Blake Tartare / Michael Blake Sax - More Like Us CD Album

Blake Tartare / Michael Blake Sax - More Like Us CD

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Blake Tartare/Michael Blake (Sax): Michael Blake (flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Soren Kjaergaard (piano, Wurlitzer piano); Jonas Westergaard (bass instrument); Kresten Osgood.

More Like Us is Michael Blake's follow-up to his earlier recording for Stunt as leader of the group Blake Tartare. Showing an adventurous spirit and a refusal to be pigeonholed into any one style, the multi-instrumentalist (tenor sax, soprano sax, clarinet, bass clarinet and ghost flute) utilizes a basic group including keyboardist Soren Kjaergaard, bassist Jonas Westergaard and drummer Kresten Osgood, with a number of guests added. Vocalist Marie Lorette Friis and cellist Jane Scarpantoni are added to the haunting "Hush" a dark waltz with a few twists. The loopy "Happy Old Boy," written by John Lurie, features Steven Bernstein (another Lounge Lizards alum), while Blake's soprano sax dances around the intense, brisk setting of Coleman Hawkins' "Maria," with the leader switching gears at mid-point by moving to bass clarinet. Perhaps the most infectious original of the date is "Africa Used to Be Home," with Blake simulating a native singer, at first on clarinet then tenor sax, propelled by his rhythm section. Only the Slickers' tedious "Johnny Too Bad" proves to be a misfit on this otherwise compelling release. ~ Ken Dryden

Personnel: Teddy Kumpel (guitar, baritone guitar); Jeppe Kjellberg (guitar); Jane Scarpantoni (cello); Steven Bernstein (slide trumpet); Soren Kjaergaard (Wurlitzer organ); Jonas Westergaard (acoustic bass); Kresten Osgood (drums).

Audio Mixers: Scott Harding; Teddy Kumpel.

Recording information: Studio Menudio, Copenhagen, Denmark (10/31/2004-11/01/2004).

Photographer: Daniel Blaufuks.Down Beat (p.87) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "The mellow end of the album's mood spectrum has an insidious allure..."

More Like Us Music

Category	Rock/Pop Albums, Jazz CDs, Jazz Instrument
Label	Stunt
Orig Year	2006
All Time Product Rank	399,609
CD Universe Part number	7110853
Discs	1
Release Date	May 09, 2006
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Recording Time	54 minutes
Personnel	Jane Scarpantoni - cello Steven Bernstein - slide trumpet Michael Blake - Sax Teddy Kumpel - guitar, baritone guitar Blake Tartare Jeppe Kjellberg - guitar Jonas Westergaard - acoustic bass Kresten Osgood - drums Michael Blake (Sax) Soren Kjaergaard - Wurlitzer organ

Blake Tartare / Michael Blake Sax - More Like Us Songs

	Trk	Song
	1	Hush
	2	Meadows
	3	Happy Old Boy
	4	To Whom This May Concern
	5	Maria
	6	Something In the Water
	7	Africa Used to Be Home
	8	Interlude with Soren
	9	Paddy Pie Face
	10	Johnny Too Bad

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