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Jane Ira Bloom
Sometimes the Magic
Genres: Jazz, Pop

Track Listings (11) - Disc #1
1. Denver Snap
2. Now You See It
3. Bewitched
4. Blue Poles
5. Pacific
6. Truth in Timbre
7. Without Words
8. In Everything
9. Varo
10. Many Landscapes
11. How Are Things in Glocca Morra

CD Details

All Artists: Jane Ira Bloom
Title: Sometimes the Magic
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Arabesque Recordings
Original Release Date: 1/1/2001
Re-Release Date: 3/20/2001
Album Type: Import
Genres: Jazz, Pop
Styles: Avant Garde & Free Jazz, Modern Postbebop, Bebop
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 026724015526, 2605000025893

Synopsis

Album Description

Sometimes the Magic is soprano saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom's adventure for jazz quartet. Joined by long time colleagues and master instrumentalists Mark Dresser on bass and Bobby Previte on drums along with exciting new comer Vincent Bourgeyx on piano, she navigates through nine new originals and two solo ballad performances. The music is both lyric and abstract and always expressive. Whether inspired by rolling Pacific rhythms or the action paintings of Jackson Pollock Bloom always surprises the ear with melodic invention. On this CD her sound has deepened and matured, You can hear it in the raw spare expression of her voice and the almost telepathic interplay with her musicians. Previte and Dresser are mature composer/ leaders in their own right and infuse the music with a strength and spontaneity that is rare. No sound is wasted. It's exciting new jazz played by great musicians at the height of their creativity.

CD Reviews

Musically-rich jazz listening

Brian A. Skiff | Flagstaff, AZ USA | 03/24/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"If you're a long-time fan of Bloom's, this new album will not disappoint. If the recent "Red Quartets" has been your only exposure, then you are likely to find this one somewhat more cerebral and abstract, without the wide range of emotional expression and warm romance that is so strong on the previous album. The second half of this one has only the sax/bass/drums trio, harking back to her earliest work, but with stunningly accomplished playing on all hands. The revisit to the latin-rhythmed "Varo", which appeared on her first (1978) album, is a kick, complete with a hint of North Africa wafting off the ocean. Elsewhere the serious playfulness is there, along with her understated but classy turned blues phrases, which a lot of folks tend to miss. With only one or two hummable tunes, this is definitely not radio-ready jazz, and will make Kenny G fans run for cover. If you're looking for a way out of the post-bop rut, here's one direction to head toward."