Over the last decade or more,
Nicki Parrott has distinguished herself as a gifted bassist and a perky singer
as well. Now I guess if half of your fourteen-song menu deals with Paris, you'd be hard
pressed not to include an accordion
on the gig. But take a deep breath---it's pretty subtle. On a further
instrumental note, Harry Allen's brilliant tenor sax reigns supreme here, and
the arrangements on both vocals and instrumentals are well crafted. Among the New York tunes are "There's A Boat That's Leavin'
Soon For New York", "Broadway", "The Brooklyn Bridge",
and Dave Frishberg's wonderful "Do You Miss New York", among others. The Parisian
bill brings us "I Love Paris", "I Will Wait For You",
"Under Paris Skies", "If You Love Me", and more. Nicki Parrott
and colleagues are in fine form on an album of standards we always enjoy
hearing.
Arbors Records; 2019; appx. 59
min.
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