Gravity Is Light Today

Roger Kellaway (Composer), Fred Tackett (Composer), Ralph Grierson (Performer), Roger Kellaway (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Ralph Grierson, Roger Kellaway
• Composer: Roger Kellaway, Fred Tackett
• Audio CD (April 29, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Crystal Records
• ASIN: B000003J4B
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #359,321 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Morning Song

2. The Westwood Song

3. The Yellow Bird

4. Sonoro

5. Dance Of The Ocean Breeze

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Bobo's playing creates the illusion of a lighter gravity, March 21, 2009

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Derrick A. Crow - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gravity Is Light Today (Audio CD)

While some of the arrangements do not feature the tubist as much as one would like, the overall album is of the highest quality. Very few tubist share the skill and talent represented by this man. I enjoyed the album and it is a welcome addition to my collection. Some might argue the performance of some works are locked into a specific time period (1970s), but this allows a listener to capture the moment in time, and the true feeling of the baby steps of a tuba as a solo instrument. It is the same as Bill Bell's album, they both harken back to the period they were produced in.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great tuba playing; bad recording, March 28, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Gravity Is Light Today (Audio CD)

Roger Bobo is one of the great tubists. The sheer beauty and emotional content of his playing on "Westwood" and the technical virtuosity of his playing on "Yellow Bird" are worth the price of the album. On the last two cuts, he plays Bass French Horn--and where else are ya gonna hear that?!

Otherwise, however, I was immensely disappointed in the overall quality of the recording. Everything's a bit quiet and muffled. The arrangements seem very dated (to the '70's). I kept wishing that the guitar, piano, etc., would just shut up so that I could hear the tuba. The first track's melody is irritating and sticks in your head.