Reviewed: 2019-08-14
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Vocalist Horn has been honing her vocal skills to a finely tuned level, writing songs of personal relevance and social message, and perfecting a fearless approach to improvisation and performance in general. The convergence of this drive and development has resulted in this courageous recording —filled with songs of daring musicality, emotional power, and messages of immediate relevancy.
If You Like: Nina Simone, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Aretha Franklin
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Free Your Mind (4:47) – vocal count starts> midtempo song> trumpet solo> uptempo song swells in volume & intensity> crescendo> mellower scat solo> quick stop
2/ Time (1:55) – bass starts> slow song> fade
***3/ Out The Window (3:30) – drums start> fast tempo song> scat solo> sax solo> fast song> quick stop
**4/ No More (3:47) –drums start mellow> midtempo song> piano solo> midtempo song builds in volume & intensity> chorus joins> slow fade
**5/ When I Say (2:29) – vocal starts> fast tempo song> scat solo> piano solo> fast song> quick stop
*6/ Legs And Arms (7:23) – piano starts> slow song> piano solo> sax solo> slow song> slow fade
*7/ Searchin’ (4:02) – vocal count starts> lightning fast tempo song> scat solo> scat solo with drum fills> fast song> crescendo end
**8/ Green Eyes (5:19) – piano starts> slow song builds to midtempo> piano solo> vocal soars> scat solo> midtempo song> fade
*9/ Still Tryin’ (4:23) – piano starts with blues vibe> midtempo blues song> rocking barrelhouse piano solo> midtempo song> crescendo end
10/ Only You (1:14) – acapella male vocal intersects with female on poem> quick stop
11/ Reflections Of My Heart (6:32) – piano starts> slow song> slow build to midtempo with chorus> fade
*12/ I Thought About You (3:48) – bass starts> midtempo song> scat solo> midtempo song> crescendo end