Black Gardenia / Lucky Star
Album: Lucky Star   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Black Gardenia   Added:Jan 2018
Label:Self Release  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2018-01-15 Pull Date: 2018-03-19 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Mar 18 Mar 11 Feb 18 Feb 11 Jan 28
Airplays: 1 1 1 1 1

Recent Airplay
1. Aug 04, 2021: Hot Probs (rebroadcast from Feb 6, 2018)
What A Little Moonlight Can Do
4. Feb 17, 2018: Music Casserole
What A Little Moonlight Can Do
2. Mar 16, 2018: Traditions
You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
5. Feb 06, 2018: Hot Probs
What A Little Moonlight Can Do
3. Mar 10, 2018: Music Casserole
Green Dolphin Street
6. Jan 26, 2018: monochromatic moods
I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)

Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2018-01-12
Reviewed: 2018-01-12
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: This band transports us back to early jazz with a sassy vocalist and a tight band capable of a variety of styles.
If You Like: Jolie Holland, Billie Holliday, Anita O'Day, The Hot Sardines
Track Review (favorites denoted by*):
*1/ What A Little Moonlight Can Do (2:15) - spoken word intro> guitar starts> uptempo song> guitar solo> quick stop
2/ I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) - sax starts> uptempo song> sax solo> uptempo song> quick fade
*3/ Green Dolphin Street (3:46) - bass starts> midtempo song> bass/piano duet> trumpet solo> midtempo song>
*4/ I Told You So (5:23) - guitar starts> slow song with pedal steel> pedal steel solo> muted trumpet solo> slow song> fade
*5/ You're A Sweetheart (3:05) - guitar starts> uptempo song> muted trumpet solo> uptempo song> fade
*6/ Lucky Star (3:14) - trumpet starts> midtempo song> trumpet solo> guitar solo> quick stop
7/ That's My Desire (3:24) - vocal starts> slow song> guitar solo> slow song> fade on vocal
*8/ You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To (2:34) - guitar starts> uptempo song> violin solo> muted sax solo> uptempo song> quick fade
9/ I'm Just Waiting For Your Call (4:45) - electric guitar starts> slow song> guitar/trumpet duet> fade
10/ Green Rocky Road (3;46) - guitar starts> midtempo song> guitar solo> song> trumpet solo> song> quick stop
11/ The Nearness Of You (3:46) - trumpet starts> slow instrumental jam> guitar solo> trumpet solo> fade
*12/ Melancholy Moon (3:49) - guitar starts> slow song> beautiful guitar solo> slow song> fade
*13/ Bye Bye Blues (2:06) - trumpet starts> uptempo song> trumpet solo> violin solo> quick stop

Track Listing
1. What A Little Moonlight Can Do   8. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
2. I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)   9. I'm Just Waiting For Your Call
3. Green Dolphin Street   10. Green Rocky Road
4. I Told You So   11. The Nearness Of You
5. You're A Sweetheart   12. Melancholy Moon
6. Lucky Star   13. Bye Bye Blues
7. That's My Desire   .