Rendering/ Standards In Gray

Reviewed: 2017-06-23
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none

Review: On "Rendering", Gray returns with another dazzling set of reimagined standards and a few originals. She has an excellent turn of phrase and can express herself vocally through several octaves, often jamming with vocally with the musicians. The second disc is her first release, "Standards in Gray". An interesting contrast.
If You Like: Betty Carter, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Rachelle Ferrell
Favorite Tracks: (disc 1) (1) Don't explain (4) Out Blows Me (6) God You Make Me Wonder (8) How Insensitive (9) Good Morning Heartache (Disc 2) (2) All Blues (4) How Long has This been Going On? (6) Since I fell For You
Track Review: (Disc 1) 1/ piano starts> slow tempo> fade (5:39) 2/ drums/piano start> slow tempo> sax solo> quick stop (6:16) 3/ piano starts. uptempo with a Latin feel> fade (4:22) 4/ piano starts> midtempo> quick fade (5:07) 5/ piano starts> slow tempo> slow fade (6:16) 6/ vocal/trumpet starts> midtempo> trumpet/vocal duet> quick stop ((6:17) 7/ piano starts> slow tempo> slow fade (5:29) 8/ piano starts> slow tempo> lovely piano solo> slow fade (7:27) 9/ piano starts> slow tempo> sax solo> fade (5:49) (Disc 2) 10/ piano starts> midtempo> fade on vocal ((4:51) 11/ bass starts> midtempo> trumpet & scat solo> fade (11:02) 12/ piano starts> midtempo> piano solo> crescendo end (3:22) 13/ piano starts> slow tempo> slow fade (5:38) 14/ vocal start> slow tempo> slow fade (5:07) 15/ piano starts> slow tempo> slow fade (7:13) 16/ bass/piano starts> midtempo> slow fade (6:44) 17/ piano starts> slow tempo> slow fade (6:38)