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Travis Shook: Awake
by Edward Blanco
Seven years ago pianist Travis Shook went into a recording studio and emerged three days later having laid down enough material to come away with several new releases. Awake is one of the albums produced in that three-day recording session.
The album was recorded essentially as a core trio with bassist Jennifer Vincent and drummer Jaz Sawyer as the main players, but also include tenor saxophonist Kebbi Williams, trombonist Ron Westray and vocalist Veronica Nunn on selected tracks. Shook plays ...
read moreVeronica Nunn: American Lullaby
by Dave Nathan
When all is said and done, what makes a vocalist a pleasure to listen to is whether she/he stays with the pitch, has good diction so lyrics aren't muffled and has a reasonably attractive voice. Veronica Nunn gets an “A+" for diction, “A" for voice, but for pitch, her grades range from C to B+. On up tempo material, such as “It Might As Well Be Spring", while enthusiastic in her delivery, she seems to lose her way from time ...
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