Tianna Hall
(vocals); Augustin Bernal (bass); Miguel Villicana (piano); Gabriel Puentes
(drums)
Also David
Caceres (vocals/saxophone); Mike Wheeler (guitar); Lisa Vosdoganes (cello) on
some tracks.
(Review by Ann Alex.)
Tracks; Till There Was You/ What is This Thing Called Love?/ When October Goes/ They Can't Take That Away from Me/ Creep/ You'd be so Nice to Come Home to/ Black Hole Sun/ I've Never Been in Love Before/ Good Morning Heartache/ I’m not in Love/I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter/ So In Love/ Moon River/ Two for the Road.
Tianna Hall,
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The musicians
were well up to the job and beyond, with short solos, nothing overdone, and
nifty, neat, skilled arrangements. For
instance track 2 had wonderfully shifty drums and an understated vocal; Track 3
was a heartfelt song about loss with only voice and piano; this lead to the
gently cheerful saxophone of They can’t
Take That away from Me. For Creep, a song about a woman who felt out
of her depth in a relationship, there was a twirling uneasy bass which fitted
well. I loved Good Morning Heartache, where Ms Hall managed to build the tension
slowly, with slight stumbles on the words, and the musicians hinted at Cry Me A River. Track 11 was tastefully
accompanied by bass only, and on tracks 12 and 13, the vocalist used her voice
in a more musical theatre style, to great effect. I’m glad I got this CD to review as I’ll play
it a lot in future, as a lesson in how to sing jazz well.
Two for The Road Tianna Hall and The Mexico City Jazz Trio was
issued in the States in September on the Mighty Pretty Records label.
Ann Alex
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