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John Pizzarelli - With A Song In My Heart
- With A Song In My Heart, is the latest released album from multi-talented jazz guitarist and vocalist, John Pizzarelli. His music is smooth and cool, embracing the heart of jazz. Pizzarelli explores all facets of the genre as he laces his sound with classics, but mostly seems to promote late night ballads. The album starts off kind of quick and upbeat, but turns into slow tracks that could rock you to a sound slumber. These tracks, which are the bulk of the album, resemble being the audience member in a club late at night. It’s very lonesome and catalyzes the emotional state of depression.
John Pizzarelli brings a sweet voice to the album and resembles a very soft Sinatra. He’s not belting out show stopping numbers that make heads turn, but Pizzarelli has a certain innocence that lies within his voice which can be soothing. But, due to the slowness in pacing and tempo, I’m not sure how many people will be open to the tone of sadness. It seems like this album makes you waltz through the gateway of depression and loneliness, which might not be what people are looking for when listening to music.
Pizzarelli isn’t belting out show tunes making people sway in the wind of his cathartic mystical notes excursion. Melancholy is present at the backend of the album, two thirds, making it seem like darkness is washing over. No question about it, the talent is definitely there. But I would have liked to see more enthusiasm and swinging music to resurrect the dead.
Reviewer: John Berkowitz
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Reviewer's Rating: 5
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Added: 14-Aug-2008
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