Songs Of The Decades

Reviewed: 2019-10-19
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Local vocalist Victoria chronicles a portion of the centurial evolution of the music, its composers and the iconic artists who entertained and inspired from the Antebellum generation to the present day.
If You Like: Diana Krall, Karrin Allyson, Mary Stallings
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
**1/ Some Of These Days (5:15) – piano starts> uptempo song> guitar/piano duet> piano solo> uptempo song> mellows into slow fade
2/ Whispering/ Groovin’ High (4:33) – drums/percussion starts> uptempo song> trumpet solo> uptempo song> scat solo> uptempo song> crescendo end
*3/ After You’ve Gone (4:42) – piano starts> slow song> swings to midtempo> clarinet solo> midtempo song> quick fade
*4/ Twisted (6:12) – full band starts with a crescendo> uptempo jam> pause> midtempo song> piano solo> vibes solo> uptempo song> slow fade
5/ Un-Break My Heart (5:55) – strings/piano start> slow song> guitar solo> bass solo> midtempo song> fade on piano
6/ These Boots Are Made For Walking (5:37) – drums start with spoken word> midtempo song> electric guitar solo> organ solo> uptempo song> slow fade
*7/ It’s Too Late (4:38) – drums start> midtempo song> guitar solo> piano solo> midtempo song> fade
**8/ The Song Is You (5:29) – drums start> uptempo song> sax solo> piano solo> trumpet solo> guitar solo> drum solo> uptempo song> crescendo end
***9/ Opus One/ Undecided (3:55) – vocal starts> uptempo song> drum solo> piano/guitar duet> guitar solo> piano solo> uptempo song> crescendo end
10/ I Hope I Never (5:54) – orchestral start> slow song> violin solo> orchestral break> slow song> slow fade