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"Meeting Place" highlights the synergy Chicago singer Erin McDougald and her quartet share in a vibrant portrait of jazz --explored through contemporary and standard material. The recording serves as a rostrum for both the instrumentalist and vocalist, expounding upon improvisational aspects of jazz at it's best, enabling the listener to identify each song for its own unique, stand-out quality. Erin McDougald will cause much of the music-loving world to sit up and take overdue notice of her protuberent talent; her prowess lies in her affluently beautiful tone and savvy phrasing. In step with McDougald's lead, The Dan Cray Trio with reed player, Geof Bradfield, mold the music eloquently around the voice of their collective soul... The result? Engaging interplay and narration as well as phenomenal artistry. McDougald boldly digs into the shadowy hues of her lower register and then like a bird in flight, extends the vast wings of her soaring upper register with ease and grace. The pallette of her range runs down spicy, sweet and tangy groves into airy, bright and lilting streams of gentle sounds. The versatility of her rhythmic, melodic and tonal perspectives keep the album both lively and interesting, as if a different singer emerges with each new track. The allure of the music dances to everything from reinvented Guns N Roses to nostalgic Roberta Flack to paraphrased quotings of the American Songbook's dusty archives. The jazz is authentic, the music is genuine. The style is endearing and the quality is superb. Listen, love, buy ...and introduce this special MEETING PLACE to your friends... Check out the artist's website: http://www.flappergirlsings.com Track List: 1. Meeting Place 2. Lullaby of the Leaves 3. Slow Boat to China 4. Sweet Child O' Mine 5. That Sunday, That Summer 6. Spring is Here 7. What's New 8. Sing Me the Blues 9. No Moon at All 10. Small Day Tomorrow 11. Thou Swell 12. I'm the Girl 13. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face/Laura Other Genres:
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