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moongrenadine | high point, NC | 03/11/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"you'll literally regret wasting ten or more dollars on the peter malick ep entitled new york city. for those of us that bought the ep just to hear more from norah jones, all of those songs are present here. for just afew dollars more, you get peter malick's wonderful work with four other talented women who i'm sure you'll adore. if you loved the new york ep cd, it's inevitable that you will find chance & circumstance to be an instant classic. chances are you will still play the norah tracks over & over like i do & may be a bit impartial to those but there is not a bad track to be found here which is saying quite a bit. mercy malick(peter's lovely daughter) is an incredible vocalist & a talent to be reckoned with. we can only hope that she will release some of her own material very soon or perhaps show up on the next peter malick project. mercy has the great potential to be every bit as successful or popular as the immensely talented norah. malick's album is a genuine hodgepodge of different music stlyes brought together perhaps by chance &/ or circumstances with five different women but this album is no fluke. everything here blends in well from the folky opening track entitled "immigrant" right on to the last track of the cd. malick's influences are perhaps hard to really place a finge ron as he draws from jazz, blues, folk, & rootsy soul throughout the entire album. although every song is wonderful & the cd is tightly drawn, there are some tracks i recommend to you as a first time listener. try "lighten me", "into the city", or my absolute favorite "strange transmissions" for just a taste of what may come. wherever i may travel, this cd has found a permanent place in my collection & i'll be playing it for some time."

Take the Chance Now

Paul Wanner, Producer/Host, WATD-FM | just south of Boston, MA United States | 11/17/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Even if you already have the Peter Malick Group EP featuring Norah Jones, you'll want this disc, too. Not surprisingly, the gifted guitarist/writer who also proved an incredible talent scout by finding the then-unknown Norah Jones at NYC's Living Room one night, has an ear for other highly impressive singer/songwriters as well. They may have come about by chance, but the collaborations on this disc REALLY click. As well as including all the tracks from the EP with Norah Jones, "Chance & Circumstance" features Kirsten Proffit on the catchy, hook-laden title track and "Whatever That Means", the Dylanesque writing and evocative voice of Jess Klein on the classic-to-be "Immigrant" and clever "Midsize City Girl", the instantly likable, gospel-inflected sound of daughter Mercy Malick on "Lighten Me" and "What Would I Do Without You", plus the darkly shaded, sultry vocals of Antje Duvekot. Antje's name may be hard to spell, but her two striking collaborations with Malick "Opium" and "Into the City" are arresting in their beauty and mystical power. "Strange Transmissions", "Deceptively Yours" and the other tracks with the multi-Grammy winning Norah Jones are very cool, but it is the other collaborations which make the full-length cd "Chance & Circumstance" an essential purchase. Take the chance now. You'll be glad you did!"

Norah, Peter & a whole lot more.

Paul Wanner, Producer/Host, WATD-FM | 11/09/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"So, this is the full length disc that contains the tracks Norah Jones recorded with Peter Malick... COOL!! I think there are about 100 reviews of the 'New York City' CD. Suffice it to say, I love that disc.Chance and Circumstance contains all the 'New York City' tracks and adds:JESS KLEIN: I've been a fan for over 2 years. Her debut on Ryko was awesome & IMHO she is a New Dylan. A great voice & great lyricist. Peter's spaghetti western guitar solo compliments Jess' stunning vocal on the lead track, "Immigrant".Kirsten Proffit: WHO IS SHE???? 'cause she is AwEsOmE!! Chance & Circumstance has got to be a radio type hit... the most pop-ish song on the CD, but still steeped in Americana with Mandolin & ex-Tom Waits drummer Steve Hodges.Mercy Malick: One of the most distinctive voices I have ever heard. (Norah who?) Lighten Me is lush & the cover of Ray Charles' "What Would I Do Without You" is spacious & resonant blues. Antje Duvekot: Another sparkling & distinctive voice. "Opium" is beautiful and spacey... I had a flash back. Personally, I think "Into The City" is the sleeper track of the whole disc. This is an incredible work. It brings five great vocalists together & still holds together with a cohesive vibe. Malick is not in the foreground. He wrote or co-wrote 11 of the 14 songs, is listed as Producer & plays various stringed instruments. I assume he's happy to turn the spotlight over to a bunch of stunningly talented vocalists.Definitely one of my picks of the year!!"