Michael Kaeshammer - Days Like These

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:34
Size: 108.9 MB
Styles: Piano jazz
Year: 2007
Art: Front

[3:38] 1. Cinnamon Sun
[4:12] 2. My Love
[4:17] 3. Stop That Train
[3:46] 4. Too Far Down
[3:40] 5. Days Like These
[4:33] 6. If You Knew
[4:03] 7. I Found A New Baby
[6:00] 8. First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
[3:59] 9. Free Of Love
[5:16] 10. St James Infirmary
[4:05] 11. I Left A Note

When Harry Connick, Jr. was in the early days of his career, every release seemed full of hunger, like a wound-up horse out of the gate desperate to bolt into competition and win the race. Canadian singer-pianist Michael Kaeshammer's fifth CD, Days Like These, contains that same abundance of sass and passion, evident immediately on the blistering self-penned opening track "Cinnamon Sun." In fact, almost half of the disc is written by Kaeshammer; for the most part, his tracks are soft bayou-tinged soul with funky overtones, from his New Orleans-affected title track to the gospel-driven "I Left a Note." His creations are not all upbeat and glee, however: the self-penned "Two Far Down" is an intensely dark, lyrical number (including the lines "I like living this life/I'm telling my gun") while "Free Of Love" is a samba-meets-soul ode to a broken heart wishing to never love again. The intrigue continues when things slow down considerably: Kaeshammer's poignant delivery of Nina Simone's "If You Knew," as well as "First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" (made famous by Roberta Flack), both have significant staying power, the latter track additionally memorable because of the rich co-vocals provided by respected Canadian jazz singer Dione Taylor. In fact, the collective strength of each of Kaeshammer's players is very much a part of why Days Like These is so strong, likely to attract both jazz purists and adult contemporary music fans alike. ~Denise Sheppard

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