Bey, Andy / World According To Andy Bey, The
| Album: | World According To Andy Bey, The | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Bey, Andy | Added: | Aug 2013 | |
| Label: | Highnote | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2013-08-11 | Pull Date: | 2013-10-13 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Oct 13 | Sep 22 | Sep 15 | Sep 8 | Sep 1 | Aug 25 | Aug 18 |
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| Airplays: | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Dec 26, 2014: | Rebop (Christmas Edition)
But Not For Me |
4. | Dec 06, 2013: | No Cover, No Minimum
Being Part Of What's Happening Now |
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| 2. | Sep 02, 2014: | Jump, Jive, and Jazz
Being Part Of What's Happening Now |
5. | Oct 11, 2013: | No Cover, No Minimum
The Joint Is Jumpin' |
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| 3. | Jan 03, 2014: | No Cover, No Minimum: Remembering 2013
Dedicated To Miles |
6. | Oct 10, 2013: | Rebop
But Not For Me, It Never Entered My Mind |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2013-08-08
Reviewed 2013-08-08
ANDY BEY: The World According to Andy Bey
HighNote, 2013
JAZZ VOCALS – Andy Bey is one of the all-time great (and sadly underappreciated) singers in jazz, but he’s also an acquired taste. Bey’s velvet style is very intimate, very expressive, his hushed voice hovering in the high register and then sinking way down low or sliding into relaxed scat-singing. This set is just Bey and his piano, with lots of ballads. Some may find it sleepy, but just listen. It is gorgeous!
Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 5, 7, 9
1. 5:27 – slow, hushed ballad, drawn-out lyrics with lots of space in between
2. 6:08 – starts slow, fragile, melancholy, switches to a very relaxed sway
3. 3:22 – easygoing scat showcase, minimal piano (just the chord changes)
4. 6:46 – dark original tune: free-form vocals roam over spare piano
5. 4:03 – gentle standard: a soulful, romantic ache with elastic phrasing
6. 6:09 – strange, dissonant feel: talkin’ about the various kinds of blues
7. 2:32 – upbeat but still very spare Fats Waller swinger
8. 4:45 – open, spacious original: free-form voc about engaging with the world
9. 3:57 – quiet, melancholy ballad: lonely and heartbreaking
10. 2:07 – sunny standard: simple piano intro, winking vocal, oddball breaks
11. 5:19 – slow and stately: nicely understated, romantic vocal
[ Fo ] - 8 August 2013
HighNote, 2013
JAZZ VOCALS – Andy Bey is one of the all-time great (and sadly underappreciated) singers in jazz, but he’s also an acquired taste. Bey’s velvet style is very intimate, very expressive, his hushed voice hovering in the high register and then sinking way down low or sliding into relaxed scat-singing. This set is just Bey and his piano, with lots of ballads. Some may find it sleepy, but just listen. It is gorgeous!
Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 5, 7, 9
1. 5:27 – slow, hushed ballad, drawn-out lyrics with lots of space in between
2. 6:08 – starts slow, fragile, melancholy, switches to a very relaxed sway
3. 3:22 – easygoing scat showcase, minimal piano (just the chord changes)
4. 6:46 – dark original tune: free-form vocals roam over spare piano
5. 4:03 – gentle standard: a soulful, romantic ache with elastic phrasing
6. 6:09 – strange, dissonant feel: talkin’ about the various kinds of blues
7. 2:32 – upbeat but still very spare Fats Waller swinger
8. 4:45 – open, spacious original: free-form voc about engaging with the world
9. 3:57 – quiet, melancholy ballad: lonely and heartbreaking
10. 2:07 – sunny standard: simple piano intro, winking vocal, oddball breaks
11. 5:19 – slow and stately: nicely understated, romantic vocal
[ Fo ] - 8 August 2013
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