Susie Arioli Band & Jordan Officer - Live At The Montreal International Jazz Festival

Styles: Vocal, Big Band
Year: 2007
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:04
Size: 130,2 MB
Art: Front

(4:15)  1. Pennies From Heaven
(2:49)  2. If Dreams Come True
(4:18)  3. Honeysuckle Rose
(3:33)  4. He's Funny That Way
(5:22)  5. Walter's Flat
(3:56)  6. Husbands And Wives
(4:03)  7. Half A Mind
(2:56)  8. By Myself
(5:40)  9. Having Fun
(3:04) 10. The Way You Look Tonight
(3:57) 11. Sit Down Baby
(3:09) 12. Evening
(3:42) 13. By The Time I Get To Phoenix
(4:13) 14. Jordan's Boogie

Judging by the four consistently fine studio albums they’ve produced since 2000, there’s no question that co-leaders Susie Arioli and Jordan Officer represent the finest combination of silken-voiced singer and kick-ass guitarist since Mary Ford and Les Paul found one another more than a half-century ago. Those familiar with the Montreal-based band’s previous recordings will find little new in this, their first live disc, recorded on their home turf at last summer’s Festival International de Jazz. Of the 14 tracks included on the CD, all but one a superbly crafted, slow-creeping treatment of Mitchell Parish’s “Evening” are drawn from their previously recorded oeuvre. Likewise, the accompanying DVD, which expands the playlist to include the set’s full assortment of 19 tunes, offers up only one fresh track, an original Officer instrumental, the shining, fluent “Le Béguin,” with its clever call-and-response midsection. But even for longstanding fans, the beautifully composed and shot DVD is a delight, providing the opportunity to watch the serene Arioli and the lightning-fisted Officer in action. And for the uninitiated, both discs provide a wonderfully comprehensive introduction to two of Canada’s finest. ~ Christopher Loudon  http://jazztimes.com/articles/18064-live-at-le-festival-international-de-jazz-de-montr-al-susie-arioli-band

Live At The Montreal International Jazz Festival

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