Liane
Carroll (vocal/piano); Steve Pearce (bass); Ian
Thomas (drums); Mark Edwards (piano); Malcolm Edmonstone (piano); Julian Siegel (tenor sax); Evan Jolly, Rob Leake, Andy Wood (horns); Rob Luft ( guitar).
(Review by Debra M)
The
preeminent UK jazz singer & pianist, and long-time south coast resident, Liane
Carroll’s latest album is devoted to the sea and its environs. Initiated by the
song Seaside, written for Carroll by singer-songwriter
Joe Stilgoe, this musically diverse selection explores love and relationships, reflecting
how changes in the physical environment are used as metaphors for the
transience and frailty of so much that is cherished.
The
opening and title song sets the scene, with an atmospheric brass introduction
to a tender waltz, with seaside reminiscences of new found love (Come kiss me quickly…). In contrast, the
next track is an up tempo & totally swinging version of Almost like Being in Love, with Carroll letting
loose in some relaxed & accomplished acapella scat. Yet she knows when to
hold back and focus on the lyric, with heartfelt deliveries of Bring Me Sunshine and Alison Krauss’s Get Me Through December. The excellent piano trio (keyboard duties
shared with Mark Edwards) is augmented by Julian Siegel’s tenor in a laid back,
funky take on Nobody’s Fault But Mine.
Evan Jolly’s fine horn arrangements are
featured elsewhere, notably in US folk singer Mary Gauthier’s Mercy Now, which gradually builds to a wall
of sound, complementing Carroll’s powerful, soulful rendition. The album ends aptly with the hymn For Those in Peril on the Sea, featuring
Grammy nominated producer James McMillan on soaring flugel horn. Seaside is their third album together, and
another outstanding project.
Debra M.
LINN Records – AKD 533. UK release
date September 18.
(ed. note: Liane Carroll, Ian Shaw and the BBC Big Band will be appearing at Sage Gateshead in "Sinatraland" on November 26.)
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Everything She does is Just Brilliant , So I Expect a Fantastic Noise !! .
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