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The Wee Trio: Ashes To Ashes - A David Bowie Intraspective
By Track review of "1984""1984" is a classic Bowie song, produced in 1974 on Diamond Dogs (Virgin, 1974), where Orwellian perspectives were fused into the pop-rock realm. Here, Westfall launches the piece with a circular motif and proceeds to sing the lyrics via his deft mallet work while maintaining the familiar hook. The trio explores various avenues, including a funk-rock groove with a regimented pace, yet extracts the pop overtones throughout.
At times succinct yet expansive in scope, the musicians' effectively use space amid a fluent attack, reinventing the core theme during the bridge. The trio alters the rhythmic flow, featuring drummer Jared Schonig's poetic, but hard-hitting solo, brimming with brisk hi-hat hits and polyrhythmic tom patterns, returning with a vengeance for the finale. Indeed, a hugely entertaining album encompassing an uncanny mix of Bowie's pop sensibilities with upbeat progressive jazz stylizations and adroitly executed dialogues.
Track Listing
01. Battle for Britain; 02. Queen Bitch; 03. The Man who Sold the World; 04. Ashes to Ashes; 05. 1984; 06. Sunday.
Personnel
The Wee Trio
band / ensemble / orchestraDan Loomis
bassJames Westfall
vibraphoneJared Schonig
drumsDan Loomis (basso), James Westfall (vibrafono), Jared Schonig (batteria).
Album information
Title: Ashes To Ashes - A David Bowie Intraspective | Year Released: 2012 | Record Label: Bionic Records
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