Andy Bey - American Song
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Free Music Review: liquid velvet sateen.
Hit: 5 Stars
I have never heard a bad note from Andy Bey, whether live or on record. His ability to mine and reinvent the American songbook is exemplary. Tunes that seem to have been recycled ad infinitum, become fresh in each of his interpretations. To me there is balance, grace and a depth of nuance and sophistication that comes together with his singing and accompaniment that is reminiscent of Nina Simone's gifts. American Song seems like the anticipated sequel to, "Ballads, Blues and Bey"; and an essential addition to anyone's collection who is interested in the American Song Book, jazz song and Andy Bey. The yang to this ying would be the live album, "Ain't Necessarily So." Do not let this American Original Musical Genius go unheard!Free Music Review: Super smooth , smokey , silky , stupendously soothing , sultry , seductive , sexy , spotlessly sung , superlatively soulful
Hit: 5 Stars
So...slap it in your cart. This guy's voice is remarkable ; and the choice of material is superlative. Great CD to listen when the lights are low , with a beverage of choice , and partner of choice. So , simply indulge yourself !Free Music Review: Master Class -- 4.5 stars
Hit: 5 Stars
It's a shame that Andy Bey is little known outside of jazz-vocal enthusiast circles, because his artistry has the capacity to connect with a broader audience -- possibly even in the manner of a Fitzgerald or an Armstrong. Heady comparisons, to be sure, and Bey's vocal signature isn't as singular or as immutable as those great artists' (for a start, he doesn't display much wit). But for most of "American Song" -- recorded when he was 64 -- he's virtually as commanding as either. Yes, the first-rate (or better) material helps, but in its occasional overfamiliarity it's also a snare, one that Bey gracefully sidesteps. His warm-bath baritone seems merely to be sidling up to the lyric, and his phrasing continually surprises without crossing the line into show-off territory. So a song may be half-over before you realize that he's cut to its core. He revives the warhorses -- and what a gift to hear these great numbers anew. The arranger, Geri Allen, supplies spare yet sensuous backdrops for the singer's dark-toned readings. (It's perhaps the most artful make-out disc since Coltrane and Hartman's.) And if Bey doesn't quite mint a new take on the trickiest lyric here, Strayhorn's "Lush Life," he takes flight with a vocalese coda as eloquent as the melody.Free Music Review: American Song
Hit: 5 Stars
Excellent cd to listen too Andy Bey out did his self I would recommend this cd as a must buyFree Music Review: Pretty good effort at bringing old, fine songs back again...
Hit: 4 Stars
This is my first Andy Bey exposure, and I can agree that he is highly skilled. His voice is quite distinctive, and may be an acquired taste that hearing only one CD a few times won't fully achieve. Mr. Bey chose to do only ten songs, and stretch each one out for an average of six minutes. I would have preferred a few more tracks, with each a bit tightened up. I also would have liked a couple more uptempo performances. That criticism aside, what he does here is done quite well. I have a large collection of jazz standards by vocalists, however, and there are other artists and albums I prefer to this one. Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Johnny Hartman, and Joe Williams all have fine, in-print CD's with similar effect to Bey's effort. The small group accompaniment on Bey's CD deserves mention, and if you like men singing romantic jazz, this won't disappoint you.
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