Chez Nous

Reviewed: 2019-08-12
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Vocalist Dumaine’s latest CD sparkles with sophistication and elegance. It’s a collection of classic tunes, mostly jazz, but with a couple of popular songs, as well. This recording contains superb phrasing, crisp instrumentation and a metaphorical transportation to places and times more romantic than the current one.
If You Like: Diana Krall, Nikki Parrott, Mary Stallings
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
1/ When In Rome (4:42) – piano starts> uptempo song> swinging piano solo> guitar solo> piano solo> uptempo song> fade
***2/ So Danca Samba (5:52) – rocking piano starts> fast tempo song> guitar solo> piano solo> fast tempo song> quick stop
*3/ I’ve Never Been In Love Before (4:19) – piano starts> midtempo song> piano solo> scat solo> piano solo> midtempo song> quick fade
**4/ Everything I’ve Got Belongs To You (2:59) – piano starts> uptempo song> piano solo> drum solo> uptempo song> quick stop
*5/ Chez Moi (3;12) – vocal starts> uptempo song> piano solo> uptempo song> quick fade
**6/ I Didn’t Know What Time It was (4:55) – piano starts> slow song swings up tempo> piano solo> guitar solo> bass solo> uptempo song> quick fade
7/ Tangerine (5:55) – piano starts> midtempo song> piano solo> midtempo song> scat solo> quick fade
8/ Yesterday (5:05) – piano starts> slow song> piano solo> midtempo song> fade
*9/ You’re Getting To Be A Habit With Me (5:57) – piano starts> midtempo song> piano solo> midtempo song> fade
*10/ Just The Two Of Us (4:22) – piano starts> midtempo song quickly swings uptempo> scat solo> guitar solo> piano solo> midtempo song> scat solo to the end
**11/Give Me The Simple Life (4:30) – piano starts> uptempo song> piano solo> guitar solo> scat solo interspersed with bass solo> uptempo song> crescendo end
**12/ Alice In Wonderland (5:09) – piano starts> slow song> piano solo swings uptempo> bass solo> uptempo song> slow fade
**13/ Do It The Hard Way (4:51) – piano starts> uptempo song> piano solo> drum solo> scat solo> uptempo song> quick stop
*14/ Que Reste-t-il/ I Wish You Love (5:58) – piano starts with Latin vibe> midtempo song> piano solo> midtempo song> fade