Son, Sungjae / Near East Quartet
| Album: | Near East Quartet | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Son, Sungjae | Added: | Sep 2018 | |
| Label: | Ecm Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2018-09-30 | Pull Date: | 2018-12-02 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Dec 2 | Nov 4 | Oct 14 | Oct 7 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Dec 01, 2018: | Music Casserole
Jinyang |
3. | Oct 11, 2018: | No Cover, No Minimum
Baram |
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| 2. | Nov 02, 2018: | Old fart At play
Mot |
4. | Oct 04, 2018: | Butter and Jams
Ewha |
Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2018-09-26
Reviewed 2018-09-26
Reviewed: 2018-09-26
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: The Near East Quartet has been a force in Korean music since 2010, juxtaposing elements of contemporary jazz and traditional Korean music with pure sound exploration to create new forms. An interesting trio of sax/guitar/ drums augmented by pansori singer who uses her voice like a fourth instrument. On their ECM debut, they perform 5 originals & and three Korean traditionals.
If You Like: Bill Frisell, Jan Garbarek,
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Ewha (3:28) – drums start> midtempo space jam> builds in volume & fades
*2/ Mot (6:10) -guitar starts, slow & quiet > slow jam with ethereal vocals> slow fade
3/ Baram (4:31) – guitar/clarinet starts> slow jam with drums in the forefront & vocals> fade
*4/ Galgabudda (3:44) – clarinet starts> slow song > slow fade
*5/ Garam (3:58) – guitar starts quietly> ethereal space jam, almost slow prog rock & song builds in volume & intensity> almost a drum solo> quick stop
**6/ Pa:do (4:50) – heavy guitar chords start> slow song with soaring vocals> instrumental jam> midtempo jam with vocals> quick stop
7/ Ebyul (3:26) – clarinet starts> slow spacey jam> slow fade
*8/ Jinyang (6:37) – guitar starts> slow jam> slow song> slow fade> pause> sax/guitar kick in for sonic prog jazz finish
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: The Near East Quartet has been a force in Korean music since 2010, juxtaposing elements of contemporary jazz and traditional Korean music with pure sound exploration to create new forms. An interesting trio of sax/guitar/ drums augmented by pansori singer who uses her voice like a fourth instrument. On their ECM debut, they perform 5 originals & and three Korean traditionals.
If You Like: Bill Frisell, Jan Garbarek,
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Ewha (3:28) – drums start> midtempo space jam> builds in volume & fades
*2/ Mot (6:10) -guitar starts, slow & quiet > slow jam with ethereal vocals> slow fade
3/ Baram (4:31) – guitar/clarinet starts> slow jam with drums in the forefront & vocals> fade
*4/ Galgabudda (3:44) – clarinet starts> slow song > slow fade
*5/ Garam (3:58) – guitar starts quietly> ethereal space jam, almost slow prog rock & song builds in volume & intensity> almost a drum solo> quick stop
**6/ Pa:do (4:50) – heavy guitar chords start> slow song with soaring vocals> instrumental jam> midtempo jam with vocals> quick stop
7/ Ebyul (3:26) – clarinet starts> slow spacey jam> slow fade
*8/ Jinyang (6:37) – guitar starts> slow jam> slow song> slow fade> pause> sax/guitar kick in for sonic prog jazz finish
Track Listing
| 1. | Ewha | 5. | Garam | |||
| 2. | Mot | 6. | Pa:Do | |||
| 3. | Baram | 7. | Ebyul | |||
| 4. | Galgabudda | 8. | Jinyang |