Cline, Nels / Lovers
Album: Lovers   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Cline, Nels   Added:Aug 2016
Label:Blue Note  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2016-08-15 Pull Date: 2016-10-17 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Sep 11 Sep 4 Aug 28 Aug 21
Airplays: 1 2 2 1

Recent Airplay
1. Sep 10, 2016: Music Casserole
The Night Porter/Max Mon Amour
4. Aug 27, 2016: Music Casserole
Secret Love, The Search For Cat
2. Sep 02, 2016: Rebop
Beautiful Love
5. Aug 26, 2016: Rebop
(Disc One) Introduction/Diaphanous, I Have Dreamed
3. Aug 30, 2016: Clean Copper Radio
Glad To Be Unhappy
6. Aug 19, 2016: Rebop
(Disc Two) Why Was I Born?, Beautiful Love

Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2016-08-11
Cline, Nels/ Lovers
Label: Blue Note

Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2016-08-08

Tom McCarter
Cline, Nels
Lovers
Genre: Jazz
Interesting 2-disc side project from this guitarist from Wilco. Cline is no stranger to jazz and improvisation, having recorded with several other musicians and his own projects.
Here he uses a small symphony to great effect, sliding and bending around the notes, what he calls “mood music”
If You Like: Bill Frisell, Kenny Burrell, Henry Mancini, Bob Brozman
Favorite Tracks: (Disc 1): Beautiful Love, Cry Want, I Have Dreamed
(Disc 2) Why Was I Born?, The Night Porter/Max, Mon Amour, The Search for the Cat
Track Review:
(Disc 1) 1/ soft & slow 2/ soft & slow 3/ soft & slow with Eastern European accordion> uptempo swing 4/ soft & slow 5/ soft & slow> interesting solo with horns 6/ soft & slow space jam
7/ soft & slow 8/ soft & slow space jam 9/ chunky cello start with soft & slow guitar> midtempo solo backed with orchestra 10/ soft & slow with space jam, nice lap steel
(Disc 2) 1/ soft & slow, lap steel, early jazz feel, muted trumpet 2/ soft & slow, lap steel> space jam 3/ slow & heavy start> space jam
4/ tropical guitar start> space jam 5/ soft & slow> space jam 6/ Heavy chording starts>slow & very soft space jam> heavy chording space jam 7/Heavy cello start> slow with guitar & violins 8/ solo guitar start> soft & slow space jam> midtempo then fade

Track Listing
1. (Disc One) Introduction/Diaphanous   10. I Have Dreamed
2. Glad To Be Unhappy   11. (Disc Two) Why Was I Born?
3. Beautiful Love   12. Invitation
4. Hairpin & Hatbox   13. It Only Has To Happen Once
5. Cry, Want   14. The Night Porter/Max Mon Amour
6. Lady Gabor   15. Snare, Girl
7. The Bed We Made   16. So Hard It Hurts/Touching
8. You Noticed   17. The Search For Cat
9. Secret Love   18. The Bond