Martin, Joe / Not By Chance
Album: Not By Chance   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Martin, Joe   Added:Oct 2009
Label:Anzic Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2009-11-08 Pull Date: 2010-01-10 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Jan 10 Jan 3 Nov 22 Nov 15
Airplays: 3 1 1 1

Recent Airplay
1. Oct 05, 2017: No Cover, No Minimum
Caché
4. Jan 05, 2010: Miscelleanous Meltdown
Far
2. Jan 08, 2010: No Cover, No Minimum
In The Meantime
5. Jan 01, 2010: Music Casserole
Far
3. Jan 07, 2010: in the groove
The Balloon Song
6. Nov 20, 2009: No Cover, No Minimum
In The Meantime

Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2009-11-08
JOE MARTIN: Not By Chance
Anzic, 2009

MODERN JAZZ – Bassist Martin leads a top-flight all star quartet in a very satisfying set of modern mainstream jazz. Martin’s tunes tend to have three layers: catchy, in the pocket grooves underpin warm, softly constructed melodies, which turn to propulsive flights in the solos.

Joe Martin - bass
Chris Potter - saxophones
Brad Mehldau - piano
Marcus Gilmore - drums

* * * * | All pretty good. Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9

1. 8:48 – warm, upbeat over wide pendulum-swing groove; deepens as it goes
2. 8:35 – bright modern-bop ride with twisty sax and a cool, catchy groove
3. 8:24 – great rhythm section; blends a breezy theme & a hard-edged chase
4. 9:20 – reflective ballad takes flight: introspective sax, lush drums & piano
5. 3:52 – 12-tone exercise: hops swiftly up and down the scale; open interlude
6. 7:12 – tough stroll: blue-tinted sax, lilting piano, walking bass
7. 6:03 – chamber-string intro, then a flowing groove; very nice bass solo here
8. 8:14 – relaxed tempo, a bit serious-sounding with soprano sax & latin touch
9. 8:37 – firm, resolute feel: introspective, cerebral melody, eloquent bass solo

[ Fo ] 11/08/09

Track Listing
1. Semente   5. The Balloon Song
2. In The Meantime   6. Once Before
3. Caché   7. Far
4. A Dream   8. Not By Chance
  9. The Stoic