IC B. Reviewed on 12/31/2011...
2002. CHRIS MURPHY and PONTICELLO'S tribute to 1940s jazz, blues, and gypsy music. "The Escape Artist" is jazz, swing, ragtime, gypsy, and klezmer music meet at a speakeasy for an after-hours party. 10 original swinging numbers! Ponticello"Violin , bass, and drums form the core of this unorthodox LA-based trio..... the band's wildly diverse repertoire, ranging from spaghetti western, gypsy and klezmer tune to dark and brooding compositions is somewhere along the lines of Dirty Three - and practically everything in between." -- 9/3/03 Willamette Week
Ponticello: Chris Murphy (guitar, mandolin, violin); Ted Kamp (guitar, trumpet, bass); Michael Partlow (drums).
Tracks:
1 Nobody Knows Nobody
2 Escape Artist
3 Woman on My Mind S
4 Find a Way
5 Call It Quits
6 This Part Of Town
7 Shooting Star
8 Amaretto Waltz
9 Two Guitars
10 Too Dark to See
Listen here: http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-escape-artist-r679698
2 of 2 member(s) found this review helpful.