Play The Music Of The Bird And The Bee

Reviewed: 2018-05-16
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: #2
Review: An old school Blue Note jazz take on the modern Blue Note electro pop duo. The Bird & the Bee is a fabulous duo led by Inara George, daughter of Lowell George.
If You Like: Art Blakey, Wynton Kelly, Diana Krall
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Meteor (4:36) – drums start> midtempo song soars uptempo> piano solo> uptempo song> slow fade
*2/ F*cking Boyfriend (4:19) – piano starts hesitating> midtempo song> rocking piano solo> midtempo song> melody shift to midtempo song> slow fade
3/ Lovey Dovey (4:35) – piano starts> midtempo song> piano solo> midtempo song soars> quick fade
**4/ You’re A Cad (4:45) – piano starts> slow song swings uptempo> swinging piano solo> uptempo song> quick fade
*5/ Come As You Were (4:45) – piano starts> slow song> piano solo swings uptempo> uptempo song> slows to fade
6/ Diamond Dave (5:05) – bass starts> beautiful piano solo> slow song> quick fade on vocla
*7/ The Races (5:03) – piano starts> midtempo song> piano solo> bass solo> midtempo song> quick stop
8/ 4th Of July (3:59) – piano starts? Midtempo song> piano solo> midtempo song> slow fade