Subway Sonnets

Subterranean Jazz | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 20, 2001)
• Original Release Date: September 20, 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• ASIN: B00005QVUZ
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,400,416 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Azahar

2. Matty's Fadeaway

3. Irma

4. Afternoon 67

5. The Brighton Pass

6. Irish Kid

7. Grapefruits

8. Dreamclouds

9. Santa Cruz Postcard

10. The Fever Broke

11. Swingin' Onyx Star

12. Union Springs

Editorial Reviews

Presenting musical Subway Sonnets blown forth to fill the air from the Paris Metro to Manhattan’s M Train. Tenor sax, guitar, bass and drums collide with Afro-Cuban, Bop, Brazilian, Celtic Folk, and the indefinable in this saucy display of original songs. Subterranean Jazz: laying down the beat, grooving, straight ahead, shifting, sidestepping, swinging rhythmic colors reflecting passengers pouring out of one train onto another.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Jazz tunes that will grill your groove sandwich, November 5, 2001

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a booty shakin' New Yorker (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Subway Sonnets (Audio CD)

Subterranean Jazz is anything but underground in their new album, entitled "Subway Sonnets." They really shine in their second release. The trio expands their sounds here by adding some electric and acoustic guitar, as well as some unexpected percussive turns.
I recall listening to the previous album, and there were specific songs which stood out as favorites. I would catch myself singing certain melodies to myself. However, on Subway Sonnets it is more difficult to pick any favorite. The album has such a polished smooth sound as a whole. There is much more attention to detail, thus creating an air thick with mood.

Subterranean's appeal lies in their solely original body of work, written equally by the talented Clohessy, Sorensen, and Pegge. While it is apparent that each of these musicians has an appreciation for jazz standards, their songs are anything but traditional. Each tune has a story all its own, with subtle rises and falls. From the spicy syncopation of "Azahar," to the dreamy serenade of "Santa Cruz Postcard," each tune is an experience.
Subway Sonnets has a general tone of timeless memories. One which is moody but not quite melancholy, like a dusky Phoenix sunset. I reccomend this Subterranean Jazz album to everyone. If you love music, jazz, or a tasty groove sandwich, then this is a CD for you...

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Neo-noir Jazz, December 31, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Subway Sonnets (Audio CD)

Subterranean Jazz's second album (following their brilliant eponymous debut in 1999) shows the band expanding their melodic grooves to include a panache of latin rhythms, complex harmonic structures, and creative songcraft. The elements of the group --guitar, stand-up bass, drums, and saxophone -- blend beautifully with each other to create a cohesive, smooth machine. Each musician gets many opportunities to shine both musically and compositionally on this record, most notably saxophonist Tom Clohessy, whose mellifluous playing on such standouts as the Indian-flavored "Azahar" and "Santa Cruz Postcard" exhibits a clear understanding of the kind of noir-jazz that brings to mind the era of 1950s. Although an instrumental record, Subway Sonnets carries the listener on a wave of word pictures -- rain slicked streets, a dank nightclub, dim neon, and bourbon on the rocks...

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars simple. superb. soulful., January 3, 2003

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Benjamin Hoz (Bloomington, Indiana USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Subway Sonnets (Audio CD)

I can't put this CD on without someone asking me how to get their hands on it. People LOVE it. I gave this CD as a gift to many friends this year, and they were really, truly grateful. After (Or at) a hard day's work, place it in the box and let the troubles dissolve.