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Line 5::: The Peggy Lee Band There is no other word to describe this beautiful cd except exquisite! This is the first cd to feature the Peggy Lee Band that has been knocking down the walls all over Canada. Peggy Lee delivers a series of finely crafted compositions of rich and sonorous beauty, played by a crew of musicians blessed with unusual depth and empathy. "Not so long ago, the cello was one instrument left out on the doorstep of jazz, if not most improvised musics. But times have changed! Indeed, this instrument's role has blossomed in recent years and who cannot acknowledge the sterling artistry of Ernst Reijsiger, the equally remarkable playing of Eric Friedlander, even the sheer resourcefulness of the late Tom Cora? To this growing list, one must equally include the now Vancouver resident, Peggy Lee." -- Marc Chenard "Lee has won an international following for the strength and beauty of her improvisational style: she's fearless and sweet, just as likely to sing her heart out in a rhapsodic melody as she is to plunge headfirst into a gnarly exploration of knotty chords...Lee's compositional style is just as adventurous and diverse...her particular compositional gift is evinced in the way her pieces flow, as if in a dream, from one form to another. Her melodies slide in and out of abstraction; skewed marches butt up against folksongs; chamber-music niceties crumble under the assault of funk and psychedelia… Lee plunders all the musical resources available to her, but always in the service of emotional exploration." -- Alexander Varty "This first, and eponymous, record comprises nine pieces ranging from 2:30 to 11 minutes. The mood remains quite mellow. Each track is based upon a simple riff introduced very quietly, only to build up more and more as the soloists give it life one at a time. It comes to a climax and resolves in a quick catharsis. The whole thing reminds me in part of Talking Pictures or some Hard Rubber Orchestra works, but also of the writing style of West Coast guitarist Ben Monder whose melancholic lines share something with Lee's riffs. Not to mention the way Tony Wilson emulates Monder's guitar sound on the first track Message to Little Shoe." -- François Couture 9 tracks in 52:58 minutes. :::>>> Tell A Friend About This CD From Drimala If you like this cd, you might also enjoy listening to: Sounds From The Big House (The Peggy Lee Band) 12 Milagritos (John Butcher, Gino Robair, Matthew Sperry) These Are Our Shoes (Peggy Lee and van der Schyff) Amen (Keith Yaun Quartet) Points, Snags and Windings (van der Schyff and Butcher) |
