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Improvijazzation Nation Andrea Wolper - THE SMALL HOURS: Pay attention to the CD title, and as soon
as you hear the first few bars, you'll "get" the picture
Andrea is painting with her sultry vocals... I remember many early
morning cruises through downtown late-night streets & jazz bars
(in Frankfurt, Germany) that had singers in smoky rooms like Ms.
Wolper's beautiful voice brings back to memory. Track 2, "You
and the Night and the Music", takes me into slightly different
streets... still dark, but with smoke rising out of hookahs, rather
than expensive cigarettes & cocktails.... very "eastern"
rhythms on this one. My favorite cut on the album is an original
from Andrea, titled "Gray, Not Blue"... though you'll
find strong blue in the cut, to be sure. Once she starts her vocal
on this one, you won't be able to escape... except into th' "down"
atmosphere she draws you into; very laid-back environment that will
make you feel it! If you want a relaxing, yet highly inspired, bluesy
interlude (that will stay in your collection for many years to come),
this one comes MOST HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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