THE BROLGA (Rouseabout Records) Marcus Holden’s musical vision is so complete that it has become a prism through which almost any music that passes is refracted into his own likeness. His version of O mio babbino caro from Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi, for instance, melts all the high drama of a…
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TURN UP THE QUIET (Verve) 8/10 Diana Krall is growing up. If that sounds an odd statement about a woman who somehow is already 52, I not talking about her age. I’m talking about her artistry. The way she sings these love songs from the Great American Songbook was inconceivable…
WALKIN’ SHOES (www.danbarnett.com.au) 7.5/10 This album has been assembled with loving care. On one level it may be a collection of standards, but these have been so astutely chosen, arranged and programmed that they become a cohesive aural journey; one that places Dan Barnett’s skills as a singer and trombonist…