01. The Fool On The Hill
02. Lady Madonna
03. The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill
04. All You Need Is Love
05. All Things Must Pass
06. The Night Before
07. Beautiful Boy
08. Look At Me
09. I Want You (She's So Heavy)
10. Cold Turkey
11. Waterfalls
In this their fourth album, BeatleJazz (the moniker for musicians Brian Melvin and Dave Kioski with Larry Grenadier forming the basic trio that forms the core group for this album) the music of the Beatles is carried into a whole new dimension. This is quiet, sophisticated jazz that takes some of the well-known and lesser known Beatles songs and creates a wholly new source of respect of the composers' works.
Brian Melvin (drums and table), Dave Kikoski (keyboards and synthesizer) and Larry Grenadier (bass) provide some of the most subtle and intelligent jazz riffs on such tunes as 'Pool on the Hill', 'Lady Madonna', 'The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill', 'All You Need is Love' (with vocals by Richard Bona added), 'All Things Must Pass', 'The Night Before', 'Beautiful Boy', 'I Want You (She's So Heavy)', 'Cold Turkey', and 'Waterfalls'. The trio adds the gifts of Toots Thielemans (harmonica), Joe Lovano (saxophone), and Richard Bona (bass), each among the finest pros in the jazz medium and the result is an expansion of the possibilities each of these treasured songs presents as a nidus for creative music making.
This is one of those rare jazz albums that will appeal not only to BeatleJazz's growing audience, but also those who love the eternally viable Beatles songs and those who stand in awe of musicians who can transform the tunes of others into thoughtful, respectful, nostalgic and highly musical jazz modifications. This album is beautifully recorded - and makes the listener want to rush out and but the other three! Highly recommended for a very wide music audience.
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