Time: 55:35
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Jazz: Retro Swing
Art: Front
01. My Blue Heaven (3:39)
02. Honeysuckle Rose (3:55)
03. Ain't He Sweet (2:26)
04. Skylark (5:02)
05. Lock And Key (3:24)
06. My Melancholy Baby (4:24)
07. Rockin' Chair (3:08)
08. I Love Being Here With You (3:47)
09. The Nearness Of You (5:52)
10. There'll Be Some Changes Made (2:45)
11. My Special Friend Is Back In Town (3:34)
12. Come Up And See Me Sometime (4:03)
13. Let's Do It (3:12)
14. Some Of These Days (3:38)
15. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams (2:38)
Terry Blaine and Mark Shane are remarkable transmitters of wondrous vibrations. In the Thirties they would have been called “solid senders.” Although they have lovingly studied the great improvisers of the past, they emerge whole and joyous as themselves. In swinging synergy, Terry and Mark travel through and beyond any song. Hearing them, we emerge, refreshed and nourished by what they embody in music. They do not “imitate”; they do not approach the music from an ironic postmodern distance. They are the emotions they transmit – sly hilarity, pleasure, longing, romantic fulfillment, contentment. This is the real thing, without pretense, full of warmth.
In the first minutes of this disc, a listener will hear great sincerity in music that never parades itself, an art secure in its wisdom. Terry’s voice is sweetly intuitive, connected to the mood of each song. The way she slides from one note to the next is a caress. Her approach is both generous and wise, for she always lets the song shine through. Mark Shane is a master of delicate yet profound swing; he honors the great musical traditions by creating an orchestra at the piano, with unceasing rhythmic motion. A simple melody statement in his hands has the fluidity of a river, with currents of shading and light, surprising depths and textures. Mark and Terry are a marvelous team, a musical community that needs no other players. Their interpretations of music and words are whole-hearted gifts to the composers, the lyricists, and to us.
We know what our response to this music is: it makes us feel the joy of being alive.
In the first minutes of this disc, a listener will hear great sincerity in music that never parades itself, an art secure in its wisdom. Terry’s voice is sweetly intuitive, connected to the mood of each song. The way she slides from one note to the next is a caress. Her approach is both generous and wise, for she always lets the song shine through. Mark Shane is a master of delicate yet profound swing; he honors the great musical traditions by creating an orchestra at the piano, with unceasing rhythmic motion. A simple melody statement in his hands has the fluidity of a river, with currents of shading and light, surprising depths and textures. Mark and Terry are a marvelous team, a musical community that needs no other players. Their interpretations of music and words are whole-hearted gifts to the composers, the lyricists, and to us.
We know what our response to this music is: it makes us feel the joy of being alive.
My Blue Heaven
Mai Neime a wonderful post - you have made this old guy very, very happy!! I have always loved Mark Shane's work.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much.