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Chance & Circumstance

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you'll literally regret wasting ten or more dollars on the peter malick ep entitled new york city. for those of us that bought the ep just to hear more from norah jones, all of those songs are present here. for just afew dollars more, you get peter malick's wonderful work with four other talented women who i'm sure you'll adore. if you loved the new york ep cd, it's inevitable that you will find chance & circumstance to be an instant classic. chances are you will still play the norah tracks over & over like i do & may be a bit impartial to those but there is not a bad track to be found here which is saying quite a bit. mercy malick(peter's lovely daughter) is an incredible vocalist & a talent to be reckoned with. we can only hope that she will release some of her own material very soon or perhaps show up on the next peter malick project. mercy has the great potential to be every bit as successful or popular as the immensely talented norah. malick's album is a genuine hodgepodge of different music stlyes brought together perhaps by chance &/ or circumstances with five different women but this album is no fluke. everything here blends in well from the folky opening track entitled "immigrant" right on to the last track of the cd. malick's influences are perhaps hard to really place a finge ron as he draws from jazz, blues, folk, & rootsy soul throughout the entire album. although every song is wonderful & the cd is tightly drawn, there are some tracks i recommend to you as a first time listener. try "lighten me", "into the city", or my absolute favorite "strange transmissions" for just a taste of what may come. wherever i may travel, this cd has found a permanent place in my collection & i'll be playing it for some time.

So, this is the full length disc that contains the tracks Norah Jones recorded with Peter Malick... COOL!! I think there are about 100 reviews of the 'New York City' CD. Suffice it to say, I love that disc.

Chance and Circumstance contains all the 'New York City' tracks and adds:

JESS KLEIN: I've been a fan for over 2 years. Her debut on Ryko was awesome & IMHO she is a New Dylan. A great voice & great lyricist. Peter's spaghetti western guitar solo compliments Jess' stunning vocal on the lead track, "Immigrant".

Kirsten Proffit: WHO IS SHE???? 'cause she is AwEsOmE!! Chance & Circumstance has got to be a radio type hit... the most pop-ish song on the CD, but still steeped in Americana with Mandolin & ex-Tom Waits drummer Steve Hodges.

Mercy Malick: One of the most distinctive voices I have ever heard. (Norah who?) Lighten Me is lush & the cover of Ray Charles' "What Would I Do Without You" is spacious & resonant blues.

Antje Duvekot: Another sparkling & distinctive voice. "Opium" is beautiful and spacey... I had a flash back. Personally, I think "Into The City" is the sleeper track of the whole disc.

This is an incredible work. It brings five great vocalists together & still holds together with a cohesive vibe. Malick is not in the foreground. He wrote or co-wrote 11 of the 14 songs, is listed as Producer & plays various stringed instruments. I assume he's happy to turn the spotlight over to a bunch of stunningly talented vocalists.

Definitely one of my picks of the year!!

Even if you already have the Peter Malick Group EP featuring Norah Jones, you'll want this disc, too. Not surprisingly, the gifted guitarist/writer who also proved an incredible talent scout by finding the then-unknown Norah Jones at NYC's Living Room one night, has an ear for other highly impressive singer/songwriters as well. They may have come about by chance, but the collaborations on this disc REALLY click. As well as including all the tracks from the EP with Norah Jones, "Chance & Circumstance" features Kirsten Proffit on the catchy, hook-laden title track and "Whatever That Means", the Dylanesque writing and evocative voice of Jess Klein on the classic-to-be "Immigrant" and clever "Midsize City Girl", the instantly likable, gospel-inflected sound of daughter Mercy Malick on "Lighten Me" and "What Would I Do Without You", plus the darkly shaded, sultry vocals of Antje Duvekot. Antje's name may be hard to spell, but her two striking collaborations with Malick "Opium" and "Into the City" are arresting in their beauty and mystical power. "Strange Transmissions", "Deceptively Yours" and the other tracks with the multi-Grammy winning Norah Jones are very cool, but it is the other collaborations which make the full-length cd "Chance & Circumstance" an essential purchase. Take the chance now. You'll be glad you did!

I bought this CD on a whim because it featured Norah Jones. Wow. I have to say I like her better on this album than on her two solo albums (which I also love). This is a great selection of music, and deserves to be better known.

Norah Jones best are not on her two solo albums. Her best work can be found on the Peter Malick Group's 'Chance & Circumstance' and the other is 'New York City'.

This is basically the Norah Jones/Peter Malick "New York City" bonus version CD. I have both of them now. Amazing stuff. Man..the female vocals are just hypnotic. Really beautiful stuff. Check out the songs song by Mercy Malick. Does she have her own album coming out? You don't have to just be a Norah fan to really love this one! Check it out and enjoy!

Like many, I happened upon this disk while looking for my next Norah Jones purchase. By that measure alone, it is a wonderful find. Six new songs from Ms. Jones every bit as rewarding as those from her 'debut' album.

But it is in the discovery of the other talented performers on this collection that I feel the most rewarded. Jess Klein, Mercy Malick, Antje Duvekot and Kirsten Proffit each contribute a pair of songs to the disk. I was taken at once by Opium (Duvekot) and Midsize City Girl (Klein). I have already started tracking down additional material and tour dates from these performers.

Music shouldn't be a dead end; you should be inspired to go searching for more of that good thing. My thanks to Peter Malick for bringing me in with Norah Jones and introducing the others.

Rarely have I come across a cd this rich and rewarding. Peter Malick is a musical genius who has an innate ability of attracting the very best talent in music today. The writing is brilliant, the performances soulfully beautiful...

Peter Malick is a brilliant musician and songwriter and really shines with these amazingly wonderful female singers. Norah Jones fans will love the songs on here from her and will delight in discovering some new talents. Obviously talent runs in the family, as Mercy Malick has a fabulous voice with a great range. Tracks 4 (Strange Transmissions) and 9 (Deceptively Yours) are completely addictive and have been in constant rotation in my playlists. This CD is highly recommended!

This is a great collection of songs. The title track and "Whatever That Means" are performed and co-written by Kirsten Proffit. If you'd like to hear more from this artist, visit her website at www.kirstenproffit.com.