Ckw Trio / Is, the
| Album: | Is, the | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Ckw Trio | Added: | Dec 2004 | |
| Label: | Black Hat Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2005-01-03 | Pull Date: | 2005-03-07 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Feb 27 | Feb 20 | Feb 13 | Jan 30 | Jan 16 | Jan 9 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Apr 22, 2005: | Memory Select
4+#11M6M7 |
4. | Feb 15, 2005: | Umami Jazz Program
Marchin' Home |
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| 2. | Feb 26, 2005: | The Dog and Pony Show
Mondrian En Amerique |
5. | Feb 08, 2005: | Umami Jazz Program
R'izhii |
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| 3. | Feb 18, 2005: | Memory Select
Alex in Wonderland, Mondrian En Amerique, (Track 9), 4+#11M6M7 |
6. | Jan 28, 2005: | Memory Select
Alex in Wonderland |
Album Review
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2005-01-02
Reviewed 2005-01-02
Free jazz with an avant-garde bent, as you can hear in the opening moments of the first track. A local trio led by Michael Cooke on sax et.al., joined by cello and percussion.
Cooke displays a nice range. Most tracks are in a traditional free jazz mode -- that is, they're based on recognizably "jazz" compositions and get a bit daring with the solos, usually showing tasteful restraint. A few of the tracks wander into more abstract, academic territory but still sound downright friendly (#10 comes to mind).
By the way -- the name of the album is "The Is."
1- Crazy, scrabbly avant-garde: wild, with quiet spots
2- Wandering and lyrical
3- Strong midtempo led by sly low-register riff
4- Indian feel. Quiet start.
5- A quasi-Klezmer stomp, fairly fast but subdued
6- Busy, high-energy groove. Slow start.
7- Bassoon! A spritely feel, gets energetic
8- A fast burble with rubber-band cello intro and nice clarinet
9- Upbeat, stumbling swing.
10- Peppy but sparse. Brightly abstract.
11- A low-key casual groove, nice smoky feel
Cooke displays a nice range. Most tracks are in a traditional free jazz mode -- that is, they're based on recognizably "jazz" compositions and get a bit daring with the solos, usually showing tasteful restraint. A few of the tracks wander into more abstract, academic territory but still sound downright friendly (#10 comes to mind).
By the way -- the name of the album is "The Is."
1- Crazy, scrabbly avant-garde: wild, with quiet spots
2- Wandering and lyrical
3- Strong midtempo led by sly low-register riff
4- Indian feel. Quiet start.
5- A quasi-Klezmer stomp, fairly fast but subdued
6- Busy, high-energy groove. Slow start.
7- Bassoon! A spritely feel, gets energetic
8- A fast burble with rubber-band cello intro and nice clarinet
9- Upbeat, stumbling swing.
10- Peppy but sparse. Brightly abstract.
11- A low-key casual groove, nice smoky feel
Track Listing
| 1. | Mondrian En Amerique | 6. | Alex in Wonderland | |||
| 2. | Augmented | 7. | 4+#11M6M7 | |||
| 3. | Iram | 8. | (Track 8) | |||
| 4. | (Track 4) | 9. | (Track 9) | |||
| 5. | R'izhii | 10. | Spirits | |||
| 11. | Marchin' Home | |||||