GROOVELILY/A LITTLE MIDSUMMER'S NIGHT MUSIC

GrooveLily | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 10, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: P.S. Classics
• ASIN: B000NJLLW4
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #328,492 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

This CD documents the songs New York trio GrooveLily wrote and performed for director Tina Landau's musical take on Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Don't be fooled by an album title that brings to mind A Little Night Music, however. We are not in Sondheim territory here, but in a benign, lite-jazzy, lite-funky environment. In the liner notes, Landau explains that the show was "GrooveLily's dream of Shakespeare's play." And so the band, led by violinist-singer Valerie Vigoda, wrote (and performed onstage) songs inspired by the characters; they are grouped thematically on the CD. Alas, perhaps the endeavor worked better on stage, especially for the songs where the lyrics are not by the Bard ("When I dream, without trying/I can float, I can climb" and other such banalities). In the end, the recording lacks both the dramatic thrust of good musical theater and the catchy hooks of good pop songs. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Theatre! Fantastic Arrangements, November 19, 2008

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M. Camacho "moon in my sun music" (Denver, CO, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: GROOVELILY/A LITTLE MIDSUMMER'S NIGHT MUSIC (Audio CD)

Groovelily is a fantastic group who takes chances and this album is a win. GROOVELILY/A LITTLE MIDSUMMER'S NIGHT MUSIC makes me feel like I am watching the show. I love the layered textures and the wonderful musicality of the pieces. As usual, the vocals and the violin soar.

I have enjoyed most of Groovelily's efforts, but this one stays in the player. I hope to actually see it on stage someday.