2007-07-30
Look at the back, this is an all-star cast! Niemack doesn’t really even have to do anything to make this a good album—but she does. Niemack’s gorgeous voice is of course the pervading element, but sometimes she also sits back and lets the band roll without her. Blue Nights was conceived as a concert set, with the varied moods, interaction and energy of a “live” performance. -Pete
PETER KATER
10 Questions for the Dalai Lama
Various Blue Note Artists
Somethin’ New
TICKLAH
Ticklah Vs. Axelrod
SONNY FORTUNE
You and the Night and the Music
The Yohimbe Brothers
The Tao of Yo
Spanish Harlem Orchestra
United We Swing
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