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Leonisa Ardizzone Quartet -
Afraid Of The Heights (Ardjenn Music)
Released: January, 2006
You know it when you see it - good craftsmanship. You can see it in a
piece of furniture.
In an automobile, or in a painting that hangs on the wall. And you can
hear it, too. A
group of musicians who have been playing together for any length of time
just fit together,
better than most. And so it is with this disc.
This bunch has been together for a while...eight years, according to the
bio.
Ms. Ardizzone moves with confidence. The opening track ("Anthropology")
had me saying, "How
does she do that?"
She's good. The whole group is good. Ms. Ardizzone moonlights as the
newly-minted Executive Director of what looks like a
fairly posh private
school in New York...or is it the other way around?
It could be. The old
line about "Don't quit your day job?"
Yeah, she's that good -
apparently, at both jobs. She could take her pick.
I know how I would vote.
The original tune, "I Got Lucky" is an amusing tune about a one-night
stand; the turns on "Nature
Boy," and "You Go To My Head" are simply outstanding. The Gotham insider
"Afraid Of The
Heights" is amusing, probably more so if you're a New Yorker.
Ms. Ardizzone is blessed with a great voice that she uses with confidence.
Hubby Chris
Jennings is an accomplished guitarist - he gets his share of (nicely done)
solos. Bob Sabin
is on Bass and Justin Hines on drums...the whole gang is simply great.
Quality of the recording is unusually high for releases like this.
Highly recommended.
 Three microphones (out of four)
- Doug Boynton
(01/14/07) |
