Janet Mudge, Andy Reiss - Tenderly: The Nashville Sessions

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2018
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:56
Size: 97,1 MB
Art: Front

(4:37)  1. Skylark
(3:09)  2. Call Me
(3:34)  3. If I Were a Bell
(3:19)  4. Tenderly
(4:13)  5. It Might as Well Be Spring
(4:05)  6. Don't Go to Strangers
(4:13)  7. A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
(3:06)  8. What'll I Do
(3:02)  9. Falling in Love
(4:31) 10. Wave
(4:03) 11. Smile

Though new to the jazz scene - I've been singing my entire life. My mother would say that even as a 2 year-old, I could carry a tune. This cherished sentiment has stayed deep in my heart and has provided continual encouragement to pursue my musical dreams. Throughout my years of singing, people had asked if I'd made any recordings. I can now respond emphatically  "yes!"! So why Nashville? Why not, I said! Though residing in Seattle I decided to celebrate a "significant" birthday by gifting myself with this amazing recording experience in the most musical place on earth. And what an experience... Music City delivered memories, music and friendships to last a lifetime. I was blessed beyond all measure to have recorded at this palace of a studio - Audio 51, owned by Crystal Gayle and Bill Gatzimos. I am eternally grateful to these lovely people - and to their son, Christos Gatzimos who engineered the magic. I was made to feel at home and practically family by their graciousness and hospitality. None of this would've happened if not for my amazing producer, Andy Reiss. I couldn't been more pleased to be under his skillful and creative direction; the band that he put together was unbelievable the dream band of Chris Walters on piano, Roger Spencer on bass, and Chris Brown on drums. What a joy! My heart is filled with gratitude. I do hope you will enjoy hearing my take on these fabulous melodies... thank you! https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/janetmudge

Tenderly: The Nashville Sessions

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Andy Reiss, Ranger Doug & Bobby Durham - The Art Of The Archtop

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 45:51
Size: 105.0 MB
Styles: Guitar jazz
Year: 2011
Art: Front

[2:44] 1. Blue Lou
[4:33] 2. Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me
[2:27] 3. Love Me Or Leave Me
[5:06] 4. Besame Mucho
[5:01] 5. The Nearness Of You
[3:38] 6. I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me
[2:39] 7. Usted
[3:31] 8. You Took Advantage Of Me
[4:00] 9. I'm Confessin' That I Love You
[4:21] 10. Stompin' At The Savoy
[3:50] 11. Skylark
[3:54] 12. Exactly Like You

If you’re a fan of classic archtop guitar, you’ll be delighted with this beautifully recorded and relentlessly swinging set of tunes celebrating the f-hole sound. Backed by Bobby Durham on upright bass (and sousaphone on one track), Andy Reiss and Ranger Doug perform timeless music on a collection of vintage D’Angelico and Stromberg 6-strings. Here’s the kicker: There are no amps involved. This is strictly an acoustic outing, so the sonic quality of these priceless carved-top instruments comes through loud and clear, colored only by the room and a few high-end mics.

These gifted musicians tracked their parts live, with Reiss handling all the lead work and Doug strumming the changes in a two-chord-per-bar style à la Freddie Green. Both guitarists play in the Time Jumpers—a Grammy-nominated, Nashville-based Western swing band— which means they’ve spent thousands of hours exploring this repertoire together. And it shows. As Reiss snakes up and down the fretboard, juggling chromatic approach tones, sly bends, slurs, and double- stops, Doug holds steady, chonking out crisp three- and four-note voicings that define the harmony and drive the beat. The guitarists’ musical empathy is palpable and they play as if joined at the hip.

The primarily instrumental The Art of the Archtop consists of standards—including Duke Ellington’s “Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me,” Benny Goodman’s “Stompin’ at the Savoy,” and Hoagy Carmichael’s “The Nearness of You”—augmented by the occasional vocal from Doug, Durham, or a guest singer. We’re so conditioned to think of the archtop jazzbox as a dark-sounding instrument— after all, that’s the way we typically hear it when it’s amplified—it’s a revelation to experience the crisp, woody snap of these carved-top guitars au naturel. What a treat. ~Andy Ellis

The Art Of The Archtop

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