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Album Review

Janette Mason: ReWired

by Neil Duggan
April 26, 2025

Rewired is an acoustic trio album from the highly versatile pianist Janette Mason. She has proved to be a standout performer across jazz, pop and rock genres, having worked with Oasis, Robert Wyatt, Seal and Pulp. She is accompanied by her equally adaptable long-time collaborators: bassist Tom Mason (Lizz Wright, Jamie Cullum) and drummer Eric Ford (Partikel, Ronnie Laws). Together they cover songs from the 1940s to the present day. Mason arranged and co-produced the songs, which all ...

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Album Review

Janet Marlow: Smooth Romance

Read "Smooth Romance" reviewed by AAJ Staff

by AAJ Staff
March 1, 1999

First you will say, “What’s a 10-string guitar?” To put it simply, it has greater range than a 6-string guitar, without the jangling sound associated with the 12-string. Janet Marlow makes it sing mellow, and here she puts it in smooth surroundings, taking it around the world. The sound is warm, intimate, and very active for this genre. Smooth, maybe. Romance? You bet!

The congas pop and the organ whistles on “Tropical Guitar”, a sunny place far from noise. Janet’s ...