Judy Wexler - Dreams & Shadows
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Music CD Cover Artist: Judy Wexler Edition: Music CD CD Release Date: 2008-03-11 Music Label: Jazzed Media Soundtracks:
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Free Music Notes for Dreams & Shadows Album
Free Music Review: A Wonderful Find
Hit: 5 Stars
Earlier this year, I reviewed another terrific little c.d., Kelly Eisenhour's "Seek and Find," and I made a point most appropos to Judy Wexler's "Dreams & Shadows":
In the universe of professional jazz singers, you have four categories, in order of increasing population: 1) Those who have made it; 2) Those who will never make it; 3) Those who are underrated; 4) Those who are ridiculously, criminally underrated.
Both Kelly Eisenhour and Judy Wexler are in category 4), and deserve to be in category 3).
This c.d. is a delightful, pleasant surprise. Ms. Wexler is a jazz singer's jazz singer. She sings with a warm, focussed straight tone; and when she hits sustained notes, she does little swells like a great fluegelhorn player.
This c.d. is a mix of standards, jazz standards, pop tunes, and the title track, written by Ms. Wexler's husband, Alan. The whole thing is solidly, professionally done. But there are four absolute gems in this program:
1) "Pent Up House": This vocalesed version of an old Sonny Rollins tune shows Ms. Wexler's ability to ghost, chain, and sing crisply at 100 m.p.h. It's probably the most impressive cut on the disc.
2) "Don't Be On the Outside": This is the swingingest, catchiest tune of the set, and one I'm most prone to repeat.
3) "Life's a Lesson": This Ben Sidran original is a gorgeous ballad, and a most worthy set-ender.
4) the title track: a slow swing, this works - especially on the heels of a frenetic rendition of "Comes Love."
The instrumentalists are excellent throughout. I'm especially taken by Gilbert Castellanos' trumpet; and Tollak Ollestad blows the best harmonica on "Life's a Lesson" I've heard since Toots Thielemann.
This is one of those c.d.'s you may find in the bargain bin, and you feel like you've discovered a golden nugget that all the other miners overlooked. I highly recommend this disc: or, even better, I highly recommend you go to I-Tunes and download the above-mentioned four tracks. RC