| Ackerman, Will/ Fiona Soy/ Lawrence Blatt/ Jeff Oster / Flow |
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| Album: | Flow | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Ackerman, Will/ Fiona Soy/ Lawrence Blatt/ Jeff Oster | Added: | Jun 2018 | |
| Label: | Self Release | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2018-07-11 | Pull Date: | 2018-09-12 |
| Week Ending: | Aug 26 | Aug 12 | Jul 29 | Jul 15 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Sep 13, 2018: | ad hoc variety show Arrival | 4. | Aug 09, 2018: | ad hoc variety show Flow | |
| 2. | Aug 24, 2018: | Old Fart at Play Tenth Life | 5. | Jul 28, 2018: | Music Casserole Arrival | |
| 3. | Aug 10, 2018: | Old Fart at Play A Night In Nocelle | 6. | Jul 27, 2018: | Old Fart at Play Flow |
| Album Review |
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| Tom McCarter Reviewed 2018-07-06 | ||
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Reviewed: 2018-07-06 Genre: General FCCs: none Review: FLOW is a New Age-super group including local guitarist and founder of the legendary label, Windham Hill, William Ackerman. There is a beautiful flow in the music that lives up to their name. As in the records on ECM, the pause plays a significant role. The music is allowed to breathe and silence becomes a companion to the pieces. Several stellar guest sit in, as well. If You Like: Michael Hedges, Bill Frissell, George Winston, Django Bates, Enrico Rava, Mark Isham; Track Review (favorites denoted by *): *1/ Arrival (5:19) – piano starts with slow solo & builds into slow jam> builds in volume & intensity> slow fade 2/ Whisper Me this (8:08) – synth starts with slow & mellow drone> slow sonic jam with shifting melody> piano solo over synth strings> slow fade & pause, then swings into midtempo jam & fade *3/ Flow (2:56) – guitar starts> midtempo jam> trumpet solo> guitar solo> midtempo jam> fade 4/ Free Ascent (4:24) – trumpet /synth starts> slow ethereal jam with guitar solo over the top> slow fade *5/ Waiting For Sunshine (4:56) – guitar/piano starts> slow duet> flugelhorn joins> slow jam> flugelhorn solo> guitar solo> slow jam> slow fade 6/ Waters Gather (3:29) – flugelhorn starts slowly> slow jam with synthesizer & piano> piano solo to fade 7/ And The Sky Was (6:18) – guitar starts> slow ethereal jam> pause> long meditative sonic jam> slow fade **8/ A Night In Nocella (3:13) – piano/guitar duet starts> slow & swaying> builds to midtempo jam> pause> full band midtempo jam> pause> guitar/piano slow duet> fade *9/ Tenth Life (4:23) – piano starts> full band midtempo jam like an expanding universe> slow fade *10/ Rest Now My Friend (3:39) – trumpet starts with guitar over the top> slow jam with beautiful guitar solo overlay> slow fade *11/ For Rosita & Giovanni (4:18) – guitar starts> slow jam> guitar solo> flugelhorn solo> slow jam & fade | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Arrival | 6. | Waters Gather | |||
| 2. | Whisper Me This | 7. | And The Sky Was | |||
| 3. | Flow | 8. | A Night In Nocelle | |||
| 4. | Free Ascent | 9. | Tenth Life | |||
| 5. | Waiting For Sunshine | 10. | Rest Now My Friend | |||
| 11. | For Rosita & Giovanni | |||||