Monday, October 31, 2011

Marian McPartland - Silent Pool (1997) Remastered 2003 [SACD rip via Playstation 3]

Marian McPartland - Silent Pool (1997) Remastered 2003 [SACD rip via Playstation 3]
Sony PS3 SACD to *ISO | FLAC 24/88.2 Stereo | Scans | FileSonic/FileServe
Genre ~ Bop, Piano Jazz | Label ~ Concord Jazz Records


Rather than "Silent Pool," the Marian McPartland selection on this rather sleepy CD that best sums up the music is "Melancholy Mood." Long adept at writing harmonically sophisticated originals, pianist McPartland is featured on a dozen of her compositions with the backing of 20 strings, bassist Andy Simpkins and drummer Harold Jones. Alan Broadbent's string arrangements (a throwback in some ways to the mood music records of the 1950s) are lush, dreamy, always middle-of-the-road and sometimes dull. McPartland plays well as usual on the ballad-oriented set that includes at least three of her best-known originals ("A Delicate Balance," "Ambiance" and "Threnody"), but the unadventurous strings clearly weigh down the music. ~ AllMusic


Tracklist

01 For Dizzy (3:43)
02 Twilight World (5:20)
03 Stranger In A Dream (6:58)
04 A Delicate Balance (4:30)
05 Ambiance (4:50)
06 Silent Pool (6:22)
07 Castles In The Sand (6:00)
08 Melancholy Mood (4:08)
09 Threnody (4:43)
10 Time And Time Again (4:59)
11 There'll Be Other Times (3:24)
12 With You In Mind (3:59)

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