2007-01-12
Folk/pop songstress Erin McKeown delivers a great, out-of-leftfield set of jazz standards with a four-piece combo (guitar, keyboards, bass, drums). What makes this work is her hip delivery of the lyrics and some excellently obscure song choices to go along with more recognizable tunes. You get Cole Porter and Johnny Mercer here, but you also get the organ-buzz of the title track, an unexpected reading of "Paper Moon" and the gems "I was a Little Too Lonely" and "Rhode Island is Famous for You" (my favorite of the set). An "A" for her jazz music thesis. 01/07 MJVD J-RootsERNESTO HERNANDEZ
West Off Bridge
Mike Doughty
Skittish / Rockity Roll
EILEN JEWELL
QUEEN OF THE MINOR KEY
Various
NOW HEAR THIS! [IMA Winners 2007]
LERA LYNN
Have You Met Lera Lynn
KORBY LENKER
King of Hearts
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