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About Hue & Cry

Album Review

One of the biggest treats of reviewing jazz CDs is occasionally have my ears opened wide to a thoroughly excellent CD by an artist or group I've never heard of before. This CD is one such case. Hue & Cry is basically a duo of vocalist Pat Kane and pianist Greg Kane. This is intelligent stuff. Nine of the eleven tunes are by the Kanes. The lyrics are meaty and thoughtful and at times cynical and angst-ridden - ...

Album Review

Hue & Cry: Jazz not Jazz

by Glenn Astarita
December 1, 1999

What a better way to get the ball rolling for “Pop” stars Greg and Pat Kane aka “Hue & Cry” to cut a Jazz based record than to enlist the estimable services of guitarist Mike Stern, the Brecker Brothers, saxophonist Tommy Smith, drummer Danny Gottlieb and others. Some of the initial press releases are comparing this outing to the legendary hybrid rockers, Steely Dan. Are we getting suspicious yet? Well, Jazz not Jazz is actually a welcome surprise and rather ...