Neikrug, Arianna / Changes
Album: Changes   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Neikrug, Arianna   Added:Aug 2018
Label:Concord Jazz, Inc.  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2018-09-13 Pull Date: 2018-11-15 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Nov 11 Oct 21 Oct 14 Oct 7 Sep 23
Airplays: 1 1 2 2 2

Recent Airplay
1. Jul 30, 2021: Clean Copper Radio (rebroadcast from Oct 10, 2018)
Help Me/ Be Cool
4. Oct 11, 2018: Butter and Jams
Devil May Care
2. Nov 10, 2018: Music Casserole
Devil May Care
5. Oct 10, 2018: Clean Copper Radio
Help Me/ Be Cool
3. Oct 19, 2018: Old Fart at Play
The Song Is You
6. Oct 06, 2018: Music Casserole
Help Me/ Be Cool

Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2018-08-31
Reviewed: 2018-08-30
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: winner of the Sarah Vaughn International Vocal Competition releases her debut disc. Blending the right amount of reverence for the jazz tradition with a knowing glance to modern pop and as she superbly negotiates the glories of jazz’s past with a wide-eyed optimism for the future
If You Like: Jane Monheit, Madeleine Peyroux
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ No Moon At All (4:48) – piano starts> slow song builds to midtempo> scat solo morphs into uptempo swinging son> quick fade
2/ Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most (6:09) – piano starts> midtempo song> piano solo swings uptempo> uptempo song> slows to fade
3/ Let’s Stay Together (5:15) – piano starts> slow song> piano solo> slow song swells in volume> quick fade
*4/ Changes (4:35) – piano starts> midtempo song with soaring vocals> piano solo swings uptempo> midtempo song> quick fade
*5/ Never Let Me Go/ I’ll Be There (5:59) – piano starts> slow song> piano solo> slow song> slow fade
**6/ The Song Is You (2:00) – piano starts> fast tempo song> piano/drum to duet to quick stop
7/ New York Song (4:14) – piano starts> midtempo song> piano solo> uptempo song> slows to fade
8/ After You’ve Gone (4:29) – piano starts> midtempo song> scat solo> midtempo song slows to fade
**9/ Devil May Care (4:48) – piano starts> midtempo song swings uptempo then slow again> piano solo> uptempo song slows to fade
*10/ Help Me/Be Cool (5:55) – piano starts> midtempo song slows to slow song> bass solo> slow song builds to midtempo> quick fade

Track Listing
1. No Moon At All   6. The Song Is You
2. Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most   7. New York Song
3. Let's Stay Together   8. After You've Gone
4. Changes   9. Devil May Care
5. Never Let Me Go/ I'll Be There   10. Help Me/ Be Cool