Jason Moran "Ten"

Count to “Ten” and what do you get? A New Record from Jason Moran? Have a track called “Blue Blocks” and what do you get? A jazzy piano number with several tempo changes, and great percussion. Jazz is all about the change, so then I’m being redundant, aren’t I? It has happened many times before and I’m absolutely positive it will happen again. “RFK in the Land of Apartheid” starts on a low note with bass and horns. “Feedback Pt.2” is a...I don’t want  to say spacey because that would be misleading, piano led number that has splashes of sfx that sound like whirring or wind, a  pitter patter of drums, and bass. “Crepsucle with Nellie” builds up around 2:43. ”Study No.6” is a practice in drum solos (jazz) and how to build up the tension while “Pas De Deux-Lines Ballet” is one strictly for the piano and those who love to practice the art of ballet; painting invisible brushstrokes with their feet and hands. “Study No. 6,” and no this is no typo, has the occasional pitter-pattering of drums that comes in clusters, and focuses on piano. “Gangsterism Over 10 Years” starts with drums, muted, but on fire and the piano rushing to put those flames out. Mission Accomplished! There is now officially a sauna, anyone care to try it out? Yeah, not my thing either. The drums are packing the heat, and the piano almost got robbed, good thing they brought the mace. We take a moment of silence around 3:54, and you can hardly hear the drums, but the comes back in a few seconds later, but is not too loud. The volume of both the robber and victim gets louder as one is chasing the other. You see, the opiano used the mace, but was not exactly smart enough to run when he could. Wait? Why am I talking about a robber instead of a gangster? I know, an idiot. No time to fall asleep with “Big Stuff” coming our way. If you are dragging your feet, you may surely be left behind.There is time for you to catch up at the end as it slows down. Some of us work to live, others “Play To Live,” but again it does not come without its dedication, effort, and skill; a labor of love. “The Subtle One” went by without even drawing too much attention, almost non-chalant. He wrote this letter “To Bob Vatel of Paris,” that likes the blood rush when those keys are in a downpour as and the drums create the illusion of rain, but then go into a vaudevillian aside.”Old Babies” IfIHadToChooseOnly7Songs: Blue Blocks, RFk in the Land of Apartheid, Feedback Part, 2 Study No. 6, Pas De Deux-Lines Ballet, Gangsterism Over 10 Years, and Big Stuff.