Melissa Morgan: Until I Met You

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Written by Kevin O'Day Monday, 30 March 2009 10:25

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mmorgan.jpgThis CD, notably produced by New Orleanian Christian Scott, begins with the classic Nancy Wilson masterpiece, "Save your Love for Me". It is a tall order to do this tune in an original way, but they do succeed. The introduction is a deconstructed rearrangement of the original, and they stick to the classic version, paying due respect, but make changes to keep it interesting to someone like me who has listened to the original enough to know every nuance in the song. Her voice is sultry, yet cool and confident. She has a great tone, relaxed and smooth. Her band is swinging. Hard swinging. West coast cats. They sound great, and Christian Scott, who is Donald Harrison's nephew, blows some very nice trumpet solos.



The arrangements are simple and classic, but clever. The guitarist plays Freddie Green (count Basie's guitarist) style quarter notes on quite a few of the tunes, locking down the swing in perfect time with the bass and drums. The cover of the disc is corny, however. I had to put it away so I wouldn't look at it while I was listening. It has Melissa in some model-like poses that just look very generic. Honestly, the record execs should have come up with something hipper than that to go with the very smart, focused, swinging jazz that is on the disc. Recommended for fans of acoustic, mellow, vocal jazz.
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