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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.
Arrangers: Kate McGarry; Keith Ganz.
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 HendersonDown 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." Kate Mcgarry Target Songs Target Review
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| | Fred Hersch In Amsterdam: Live At The Bimhuis CD (2006)
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Personnel: Fred Hersch (piano); Fred Hersch.
Recording information: The Bimhuis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (05/31/2003).
Photographer: Luciana Pampalone.
Pianist Fred Hersch has been turning in top-notch performances as both a sideman and a leader since the late 1970s and early '80s. 2006's IN AMSTERDAM: LIVE AT THE BIMHUI is a Hersch tour de force that has the artist moving through a diverse and challenging repertoire of piano music. Pieces by Thelonious ...
| | Kurt Elling Nightmoves CD (2007)
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Personnel: Kurt Elling (vocals).
The Chicago jazz vocalist Kurt Elling shows his musical depth in this after-hours set, which features inspired re-workings of songs by a varied selection of artists, including Frank Sinatra, Irving Berlin, Betty Carter, and the Guess Who. In a further display of his wide-ranging artistry, Elling also performs musical settings of poems by Walt Whitman and Theodore Roethke, as well as adding his own lyrics to a version of "Body and Soul," and pairing lines by the 13th-century Persian poet Rumi with a little-known Duke Ellington composition, "I Like the Sunrise."
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| | Joshua Redman Trio Back East CD (2007)
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Audio Mixer: James Farber.
Recording information: Avatar Studios, New York, NY.
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| | James Mason Rhythm Of Life CD (2006) (Import)
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UK reissue of the classic funk album from the Roy Ayers' guitarist. Featuring the in-demand track, 'Sweet Power Of Your Embrace'. Originally released in 1977. Soul Brother Records.
Jazz-funk fans, believe the hype: James Mason's Rhythm of Life is every bit the overlooked classic its small but fanatical cult following has built it up to be. Smoothly soulful (but not slick) and spiritually uplifting throughout, the album's blend of funky fusion and progressive R&B is hardly the stuff purist dreams are made of, but anyone who loves the deep grooves of Donald Byrd or Mason's former employer, Roy Ayers, will immediately understand why this is considered a masterpiece in acid jazz circles. Breezy ballads and ferocious up-tempo groovers alike benefit from Mason's sure sense of songcraft and his knack for full-bodied ...
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$19.19 | | Steve Lacy Holy La CD (2003)
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Live Recording
Personnel includes: Steve Lacy (soprano saxophone); Jean Jacques Avenel, John Betsch.
Steve Lacy Trio: Steve Lacy (soprano saxophone); Jean-Jacques Avenel (sanza, bass); John Betch (drums).
Additional personnel: Irene Aebi (vocals).
Recorded At Gimmick Studio, Yerres, France on January 3-4, 1998. Includes liner notes by Stact Lacy.
The holy "la" of Steve Lacy's title for The Holy la refers to A, the note most musicians tune to. This 1998 trio date -- with two guest vocals by Lacy's wife and musical collaborator, Irene Aebi -- is a kind of summation and statement of progress on the journey of compositional and improvisational progress; it is an entry in the diary of this particular trio. Lacy has worked with drummer John Betsch and bassist Jean-Jacques Avenel in one form or another for 30 years. The manner in which ...
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| | Stranger Than Fiction CD (2006) Original Soundtrack
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Composers: Britt Daniel; Brian Reitzell.
Surprisingly (and gratifyingly) hip for a film soundtrack, the music accompanying the surreal 2006 Will Ferrell movie is also something of a feast for Spoon fans, containing several instrumentals by band leader Britt Daniel, and one previously unreleased band song in "The Way We Get By." There are also several well-chosen 1970s punk rock gems, including the Delta 5's "Mind Your Own Business," Wreckless Eric's perfect punk miniature "Whole Wide World," and a demo version of the Jam's "That's Entertainment," as well as the more contemporary stylings of the Chicago band Califone's folk primitive "Bottles and Bones" and the Greek prog musician Vangelis's delicate "La Petite Fille De Mer."
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