Au, Allison Quartet / Wander Wonder
| Album: | Wander Wonder | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Au, Allison Quartet | Added: | Dec 2018 | |
| Label: | Self Release | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2019-01-09 | Pull Date: | 2019-03-13 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Mar 17 | Mar 10 | Mar 3 | Feb 24 | Feb 17 | Feb 10 | Feb 3 | Jan 27 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Mar 16, 2019: | Music Casserole
Force Majeure |
4. | Mar 02, 2019: | The Acupuncture Hour/Audio Ambrosia
A Trick Of The Moonlight, The Valley |
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| 2. | Mar 12, 2019: | Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
The Rest Is Up To You |
5. | Feb 23, 2019: | Music Casserole
The Valley |
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| 3. | Mar 08, 2019: | Old Fart At Play
The Lie That Saves Us All |
6. | Feb 15, 2019: | Old Fart At Play
Future Self |
Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2018-12-23
Reviewed 2018-12-23
Reviewed: 2018-12-23
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Saxophonist Au proves herself a marvelous composer of engaging, accessible and melodic tunes in her quartet sound. The set explores a lot of territory while maintaining a cohesive mood. Her music sounds consistently hopeful and modernistic.
If You Like: Amanda Gardier, Wayne Shorter, Joe Zawinul, Ralph Towner, Paul McCandless
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
1/ The Valley (2:09) – Prophet synth starts with big swell of sound> slow languorous space jam>
*2/ Future Self (6:19) – piano starts hesitatingly> slow jam> sax solo> piano solo> slow jam swings to midtempo> fade
*3/ The Rest Is Up To You (6:26) – sax starts> midtempo jam> sax starts> piano solo swings uptempo> uptempo jam> slow fade
4/ Looking Up (5:09) – piano starts> midtempo jam> sax solo swings uptempo> midtempo jam> fade
5/ Morning (5:42) – bass starts> midtempo jam> sax solo> bass solo> midtempo jam> slow fade
*6/ The Lie That Saves Us All (6:04) – piano starts in bursts> uptempo rhythm section with midtempo sax over the top> sax solo over hesitant synth/drum duet> midtempo jam> crescendo end
7/ Red Herring (5:07) – full band starts> midtempo jam slows to slow tempo> music comes in waves> fade
8/ Grounds (3:02) – Prophet starts with bursts of sound> slow jam> fade
*9/ Force Majeure (8:00) - percussion starts> uptempo jam> piano solo> sax solo> uptempo jam with repetitive riff> sax soars> fade
*10/ A Trick of the Moonlight (5:24) – piano starts> midtempo jam> bass solo> midtempo jam sax solo> fade
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Saxophonist Au proves herself a marvelous composer of engaging, accessible and melodic tunes in her quartet sound. The set explores a lot of territory while maintaining a cohesive mood. Her music sounds consistently hopeful and modernistic.
If You Like: Amanda Gardier, Wayne Shorter, Joe Zawinul, Ralph Towner, Paul McCandless
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
1/ The Valley (2:09) – Prophet synth starts with big swell of sound> slow languorous space jam>
*2/ Future Self (6:19) – piano starts hesitatingly> slow jam> sax solo> piano solo> slow jam swings to midtempo> fade
*3/ The Rest Is Up To You (6:26) – sax starts> midtempo jam> sax starts> piano solo swings uptempo> uptempo jam> slow fade
4/ Looking Up (5:09) – piano starts> midtempo jam> sax solo swings uptempo> midtempo jam> fade
5/ Morning (5:42) – bass starts> midtempo jam> sax solo> bass solo> midtempo jam> slow fade
*6/ The Lie That Saves Us All (6:04) – piano starts in bursts> uptempo rhythm section with midtempo sax over the top> sax solo over hesitant synth/drum duet> midtempo jam> crescendo end
7/ Red Herring (5:07) – full band starts> midtempo jam slows to slow tempo> music comes in waves> fade
8/ Grounds (3:02) – Prophet starts with bursts of sound> slow jam> fade
*9/ Force Majeure (8:00) - percussion starts> uptempo jam> piano solo> sax solo> uptempo jam with repetitive riff> sax soars> fade
*10/ A Trick of the Moonlight (5:24) – piano starts> midtempo jam> bass solo> midtempo jam sax solo> fade
Track Listing
| 1. | The Valley | 6. | The Lie That Saves Us All | |||
| 2. | Future Self | 7. | Red Herring | |||
| 3. | The Rest Is Up To You | 8. | Grounds | |||
| 4. | Looking Up | 9. | Force Majeure | |||
| 5. | Morning | 10. | A Trick Of The Moonlight |