Mcdougald, Erin / Outside The Soiree
Album: Outside The Soiree   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Mcdougald, Erin   Added:Apr 2018
Label:Mile High Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2018-04-29 Pull Date: 2018-07-01 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Jun 24 Jun 17
Airplays: 1 1

Recent Airplay
1. Jun 22, 2018: Old fart at Play
Don't Be On The Outside
2. Jun 16, 2018: Old Fart at Play
Linger Awhile/Avalon

Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2018-04-19
Reviewed: 2018-04-18
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: McDougald is one of those jazz singers who actually believe in singing “out” with the voice, being herself instead of trying to sound like everyone else. She’s an aggressive singer who pushes the beat and her backup band is equally hot and hip, particularly soprano and alto saxist Dave Liebman, trumpeter Tom Harrell, & vibes player Mark Sherman, who attack their instruments with both musical invention and gusto.
If You Like: Anita O’Day, Sarah Vaughn, Milt Jackson, Freddie Hubbard, Wayne Shorter
Track Review (favorites denoted by*):
*1/ Don’t Be On The Outside (5:48) – bass starts> midtempo song swings uptempo> swinging sax solo> trumpet solo> vibes solo> piano solo> midtempo song> quick stop
2/ Begin The Beguine (4:10) – piano starts> slow song> slow fade on vocal
*3/ Brother, Can You Spare A Dime (6:10) – piano starts> slow song shifts to midtempo calypso & song> trumpet solo> song interspersed with flute> fade
4/ The Man With The Horn (6:10) – muted trumpet starts> slow song> muted trumpet solo> slow song>
fade on vocal
*5/ Midnight Sun (5:55) – vocal starts> midtempo song> vibes solo swings into uptempo song> trumpet solo> vibes solo> midtempo song> fade
*6/ Outside The Soiree (7:19) – sax/trumpet/percussion starts> slow song> bass solo> silky sax solo> guitar solo> slow song> fade
7/ Don’t Wait Up For Me (4:51) – horns start> midtempo song> sax solo> trumpet solo> midtempo song> slow fade
8/ The Masquerade Is Over (6:28) – bass starts> midtempo song> guitar solo> song> fade
*9/ Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most (8:29) – piano starts> slow song> bass solo swings into midtempo song> sultry sax solo> vibes solo> sax solo> long fade on vocal
10/ When The World Was Young/ Ballad Of All The Sad Young Men (7:34) – vocal start> upbeat midtempo song slows to slow sad song with guitar accompaniment> fade
*11/ Linger Awhile/ Avalon (5:42) – drums start> uptempo song> fast guitar solo> trumpet solo> guitar & trumpet duet> drum solo> uptempo jam> quick fade on vocal
12/ Unusual Way (4:44) – clarinet starts> midtempo song> guitar solo> slow fade
*13/ The Parting Glass (6:41) – vocal starts> midtempo song> sax solo> trumpet solo> clarinet solo> vibes solo> scat solo> midtempo song> quick stop

Track Listing
1. Don't Be On The Outside   7. Don't Wait Up For Me
2. Begin The Beguine   8. The Masquerade Is Over
3. Brother, Can You Spare A Dime   9. Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most
4. The Man With The Horn   10. When The World Was Young/ Ballad Of All The Sad Young Men
5. Midnight Sun   11. Linger Awhile/Avalon
6. Outside The Soiree   12. Unusual Way
  13. The Parting Glass