http://jazzbonotes.com/reviews/black-market-weather-report/ Fri, 18 May 2012 16:04:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://jazzbonotes.com/reviews/black-market-weather-report/#comment-2355 Michael Kydonieus Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:19:45 +0000 http://jazzbonotes.com/?p=490#comment-2355 Well, I own the album myself. I'm just hypercritical and ornery. Thanks for writing! Well, I own the album myself. I’m just hypercritical and ornery. Thanks for writing!

]]> http://jazzbonotes.com/reviews/black-market-weather-report/#comment-2347 Tamara Thu, 30 Jun 2011 20:53:29 +0000 http://jazzbonotes.com/?p=490#comment-2347 I agree, a little too poppy, but it's quite perfect techincally and there are a couple of gems. "Elegant People" has a good deal of harmonic complexity, it's poppy enough to allow first-time listeners to love it, but deep enough to not be boring after a few years (or decades!). And, as you mentioned, "Herandnu". The exotic meter and beautiful harmonies are fabulous, and the absence of any true melody gives it an interesting feeling of being suspended in the air (similar to works written in particular modes). I think for these two pieces alone the album is worth acquiring. I agree, a little too poppy, but it’s quite perfect techincally and there are a couple of gems. “Elegant People” has a good deal of harmonic complexity, it’s poppy enough to allow first-time listeners to love it, but deep enough to not be boring after a few years (or decades!). And, as you mentioned, “Herandnu”. The exotic meter and beautiful harmonies are fabulous, and the absence of any true melody gives it an interesting feeling of being suspended in the air (similar to works written in particular modes). I think for these two pieces alone the album is worth acquiring.

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