Blakey Grease
Jazz
| Oct 2017
Reviews
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2017-12-29
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
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
Traditions — Mar 02, 2018
Ping Pong
Music Casserole — Feb 17, 2018
Ping Pong
I Like to Dance: Shake Off Your Pants — Jan 27, 2018
United
No Cover, No Mo' — Jan 11, 2018
One By One
Traditions — Jan 05, 2018
Hammerhead
Clean Copper Radio — Dec 31, 2017
Charting
2017-12-31 — 2018-03-04
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| 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 |