| Rachel & Vilray / Rachel & Vilray |
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| Album: | Rachel & Vilray | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Rachel & Vilray | Added: | 03/2020 | |
| Label: | Nonesuch Records | |||
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| Tom McCarter Reviewed 2020-04-03 | ||
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Reviewed: 2020—04-03 Genre: Jazz FCCs: none Review: Vocalist Rachel & guitarist Vilray perform a gorgeous set of languorous old classics & originals with a fluid group of guest musicians. Rachel is the principal vocalist except where noted. Jon Batiste guests on piano on #10 If You Like: Jolie Holland, Veronica Swift, Herb Ellis, Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks, Nicki Parrott Track Review (favorites denoted by *): *1/ Without A Thought For My Heart (2:27) – guitar starts> slow song> fade 2/ Do Friends Fall In Love? (2:55) – guitar starts> midtempo duet song> fade 3/ Alone At Last (3:16) – sax starts> slow song builds in volume> fade *4/ Treat Me Better (2:41) – guitar starts> midtempo duet trading lyrics> crescendo end on vocal 5/ Nosotros (3:14) – guitar starts> slow song sung solo in Spanish builds to midtempo duet> crescendo & fade **6/ At Your Mother’s House (3:20) – horns start> fast tempo song> quick stop 7/ I Can’t Go To Sleep (2:37) – slide guitar starts> slow tempo duet song builds in volume> spoken word> slow song> fade on vocal **8/ I Love The Way You’re Breaking My Heart (3:19) – horns start> midtempo song> quick fade **9/ The Laundromat Swing (2:14) – guitar starts> swinging uptempo duet song builds to fast tempo> quick fade *10/ Go On Shining (3:44) – piano starts> midtempo song> quick fade *11/ Let’s Make Love On This Plane (2:29) – bass starts> midtempo duet song with traded lyrics> fade 12/ There’s No True Love (3:42) – guitar starts> midtempo song> fade | ||
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