CD Review: Petra van Nuis & Andy Brown - Lessons Lyrical

Petra van Nuis (vocal); Andy Brown (guitar).

(Review by Lance).

Patti D, La Belle Dame de Whitley Bay Jazz Party, blew in from the Windy City last month with a CD by the Andy Brown Trio waxing eloquent about it before, I guess, she'd even unpacked. Patti knows a good guitar man when she hears one.

I listened and reviewed it in glowing terms.

Now Andy himself has sent a CD, this time a duo set with vocalist Petra van Nuis who also happens to be his wife.

The Chicago based couple share a rapport that stretches from the breakfast table to the bandstand or, in this case, the recording studio and back again.

That rapport is evident over 17 delightful tracks. No conveyer belt delivery here but instead, a voice that makes every day seem like Spring. Flawless and original interpretations of songs, some of which you thought you knew only to find out you didn't really know them at all! There's also a few undiscovered gems as well as some you'd forgotten about. I guarantee they'll never be forgotten again!

With her all the way, Andy digs deep to give Petra the perfect support with rich, full chords and fill-ins as well as keeping the boat afloat during his own angular solos.
The most 'lyrical lessons' you'll ever learn whether you're a singer or a guitarist or, simply, a music lover.
Lance
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