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…
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The Basement, May 31 7.5/10 Imagine a world in which in which television, rather than clogging itself with “reality” food shows, filled its airwaves with footage of exceptional bands and orchestras rehearsing, so we were privy to the process of the Donny McCaslin Group hatching its music. Now that would…
THE CALL (https://dannielledeandrea.bandcamp.com/) 6.5/10 There is a lushness in the production here that carries echoes of a bygone era, but without resort to corny pastiche. Dannielle De Andrea (better known to Australian audiences as Dannielle Gaha) is now based in LA, where she has co-written 11 songs that hark back…