"Andrea Wolper's CD goes down [smooth]. Her voice is clear and rich and she slides off the beat just enough to really swing while her backing trio is inventive and tight. The set is mostly familiar stuff with leanings towards the blues. Her languid swing on 'What's Your Story, Morning Glory' and 'Angel Eyes' is perfect and her a capella introduction to Billie Holiday's 'Left Alone' captures the song's stark power. This is a good low-key session. Wolper seems to really understand the nuances of jazz singing." Jerome Wilson, Cadence [CLICK HERE for more Album notes and Ordering info].
Night Owl Cathi Walkup, vocals Al Plank, piano Gerry Grosz, vibes and flute Robin Lewis, guitar Harvey Robb, saxophone and clarinet Rick Elmore, trombone John Wiitala, bass Lee Alexander, bass John Clark, bass Colin Baily, drums Vince DiCiccio, piano
Charlie Haden has a long-standing interest in Cuban music, first touched on with his Liberation Music Orchestra over 30 years ago. Nocturne expands on that affinity and on the bassist's relationship with Cuban piano virtuoso Gonzalo Rubalcaba, who introduced Haden to the tradition of the Cuban ballad, or bolero. The result is this very unusual mix of slow- to medium-tempo pieces, limpid, sometimes almost somber songs that are filled with yearning romanticism, wistful lyricism, and an inner light. The program includes five Cuban ballads, including "Tres Palabras," almost a jazz standard after recordings by Coleman Hawkins and Joe Henderson, and four from Mexico, among them Arturo Castro's beautiful "Yo Sin Ti."
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