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Angela Davis Quartet + Strings: Lady Luck
ByJust as inspired, on the present Lady Luck are the throwbacks "Make Someone Happy" and "You Must Believe in Spring." Davis adds a string quartet to her jazz quartet (that returns the fine Linda Ho on bass) effecting a "with strings" recording, except that the string quartet provides more of a counterpoint role than a typical strings recording. The string quartet is anchored by violins Sara Caswell, who seems to be everywhere at once in the last couple of years.
Davis' retains her beautiful Paul DesmondLee Konitz tone approximating glacial Bombay Sapphire rippled by the photons of some ancient sun. It is a beautifully nostalgic sound that is as relevant and immediate as right now. Davis has grown considerably in her arrangement prowess and solo ingenuity. The future belongs to artists of this caliber.
Track Listing
Make Someone Happy; You Must Believe in Spring; Lady Luck; Hymn for the Lonely; Nola’s Waltz; A Thousand Feet from Bergen Street; Till We Meet Again; Abide with Me.
Personnel
Angela Davis
saxophoneAngela Davis: alto saxophone; Dan Tepfer: piano; Linda Oh: bass; Richie Barshay: drums; Sara Caswell: violin; Joyce Hammann: violin; Lois Martin: viola; Noah Hoffeld: cello.
Album information
Title: Lady Luck | Year Released: 2015 | Record Label: Self Produced