Allan Vache & Friends - Ballads, Burners & Blues

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 73:17
Size: 167.8 MB
Styles: Clarinet jazz
Year: 2006
Art: Front

[5:36] 1. The Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me
[7:40] 2. It Could Happen To You
[5:31] 3. Some Of These Days
[6:44] 4. I'm Glad There Is You
[6:45] 5. The Yellow Dog Blues
[5:49] 6. Lazy Mood
[8:04] 7. Besame Mucho
[5:18] 8. It's All Right With Me
[5:49] 9. Prof's Blues
[4:08] 10. A Minor Majority
[6:22] 11. Danny Boy
[5:25] 12. Our Day Will Come

Allan Vaché has made his name as a clarinetist in the traditional New Orleans style, and if you look at the instrumentation here you'll probably expect more of the same: he leads a traditional front line consisting of clarinet, cornet (Ed Polcer), and trombone (the great Dan Barrett), and the program opens with a joyfully straight-ahead rendition of that Dixieland chestnut "The Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me." But then things get a bit twisted: a piano-and-clarinet duet setting on "I'm Glad There Is You," a shuffling R&B arrangement of W.C. Handy's "Yellow Dog Blues," a stately rendition of "Besame Mucho," and even a sprightly swing version of the 1960s pop hit "Our Day Will Come." Vaché's playing is sweet and limpid throughout; his solos are never needlessly complicated, but they're also never simplistic. The sumptuous recording quality is also worth noting. Fans of traditional jazz aren't necessarily known for adventurousness, but they should make it a point to check this one out -- this wonderful album shows that it really is possible to respect tradition and break the rules at the same time. ~ Rick Anderson

Live Recording Recorded at Lone Pine Studios, Clearwater, Florida on April 28-29, 2003.

Allan Vache (vocals, clarinet); Ed Polcer (vocals, trumpet); Dan Barrett (trombone); Vannessa Vache (clarinet); Mark Shane (piano); Phil Flanigan (bass); Ed Metz, Jr. (drums).

Ballads, Burners & Blues

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