Arturo Sandoval
(trumpet, flugelhorn, vocal*); Jeremy
Siskind (piano); Brian Bromberg (bass); Charles Ruggiero (drums); the Budapest
Scoring Orchestra conducted by Péter Illényi. (2, 5, 9, 12)
Why would one of the greatest, most technically proficient trumpet artists in the
world, a multiple Grammy®-winner in multiple categories, a film soundtrack and
song composer, educator, and showman extraordinaire take it upon himself to record
some of the most frequently recorded ballads in the Great American Songbook? While
his virtuosic wizardry amazes, with My
Foolish Heart, Arturo Sandoval sets off to explore the intimacy, sonic
beauty and power of melody.
Jeremy
Siskind’s solo piano sets the tone for Sandoval’s lovely playing on My One and Only Love. It’s covered with
utmost melodic respect it’s as lyrically beautiful as its melody. Siskind and bassist,
Brian Bromberg provide solos. The ending’s altered cadence adds dimension as
Sandoval sustains Bob Barrett’s cinematic, and noir-textured strings intro to
Thelonious Monk’s Round Midnight. Harmon-muted,
Sandoval’s take is jazz-flavored, vibrato-less, and provides aural images that
ooze a dark and mysterious longing.
