Artist.......: The Brubeck Brothers
Album........: Intuition
Label........: Koch Records
Genre........: Jazz
Catnr........: KIC-CD-7689
source.......: CDDA
rip.date.....: Aug-05-2007
str.date.....: Nov-07-2006
quality......: VBR/44,1Hz/Joint-Stereo
Url..........: www.brubeckmusic.com
track title time
01. West of One 07:42
02. Sahara Moon 08:48
03. Parade du Funk 09:08
04. Bullwinkle's Revenge 08:37
05. Still as Winter 09:18
06. Open Door 09:03
07. Jump Up, Get Down 06:23
08. Easy for You to Pray 06:59
09. Change Up 03:55
Runtime 69:53 min
Size 96,7 MB
Release Notes:
The prospect of reviewing an all-original release
can strike apprehensionùif not actual fearùin a
critic's heart. With the growing ease of
self-production, it's increasingly likely that such
recordings will be monuments to tuneless
self-indulgence.
This is one reason why Intuition is such a treat:
the compositions are not only fresh, melodic and
memorable, but they're rendered with sublime
expertise and considerable joy. From guitarist Mike
DeMicco's swinging West of One through the tipsy
second-line groove of Parade du Funk and the
jubilantJump Up, Get Down and Change Up, jazz
doesn't get any jollier than this.
The music is laced with the intriguingly lopsided
meters one would expect from Dave Brubeck's
children. Moreover, Chris, who has a blessedly
impeccable tone on fretless bass, shows
considerable wit in his use of slide and vibrato on
both guitar and trombone. Dan's cowbell provides
its own sly humor, although his drum chops are as
serious as they ever get.
Mike DeMicco supplies fine guitar work and two
compositions that blend nicely with Brubeck's
seven, while Pete Levin adds his churning B3 to
three of them. Then there's the dazzling precocity
of pianist Taylor Eigsti: just a young teenager
when this was recorded, he's already consistently
fluid and creative, and his ballad playing on Still
as Winter is understated and gorgeous.
To these ears, the standout track is the evocative
and mysterious Sahara Moon, where the dynamics
shift and build as smoothly as desert sand. (Note:
although the tune is a mix of jazz and funk, it
also helps explain why Chris Brubeck is in such
demand as a symphonic composer.)
In sum, this recording lives up to the full
possibilities of originality: crisply recorded,
organically paced and beautifully played, it's a
unique and sparkling delight.