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Ingrid Jensen: At Sea
ByJensen bares the soul of "There is No Greater Love with emotionally gripping playing, getting into the pith of the melody and opening it with riveting heartfelt passion. She wastes not a moment, wanders for not a note. Pianist Geoffrey Keezer, who understands where the core of a tune resides, complements Jensen with his understated but lyrical playing, giving the structure a becoming adjunct.
As Jensen sails across the head of "Everything I Love, there is no indication of what is to come, jumping up from the rich lore of the Afro-Pruvian landó. Jensen invests a sensual line that slithers enticingly. Hugo Alcázar enriches the body with an array of rhythm instruments that bring in the shimmy and the shake. And as the song moves on, Jensen bites in, her tone getting more pronounced, churning and then calming the storm with a temperate modulation. Serenity wafts across "At Sea, but even in the calm come storms. Jensen shifts whorls and roiling notes in midstream, before completing the circle with a virtuosic grace.
This CD is available only online from Ingrid Jensen and ArtistShare on the web.
Track Listing
At Sea; Storm; Captain Jon; As Love Does; Tea and Watercolors; There is No Greater Love; Everything I love; Swotterings; KD Lang
Personnel
Ingrid Jensen
trumpetIngrid Jensen: trumpet, flugelhorn; Geoffrey Keezer: piano, Fender Rhodes, keyboards; Jon Wikan: drums, caj
Album information
Title: At Sea | Year Released: 2006 | Record Label: ArtistShare