| Lage, Julian / Layers , The |
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| Album: | Layers , The | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Lage, Julian | Added: | Mar 2023 | |
| Label: | Blue Note Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2023-03-30 | Pull Date: | 2023-06-01 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | May 28 | May 21 | May 14 | May 7 | Apr 30 | Apr 9 | Apr 2 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | May 31, 2023: | That's not Bluegrass Double Southpaw | 4. | May 15, 2023: | Brain worm Mantra, Everything Helps | |
| 2. | May 23, 2023: | Alien Hour Double Southpaw | 5. | May 13, 2023: | Virtually Happy The Layers | |
| 3. | May 17, 2023: | That's not Bluegrass Double Southpaw | 6. | May 11, 2023: | Run-Away Radio Mantra |
| Album Review |
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| Be Sharp Reviewed 2023-03-18 | ||
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JAZZ: GUITAR & SMALL ENSEMBLE Jazz composer, guitarist, and Stanford Jazz Workshop member Julian Lage presents a half dozen short impressionistic pieces on this 2023 release. The lineup is two electric guitars, acoustic bass, and drums; except tracks 2 & 4 are stripped down to duets. Bill Frisell is featured as second electric guitar. FCC clean; all instrumental 1 very slow, gentle. two electric guitars in dialog plus restrained bass & drums (4:13) 2 * very slow. pleasant acoustic guitar & bass duet w classical .& perhaps Spanish touches. RIYL American Primitive guitars like Marisa Anderson, Robbie Basho, John Fahey. (3:03) 3 slow. quite improvisational, a bit experimental with some sound effects. (5:35) 4 slow. just two electric guitars with no rhythm section; subdued, a bit New Agey. (4:19) 5 ** mid-slow.this one is more adventurous and gives more umph from the lead guitar. FIYL “world” jazz like Oregon & Paul Winter Consort. challenging but worthwhile. (4:01) 6 ** mid-slow. (how can the title track be a bonus track?) prettily melodic; almost catchy. nice interplay from all four players. (3:43) | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Everything Helps | 4. | This World | |||
| 2. | Double Southpaw | 5. | Mantra | |||
| 3. | Missing Voices | 6. | The Layers |