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2.0 out of 5 stars
Sometimes nice, sometimes cloying, April 24, 2008
This review is from: Savanna Jazz Club (Audio CD)
After a third listen to this CD, I conclude that if I walked into a club and this group was playing, I would be very pleased to sit and listen. But I wouldn't go out of my way to hear them. On several tracks, Bokar uses this plucking, popping sound like the pizzicato on a violin (I can't tell whether he does it on the strings or with the electronics). This effect is fine for a few bars but used for a whole track it sounds like one of those cloying coffee percolating commercials from the 60s. The vocals, again, would be OK in the relaxed expectations of a lounge, but on the CD they sound like the lungless singing of Chet Baker (though not that morbid). There are a few tracks that actually swing, but not enough to redeem.
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