Jazz Articles about Mark Bransfield

Mark Bransfield: Night Time

by George Harris
March 28, 2006

At last, a young, male singer not transfixed by the Rat Pack! Mark Bransfield's voice on Night Time is an immediate lure: a perfect amalgam of Lester Young's feathery lightness and Mel Torme's velvety fog. His vibrato-less tone and relaxed, ever-so-lightly behind the beat phrasing is an inspiring setting for this creative mix of standards and originals.

With spare accompaniment, Bransfield is reflective and pensive on “Nice Work If You Can Get It" and lovingly languid on Duke Ellington's “Prelude ...