Questions, The
Jazz
| Apr 2018
Reviews
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2018-04-12
Reviewed 2018-04-12
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: An Elling song can be a meditation, a demand, a lament, an expression of wonder, but never naive and rarely simple. Among these 10 tracks are elaborate musical and verbal constructions built around existing songs or instrumental pieces, with words by Elling interspersed with extracts from the works of various poets.
If You Like: Leonard Cohen
Track Review (favorites denoted by *0:
1/ A Hard Rain’s A’ Gonna Fall (8:12) – acapella start almost lie a poetry reading> midtempo jam with sung & spoken words> sax solo> uptempo song> quick stop
*2/ A Happy Thought (3:46) - piano starts> uptempo song>quick stop
3/ American Tune (6:12) – piano starts> slow song with soaring vocals> fade
4/ Washing of The Water (4:12) – piano starts> slow song> fade
*5/ A Secret In Three Views 6:18) – piano starts> slow song swings to midtempo> electric guitar solo> song soars> organ solo> false stop> song switches to slow & soaring & stops
*6/ Lonely Town (6:54) – piano starts> uptempo jam with midtempo song over the top> piano solo> trumpet solo> uptempo song> fade
7/ Endless Lawns (9:04) - drums/piano start> slow song. Trumpet solo> slow song> fade
*8/ I Have Dreamed (6am & song> :07) – acapella start> slow song swings to midtempo jam & song> sax solo> song> quick fade
9/ The Enchantress (6:24) – slow song> piano solo> slow song> slow fade
*10/ Skylark (8:12) – organ starts> slow song> piano solo> song> slow fade
FCCs: none
Review: An Elling song can be a meditation, a demand, a lament, an expression of wonder, but never naive and rarely simple. Among these 10 tracks are elaborate musical and verbal constructions built around existing songs or instrumental pieces, with words by Elling interspersed with extracts from the works of various poets.
If You Like: Leonard Cohen
Track Review (favorites denoted by *0:
1/ A Hard Rain’s A’ Gonna Fall (8:12) – acapella start almost lie a poetry reading> midtempo jam with sung & spoken words> sax solo> uptempo song> quick stop
*2/ A Happy Thought (3:46) - piano starts> uptempo song>quick stop
3/ American Tune (6:12) – piano starts> slow song with soaring vocals> fade
4/ Washing of The Water (4:12) – piano starts> slow song> fade
*5/ A Secret In Three Views 6:18) – piano starts> slow song swings to midtempo> electric guitar solo> song soars> organ solo> false stop> song switches to slow & soaring & stops
*6/ Lonely Town (6:54) – piano starts> uptempo jam with midtempo song over the top> piano solo> trumpet solo> uptempo song> fade
7/ Endless Lawns (9:04) - drums/piano start> slow song. Trumpet solo> slow song> fade
*8/ I Have Dreamed (6am & song> :07) – acapella start> slow song swings to midtempo jam & song> sax solo> song> quick fade
9/ The Enchantress (6:24) – slow song> piano solo> slow song> slow fade
*10/ Skylark (8:12) – organ starts> slow song> piano solo> song> slow fade
Recent airplay
Washing Of The Water
Traditions (rebroadcast from Jun 15, 2018) — Aug 17, 2021
Skylark
Music Casserole — Jun 16, 2018
Washing Of The Water
Traditions — Jun 15, 2018
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
Traditions — May 18, 2018
Lonely Town
Old Fart at Play — Apr 20, 2018
Charting
2018-04-19 — 2018-06-21
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jun 17 | 2 |
| May 20 | 1 |
| Apr 22 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall | ||
| 2. | A Happy Thought | ||
| 3. | American Tune | ||
| 4. | Washing Of The Water | ||
| 5. | A Secret In Three Views | ||
| 6. | Lonely Town | ||
| 7. | Endless Lawns | ||
| 8. | I Have Dreamed | ||
| 9. | The Enchantress | ||
| 10. | Skylark |