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There are some people in the jazz world who just plain don't understand subtlety. That's why trumpeters Miles Davis and Chet Baker received a lot of negative reviews from critics who couldn't figure out why they didn't sound more like Fats Navarro; it's why Paul Desmond was criticized for not playing his alto aggressively à la Phil Woods or Jackie McLean. But being subtle does not mean being unexpressive, and vocalist Kate McGarry is both subtle and expressive on The Target. This 2007 release is not an example of forceful jazz singing; McGarry is not a brassy, belting, R&B-ish type of jazz singer. Not that there is anything wrong with being a brassy, belting, R&B-ish type of jazz singer -- that approach has been great for Ernestine Anderson, but it isn't where McGarry is coming from on her introspective performances of "The Meaning of the Blues," "The Lamp Is Low" and other standards. McGarry is someone who thrives on restraint and delicacy -- even on Betty Carter's "Do Something" -- but she never has a problem getting her points across emotionally. Unfortunately, the warhorse factor is too high on this 55-minute CD; did we really need to hear yet another version of "It Might as Well Be Spring," for example? But McGarry also turns her attention to Sting's "Sister Moon" and does so with pleasing results, reminding us that good things can happen when jazz vocalists are open to interpreting material from the pop/rock world. The Target isn't a five-star masterpiece, but it is an enjoyable disc that consistently underscores the value of subtlety and understatement. ~ Alex Henderson
Arrangers: Kate McGarry; Keith Ganz.
Personnel: Kate McGarry (vocals); Kate McGarry; Keith Ganz (vocals, guitar, guitars); Reuben Rogers (vocals, bass instrument); Theo Bleckmann (loops); Gary Versace (vocals, accordion, piano, organ); Donny McCaslin (vocals, tenor saxophone); Gregory Hutchinson (vocals, drums).
Recording information: Maggie's Farm, Buck's County, PA.
Down Beat (p.70) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "McGarry has the pure, untrammeled voice of an ingenue who finds wonder in the simplest things. She loves slow tempos..." JazzTimes (p.112) - "[T]he wishful dreaminess of 'It Might as Well Be Spring' is gorgeously evoked with whispered sanguinity, and the ebullient bounce of 'Nobody Else But Me' is heightened by McGarry's cleverly gentle approach." Target Music | List Price | $14.98 (You save $2.03) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Jazz CDs | | Label | Palmetto | | Orig Year | 2007 | | All Time Sales Rank | 90237  | | CD Universe Part number | 7406089 | | Catalog number | 2125 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Apr 17, 2007 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Matt Balitsaris; Matt Balitsaris | | Engineer | Matt Balitsaris | | Recording Time | 55 minutes | | Personnel | Gregory Hutchinson - vocals, drums Theo Bleckmann - loops Reuben Rogers - vocals, bass instrument Gary Versace - vocals, accordion, piano, organ Donny McCaslin - vocals, tenor saxophone Keith Ganz - vocals, guitar, guitars Kate Mcgarry - vocals
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