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...environmental causes and has a foundation that donates $1 from every concert ticket to grants for nonprofit agencies in the cities where he plays. At the same time, his band, though well paid, has long griped about having no pension plan. Buffett is now creating one for his veteran sidemen...
Despite the fact that all the tunes on Pure Imagination are decades old, these renditions don't come across as dusty or dry; every song sounds like opening night. Reed and his estimable sidemen (bassist Reginald Veal and drummer Gregory Hutchinson) turn the familiarity of these old standards to their advantage. We think we know these songs, and then we're shown new colors and deeper shades; the result, for the listener, is surprise and delight. Reed's version of Maria travels through many moods and is, by turns, longing, wistful and celebratory. You'll Never Walk Alone takes...
...three musicians shared equal billing and are respected individually, although McBride and Blade have both played as Redman's sidemen over the past few years. McBride in particular has led his own distinguished group, and is one of the most sought-after sidemen on the scene today. The show at the Regattabar--an intimate, classy jazz club--was distinguished not only for the caliber of the individual musicians, but for the ability of all three musicians to assume the role of leader. With the ample time each had to solo, all demonstrated a remarkable combination of technical ability, musical depth...
...cute face and perky soprano. In her new CD, Blue Roses from the Moons, she aims for direct emotion and musical simplicity. The bass-heavy Wall of Sound from her 1994 Flyer has crumbled; this is a live-in-the-studio set with a country feel and, among the sidemen, songwriter Sonny Curtis and the three survivors from Buddy Holly's Crickets. The team is relaxed and enthusiastic; it's the aural equivalent of a good mood...
...MUSIC . . . BLUE ROSES FROM THE MOONS: In her new CD, Nanci Griffith aims for direct emotion and musical simplicity. The bass-heavy Wall of Sound from her 1994 'Flyer' has crumbled; this is a live-in-the-studio set with a country feel and, among the sidemen, songwriter Sonny Curtis and the three survivors from Buddy Holly?s Crickets. "The team is relaxed and enthusiastic; it?s the aural equivalent of a good mood," notes TIME's Richard Corliss. "It?s not that people aren?t sad, don?t get kicked around, never die. It?s that music can evaporate...