Mimi Fox • Standards

 

Review
by Dave Nathan  
Making a solo guitar album work is not an easy task. It's not enough to be a technical wizard; veteran Mimi Fox is that and more. You also have to be able to blend a tasteful play list, sensitivity to the music, enough fresh ideas so as not to become dull, and a certain flamboyance (but not so much that it overwhelms the listener). Fox achieves all of that and more on her fourth album as a leader. The play list is made up of standards -- not only those from the Great American Songbook, but jazz standards as well, written by Wayne Shorter, Tadd Dameron, John Coltrane, and Charlie Parker. She gives each standard its due, being romantically pleasing on such oldies as "Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most" and modernly impressionistic on "Naima." "Wave" is a performance of a true artist. Fox keeps the listener in suspense, going through several sets of improvisations before she sneaks up on the melody, leading into a full exposition of it. During this track, Fox dabbles a bit in some classical music formations. Dameron's "Ladybird" provides the opportunity for a swashbuckling, let-it-all-hang-out, dazzling display of digital dexterity. Fox stays with the electric guitar, but it's not so highly juiced that the resonance drowns out or smears over the theme of the song she is performing. For example, on one of jazz artists' favorite tunes, "Stella By Starlight," there's a richness and a deepness that fully capture the essence of this romantic ballad. Here, and elsewhere on this fine release, Fox plays with a skilled passion that will quickly entice and snare any audience. Recommended.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/standards-old-and-new-mw0000657390

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Reseña
por David Nathan
Hacer que un álbum de guitarra solista funcione no es una tarea fácil. No basta con ser un mago técnico; La veterana Mimi Fox es eso y más. También debe ser capaz de combinar una lista de reproducción de buen gusto, sensibilidad a la música, suficientes ideas frescas para no volverse aburrido y cierta extravagancia (pero no tanto como para abrumar al oyente). Fox logra todo eso y más en su cuarto álbum como líder. La lista de reproducción está compuesta por estándares, no solo los del Great American Songbook, sino también los estándares de jazz, escritos por Wayne Shorter, Tadd Dameron, John Coltrane y Charlie Parker. Ella le da a cada estándar lo que le corresponde, siendo románticamente placentera en temas antiguos como "Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most" y modernamente impresionista en "Naima". "Wave" es una actuación de un verdadero artista. Fox mantiene al oyente en suspenso, pasando por varios conjuntos de improvisaciones antes de que se acerque sigilosamente a la melodía, lo que lleva a una exposición completa de la misma. Durante esta pista, Fox incursiona un poco en algunas formaciones de música clásica. "Ladybird" de Dameron brinda la oportunidad de una exhibición deslumbrante de destreza digital, intrépida y despreocupada. Fox se queda con la guitarra eléctrica, pero no es tan potente como para que la resonancia ahogue o difumine el tema de la canción que está interpretando. Por ejemplo, en una de las canciones favoritas de los artistas de jazz, "Stella By Starlight", hay una riqueza y una profundidad que capturan por completo la esencia de esta balada romántica. Aquí, y en otras partes de este excelente lanzamiento, Fox juega con una pasión experta que rápidamente atraerá y atrapará a cualquier audiencia. Recomendado.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/standards-old-and-new-mw0000657390


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Tracks:
1 - All Blues
Written-By – Miles Davis

2 - Lady Byrd
Written-By – Tadd Dameron

3 - Donna Lee
Written-By – Charlie Parker

4 - Naima
Written-By – John Coltrane

5 - Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most
Written-By – T. Wolfe*

6 - Footprints
Written-By – Wayne Shorter

7 - Wave
Written-By – Antonio Carlos Jobim

8 - Stella By Starlight
Written-By – Ned Washington, Victor Young

9 - My Foolish Heart
Written-By – Ned Washington, Victor Young

10 - Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
Written-By – Jane Taylor (4)

11 - Satin Doll
Written-By – Duke Ellington


Credits:
    Design, Layout – John Bishop (3)
    Engineer [Assistant] – Scott Adler
    Guitar – Mimi Fox
    Mixed By, Mastered By – Celso Alberti
    Producer – Mimi Fox
    Producer [Field] – Bud Spangler (2)
    Recorded By – Celso Alberti

Label:    Origin Records – Origin 82389
Country:    US
Released:    2001
Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Smooth Jazz, Post Bop
https://www.discogs.com/release/21251956-Mimi-Fox-Standards

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