Group one: + Warren Vaché, Freddie Hendrix (trumpet); John Allred (trombone); Grant Stewart (tenor sax); Aaron Kimmel (drums).
Group two: + Peter Anderson, Will Anderson (clarinet); Dan Block (bass clarinet); Steve Kenyon, Kathleen Nester (flute); Bryan Carter (drums).
An album that hits pay dirt from every angle. The original songs by composer Roger Frankham and co-writers Bruce Brown, Roger Schore and Mark Winkler bring to mind Dave Frishberg, Bob Dorough, Joni Mitchell and, had Porter or Hart been born later, maybe them too. The Great American Songbook is still open ...
Lucy Yeghiazaryan (no I can't pronounce it either!) brings so much meaning to the lyrics which are, in general, based on complicated love affairs (aren't all love affairs complicated?) her voice is just so perfect.
Perfect is also the adjective to be used for Allen's arrangements. He split the ensembles into two groups, one jazz based and the other more classically inclined. Both work.
The other, and no less important point, are the soloists, in particular Allen, Vaché and Allred.
Love it! Lance
Release date: June 30 on Triangle 7
It All Catches up With You in the End; Be the One; The Maestro; Here in Rome; That Far Away Fella; Diamonds; That's When the Fun Starts; With Roses; Takes a Moment; On my Way.
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