 2018-03-04 Jazz
Week EndingAirplays
Mar 4 1
Feb 18 1
Jan 28 1
Jan 14 1
Jan 7 2

Track listing

1. Hammerhead
2. Ping Pong
3. Yama
4. United
5. Hipsippy Blues
6. Stretching
7. Pensativa
8. One By One