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Mark Winkler: Sweet Spot

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Che sfacciato Mark Winkler. Si fa fotografare con un lecca lecca in bocca come se fosse Katy Perry. Ma al contrario della provocante cantante pop, il losangelino qualche qualità nella voce ce le ha davvero. In giro da almeno 25 anni, un'idea di cosa dovrebbe essere la canzone swing l'ha dimostrata: dolcezza, bel canto e tanta professionalità.

Prima di Michael Bublé, Winkler ha saputo introdurre quel sapore pop che spinge oltre gli standard jazz. Poi ama circondarsi di turnisti assolutamente di primo piano (il bassista Robert Hurst, il pianista Billy Childs e il batterista Greg Hutchinson) e questo nuovo disco è un esempio delle sue abilità di front man.

Scherza, ma non esagera ("But Not for Me"). È impegnato, ma non si prende troppo sul serio (nel blues della la title track firmato con Geoffrey Leigh Tozer). Le sue innervature vocali, la sua timbrica lo portano molto vicino alla voce di Nina Simone, di cui sembra, cambiando il cambiabile, una sua maschile reincarnazione ("Like Young").

Un disco che raggiunge quell'equilibrio, quel punto G (evocato anche nel titolo), tra serio e faceto, tra reinterpretazioni creative ("On Broadway") e materiale originale ("The Side of Loving"). Dopo Till I Get It Right un altro CD che si fa apprezzare in tanti modi.

Track Listing

Like Young; Catch Me if You Can; But Not For Me; Sweet Spot; This Side Of Loving; Somewhere In Brazil (West Coast); After Hours; On Broadway; Jazz is a Special Taste; Some Other Sunset; Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring; Somewhere In Brazil (East Coast).

Personnel

Mark Winkler: vocals; Eli Brueggemann: piano; Tim Emmons: bass; Steve Barnes: drums; Bob Sheppard: sax; Kim Richmond: sax; Grant Geissman: guitar; Billy Childs: piano; Greg Hutchinson: drums; Anthony Wilson; guitar; Nolan Shaheed: trumpet; Robert Hurst: bass; Luis Conte: percussion.

Album information

Title: Sweet Spot | Year Released: 2011 | Record Label: Cafe Pacific Records


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