| Review by DeSelby January 21, 2005 (1 of 4 found this review helpful)
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| stereo sonics: sorry, this reciew is for The Bossa Nova Session
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| Review by hajuwalter June 24, 2005 (1 of 4 found this review helpful)
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| Extremely good sound!!
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| Review by djcowboy February 13, 2006 (1 of 1 found this review helpful)
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They got me again. I keep falling for the reviews written in the audiophiles magazines and websites. The sonics are fine but the music is emotionless. I wonder what happened to singers like Rosemary, Ella or Dinah. I don't like much of the over stylized "stuff" either. Nnenna, Cassandra, well most of you know.
Then again they have to pick something because the truth is the best sound comes from these mostly boring people catering to other boring people. The emphasis is on sonics more than the music. I think Eden is a decent singer and the choice of songs are good, they just lack life. Kind of like the day couple of co-workers walked into my office heard Diana Krall on the radio and asked who was ruining Billy Joels masterpiece. They did not know they were suppose to like Diana Krall. I just smiled and said Diana Krall. They all said "Oh." As if to say we will let her get away with it. But the truth was the first response. I do like Norah, Aaron, Anita, Peter...they make me smile.
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| Review by Barb December 28, 2007
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E. Atwood vcl, B. Cunliffe p, T. Harrell tp & fh, D. Oleszkiewicz b, L. Marable ds, Groove Note 2004.
This is a ballad session, as the subtitle of the record tells. And well known ballads you get. The interpretations are in familiar manner with no surprise, the band plays very well but Atwood`s voice and way of singing doesn`t capture me and so the music cannot attract my attention the whole disc long. This is the right music for reading a good book at the same time or just relax, but not for a listening session. An exception is the thrilling version of Blame It On My Youth, where she is accompanied by bass and trumpet only and Come Rain Or Come Shine with it`s exciting trumpet has got a certain something, too.
The sound is perfect, rich of colour, very good soundstage and imaging, air for the instruments and the singer to breath, dynamic, brilliant. No wonder, it`s a Groove Note.
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