Carter, Regina / Southern Comfort
| Album: | Southern Comfort | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Carter, Regina | Added: | May 2014 | |
| Label: | Sony Masterworks | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2014-05-02 | Pull Date: | 2014-07-04 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Jun 15 | Jun 8 | Jun 1 | May 25 | May 18 | May 11 | May 4 |
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| Airplays: | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jun 19, 2014: | Mountain Music
Trampin' |
4. | Jun 13, 2014: | No Cover, No Minimum
Miner's Child |
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| 2. | Jun 19, 2014: | Rebop
Miner's Child |
5. | Jun 12, 2014: | Global Warming
Trampin' |
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| 3. | Jun 17, 2014: | It's Bollywood, It's Hollywood, It's Global Warming
Trampin', Miner's Child |
6. | Jun 05, 2014: | Rebop
Hickory Wind |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2014-05-01
Reviewed 2014-05-01
REGINA CARTER: Southern Comfort
Masterworks, 2014
FOLK-JAZZ – Violin star Carter digs into songs her coal-miner grandfather might have heard growing up in Alabama, as well as other roots sounds from folk to Cajun to a sort of world-music vibe. It’s beautifully performed with spirit and improvisational verve, and it all has a vibrant presence (no musty museum pieces here). Wonderful!
All tracks good! Fo’s Picks: 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11
1. 5:01 – spinning rustic reel, dramatic accents: has a great world-music feel
2. 2:11 – cool, snappy funk: groaning work-song vocal slips in & out; too short!
3. 4:37 – lonesome country ballad: violin & steel guitar have a dreamy sound
4. 7:22 – uptempo: violin & accordion chase intro, then bright, warm, nostalgic
5. 4:39 – easygoing good-time blues stomp, violin is deliciously expressive
6. 7:12 – soft spiritual: violin weeps gently; 2nd half is more contemporary
7. 3:52 – Hank Williams classic gets funky with a catchy beat & happy solos
8. 4:14 – oooh… a gentle, haunting, drifting tune; oblique guitar solo
9. 5:15 – familiar folk/blues standard sounds like a road song, picks up energy
10. 3:33 – handclaps/rock guitar; cool violin/gtr tradeoffs, gospel refrain at end
11. 8:21 – swirling intro, then upbeat, rolling global folksong; solos fly away
[ Fo ] - 1 May 2014
Masterworks, 2014
FOLK-JAZZ – Violin star Carter digs into songs her coal-miner grandfather might have heard growing up in Alabama, as well as other roots sounds from folk to Cajun to a sort of world-music vibe. It’s beautifully performed with spirit and improvisational verve, and it all has a vibrant presence (no musty museum pieces here). Wonderful!
All tracks good! Fo’s Picks: 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11
1. 5:01 – spinning rustic reel, dramatic accents: has a great world-music feel
2. 2:11 – cool, snappy funk: groaning work-song vocal slips in & out; too short!
3. 4:37 – lonesome country ballad: violin & steel guitar have a dreamy sound
4. 7:22 – uptempo: violin & accordion chase intro, then bright, warm, nostalgic
5. 4:39 – easygoing good-time blues stomp, violin is deliciously expressive
6. 7:12 – soft spiritual: violin weeps gently; 2nd half is more contemporary
7. 3:52 – Hank Williams classic gets funky with a catchy beat & happy solos
8. 4:14 – oooh… a gentle, haunting, drifting tune; oblique guitar solo
9. 5:15 – familiar folk/blues standard sounds like a road song, picks up energy
10. 3:33 – handclaps/rock guitar; cool violin/gtr tradeoffs, gospel refrain at end
11. 8:21 – swirling intro, then upbeat, rolling global folksong; solos fly away
[ Fo ] - 1 May 2014
Track Listing
| 1. | Miner's Child | 7. | Honky Tonkin' | |||
| 2. | Trampin' | 8. | Cornbread Crumbled In Gravy | |||
| 3. | Hickory Wind | 9. | See See Rider | |||
| 4. | Shoo-Rye | 10. | I Moaned And I Moaned | |||
| 5. | Blues De Basile | 11. | Death Have Mercy / Breakaway | |||
| 6. | I'm Going Home | . |