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Becky Archibald: Midnight At Monteton
by Hrayr Attarian
Pianist and composer Becky Archibald's sixth release as a leader, Midnight at Monteton is a diverse collection of highly polished originals with catchy harmonic hooks. Recorded over a span of three years, Archibald is heard mostly with a variety of her regular collaborators creating a relaxed amicable mood that permeates the entire album. The tracks range from the intimate and nocturnesque to the Latin flavored to those that sway with a soulful swagger. Her shimmering piano together with ...
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by Chris Mosey
Becky Archibald is an extremely talented lady. Relatively new to jazz, her composing and arranging skills at best warrant comparison with those of such great names as Marty Paich and Mary Lou Williams. Though they are all her own and bang up to date. A native of Anderson, Indiana, she sums up her life to date in an attractive blend of panache and self-effacement: Becky Archibald was born, took piano lessons, grew up, went to college, went ...
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