Search - Bobby Previte :: Set the Alarm for Monday

Bobby is an Amazing musician....

T. Klaase | Orange Park, Florida United States | 06/07/2008

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This time Previte gets it right. The line up and the music. My favorite track is "she has the information." Most of these tunes are sountrack-like - but they really go places. Bobby's last album lacked the energy and charisma (even charm one might say) that this album has no trouble delivering on. I suggest purchasing "she has the information" and if you like that - get the rest."

Summer movie music

Anthony Cooper | Louisville, KY United States | 07/22/2008

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Bobby Previte has a reputation for making cinematic-sounding jazz - he's presumably a big fan of "Ascenseur Pour l'Échafaud". IMDB shows he has a few movie composer credits, but it's presumably a sideline since most of them seem like D-movies. "Set The Alarm For Monday" is certainly cast in a movie mold. The title track is a slow, composed piece. Things pick up with "I'd Advise You Not To Miss Your Train". There's an irresistible beat, where Previte is helped by Jim Pugliese's percussion. The trumpet of Steven Bernstein and sax of Ellery Eskelin offer a fanfare, then the whole group, including Bill Ware on etheral vibraphone and Brad Jones on bass, plays the catchy melody. Bill Ware plays the first solo. I haven't heard vibes recorded like this on any other CD. They have a reverberant yet full sound which could give things a 60's-kitsch feel if his playing weren't so good. What follows are a series of noir-ish songs with noir-ish titles. Many of the songs have steady beats with bass ostinatos. One of the great things about Brad Jones is that when the song calls for a repeating bass line, he subtly varies it so it doesn't repeat mindlessly. Steven Bernstein is credited with trumpet, not slide trumpet, but he still smears and slides notes to a certain degree, though without as much wooziness as on Sex Mob CDs. I'd never heard of Ellery Eskelin before, but now I'd be glad to hear anything else he's done. The CD ends with "Wake Up Andrea, We're Pulling In", which repeats the melody of the title track, but unfortunately, is longer and doesn't seem to go anywhere.



This is a good CD of jazz that doesn't fit into any particular category. It has a sense of humor, so it doesn't fit in with deadly serious jazz. It grooves, but it doesn't sound like funk-jazz, jam band-jazz, or any other subcategory. Maybe it's just the soundtrack to an imaginary summer movie?"