Choice U-verse selections heard this afternoon:
Alt Rock Classics
- Close (To The Edit)-Art Of Noise (Fit for a sitcom scene in which robots produce widgets in a factory.)
Bluegrass
- Merriam Special-Andy Falco (Guitar playing suitable for a reasonably paced steeplechase.)
Classic Masters
- Charles-Camille Saint-Saens: Romance For Violin And Orchestra, Op. 48 (Ensemble Orchestral de Paris/Jean-Jacques Kantorow) (Kantorow's ringing, resonant tone on the violin illuminates this composition's lyricism.)
Folk Roots
- Mississippi Moon-Melody Walker & Jacob Groopman (This track has several key ingredients that attract me to all-acoustic tunes--sincere vocals, prominent guitar, and well-played mandolin.)
- La Serenissima-Loreena McKennitt (Tasteful, ornate strings. This could segue with "One Winter's Night" by Strength In Numbers.)
Jazz Masters
- Bewitched, Bothered, And Bewildered-Artie Shaw (My default version of this is by Charlie Watts & Bernard Fowler, but this is an excellent rendition. Shaw carries the melody gracefully, letting it flutter naturally on the clarinet, and the piano underscoring is top-notch.)
Latin Lounge
- Nora Se Va-Bronx River Parkway (The piano establishes a slinky cha-cha-cha groove, which the horns and vocals augment.)
Motown
- Hungry For Love-The San Remo Golden Strings (This instrumental makes the listener appreciate how much the right string arrangement matters in setting a mood.)
Retro R&B
- I Can Feel Your Love-Felice Taylor (The vocals and horn punctuation hold up a danceable groove.)
Soul Storm
- Make A Move-Yuna (This 2022 track has an endearing, laid-back, throbbing chill/trance vibe in the vocals and instrumentation.)
