Stylles, J C / Blakey Grease
| Album: | Blakey Grease | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Stylles, J C | Added: | Oct 2017 | |
| Label: | American Showplace Music | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2017-12-31 | Pull Date: | 2018-03-04 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Mar 4 | Feb 18 | Jan 28 | Jan 14 | Jan 7 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Mar 02, 2018: | Traditions
Stretching |
4. | Jan 11, 2018: | No Cover, No Mo'
United |
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| 2. | Feb 17, 2018: | Music Casserole
Ping Pong |
5. | Jan 05, 2018: | Traditions
One By One |
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| 3. | Jan 27, 2018: | I Like to Dance: Shake Off Your Pants
Ping Pong |
6. | Dec 31, 2017: | Clean Copper Radio
Hammerhead |
Album Review
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
Track Listing
| 1. | Hammerhead | 5. | Hipsippy Blues | |||
| 2. | Ping Pong | 6. | Stretching | |||
| 3. | Yama | 7. | Pensativa | |||
| 4. | United | 8. | One By One |