Wells, Angie / Love And Mischief
Album: Love And Mischief   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Wells, Angie   Added:Apr 2017
Label:Saywhynot Llc  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2017-04-12 Pull Date: 2017-06-14 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Jun 11 Jun 4 May 28 May 21 Apr 23 Apr 16
Airplays: 1 3 2 2 1 1

Recent Airplay
1. Jun 09, 2017: Rebop
One Mint Julep
4. Jun 01, 2017: Moonlight Impressions
You're My Thrill
2. Jun 03, 2017: Music Casserole
Ain't Misbehavin
5. May 26, 2017: Rebop
Peel Me A Grape
3. Jun 02, 2017: Rebop
She Ain't The Kinda' Girl, The Moon Is Swinging On A Line
6. May 25, 2017: Moonlight Impressions
The Moon Is Swinging On A Line

Album Review
Be Sharp
Reviewed 2017-04-08
JAZZ VOCALS

This terrific debut release features an impressive range of styles on a mix of covers (some well-known, some less so) and original tunes. Wells’ voice is warm & pleasing. Tight accompaniment is piano, bass, drums, add trumpet on several tracks, add guitar on #2. A guest male vocalist provides a warm baritone on tracks 8 and 10.

No FCC issues.

1 * Mid-tempo. Amusing lyric: the girl likes to be waited on. Trumpet bridge. Fun. (4:00)
2 * Slow ballad. Lyric set in New Orleans. Fine vox; restrained ‘comp. Guitar bridge. (5:39)
3 Mid-tempo. Vampy lyric about a confident woman (maybe a call girl?); liner notes say she’s based on Audrey Hepburn’s Holly Golightly. Bar-room piano bridge. (4:49)
4 Very slow. Torchy ballad. Piano ‘comp; trumpet bridge. Sleeping pill of a song. (5:40)
5 * Mid-tempo. Swingin’, old-timey feel. Nice Ella-like flourishes. Bass solo bridge. (2:28)
6 ** Very slow. Velvety smooth voice covers a well-known song (Nat Cole, others). Fine accompaniment by upright bass & tom-toms. Elegant piano bridge. (4:02)
7 * Mid-tempo. Stylish take on Fats Waller tune shows off Wells' power. Passionate. (3:41)
8 Medley: slow with Wells and piano; then mid-tempo with male vox & band; then slow again w both voices. Less a true duet than separate pieces merely glued together. (5:27)
9 Very slow, mellow ballad. Quaint lyrics. Elegant trumpet bridge. (4:47)
10 Mid-tempo, swinging. Piano & snare ‘comp. Familiar Xmas-season song with switched gender roles. Good interplay of voices. Would be fun to play close to Xmas. (2:38)
11 Mid-fast. Bouncy & fun. Retro ’60s feel. Cute lyrics. Piano bridge. (3:12)

Track Listing
1. Peel Me A Grape   7. Ain't Misbehavin
2. The Moon Is Swinging On A Line   8. Medley: I'm In The Mood For Love / Moody's Mood For Love
3. She Ain't The Kinda' Girl   9. Nice Girls Don't Stay For Breakfast
4. You're My Thrill   10. Baby It's Cold Outside
5. Come Rain Or Come Shine   11. One Mint Julep
6. Nature Boy   .