Bill Evans, Toots Theilemans - Affinity
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Artist: Bill Evans, Toots TheilemansEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1990-10-25
Music Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Soundtracks:
- I Do It For Your Love
- Sno' Peas
- This Is All I Ask
- The Days Of Wine And Roses
- Jesus' Last Ballad
- Tomato Kiss
- The Other Side Of Midnight (Noelle's Theme)
- Blue And Green
- Body & Soul
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Free Music Review: Completely unique and gorgeous jazz
Hit: 5 Stars
I've been loving this album for a couple years now, and just listened to it twice in a row while lying in the tub with a candle going and the wind howling outside. I feel great! Affinity just keeps getting better as time goes by, as truly great art will while it becomes part of the tapestry of your experiences.
This is a treasure-trove of emotions and musical genius. Toots is so far beyond any other harmonica player I've ever heard, including Stevie W and John Popper and the rest. His tone here is luscious, deep and sparkling; it sounds like they miked both the harp clsoe-up and also the amp he plays through with some reverb, so you get the immediacy of the acoustic instrument and the more epic sound of the amp. Few sax players have ever sounded this good!
Add to that an almost surreal level of musical intimacy with Evans' harmonic genius and this is an album completely unique in sound and feel.
There is so much poignancy and feeling in every track here, even when they swing. Every cut is a highlight; Body and Soul and Blue in Green are both classic versions. Marc Johnson fits in like he's been playing with Bill for years. It's hard to believe this combo made only one album; most bands never get this tight and intuitive even after a decade. There's no question why it's Toots' favorite of all his many performances.
If you like jazz, the sound of a harmonica, or superb piano playing, this is a must. If you like all three you will be in heaven with this album.
Absolutely splendid music.
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