What can I say that myself and others haven't already said about Lindsay and Brad, a.k.a Hand to Mouth? Their take on the legendary albums by Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Pass would surely have won approval from the two greats themselves.
The numbers vary very little. Reshuffled, occasionally an additional nuance but, in the main, the duo have discovered a winning formula which would most surely disappoint their followers if they changed it.
Both are subtle, sensitive performers capturing the essence of lyric and melody. Lindsay, possibly more than even Ella did, gets to the heart of the tune conveying the meaning as if the song had been composed with her in mind.
Brad captures the style of Joe Pass equally well. He even played a couple of transcriptions of Joe Pass' solos. I was sitting up front and, take it from me, this was fly shit notation!
As they did at the Globe a couple of weeks back, they finished with Some Other Time. Sung and played so beautifully and emotionally that nothing could possibly follow it although some of the less sensitive were shouting for more!
Good to see the room full to capacity. Proof of intelligent programming. Lance
The Very Thought of You; Take Love Easy; All Too Soon;I Ain't Got Nothing but the Blues; These Foolish Things; Come Rain or come Shine; I'm a Fool to Want you; (In my) Solitude; Nature Boy; Gee Baby Ain't I Good to You; Down With Love; Some Other Time.
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