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Jazzweek Jazz Chart - Week of Aug 8th
| TW | LW | 2W | Artist | TW | LW | Move | Add | Rpts | Peak | Wks |
| 23 | 21 | 23 | DAVID SANBORN Time Again (Verve Music Group — 440 065 578-2) | 310 | 330 | -20 | 1 | 17 | 21 | 7 |
| 24 | 46 | - | Harry Connick JR. Other Hours - Connick On Piano 1 (Marsalis Music/ Rounder Records — 116 613 304-2) | 296 | 173 | +123 | 22 | 68 | 24 | 2 |
| 25 | 25 | 31 | THE DIANE MARINO QUARTET “A Sleepin’ Bee” (M&M Records — CD 102051) | 293 | 277 | +16 | 0 | 52 | 25 | 4 |
| 26 | 15 | 5 | RENÉ MARIE Live At Jazz Standard (MAXJAZZ — 116) | 291 | 426 | -135 | 2 | 43 | 1 | 13 |
| 27 | 19 | 7 | WINARD HARPER SEXTET A Time For The Soul (Savant — SCD 2048) | 284 | 361 | -77 | 1 | 48 | 4 | 10 |
This album offers everything the Jazz cognoscenti could wish for and then some.
Diane Marino goes from the fast moving "This Can't Be Love" to the
chanson noir sadness of "Don't Misunderstand". The former is done
at racehorse tempo with Rusty Jessup's furious Tenor Saxophone and Diane Marino
in her very hip mode singing and playing at warp speed. Chris Brown and Frank
Marino on Drums and Bass respectively were right on top of the beat and the
time was as accurate as the Berlin Express.
"Don't Misunderstand" is a study in emotional ascendancy. The depth
and richness of this piece carries a strong message of bittersweet proportions.
This track is one of the hallmarks of this recording. Marino's vocal skillfully
takes us on a journey of loneliness and searching. The ensemble artfully frames
a backdrop wholly apropos to the urbanity of Diane Marino's singing. This tune
is dark magic, as dusky as a hot southern night.
Another vocal narrative of pleasure alloyed with pain is the Nat Adderly / Curtis
Lewis penning of ("The Man From) The Old Country" Again Diane Marino
weaves a musical tale of despair tinged with the saving grace of memories. The
Bass is walking tastefully with a well thought out chorus and The Saxophone
masterfully adds color with a splendid soliloquy. Diane Marino's Piano is imbued
with the blues on this song and she lays down some muscular changes for good
measure.
The tunes on this disc have been chosen with care and they are performed with
both professionalism and artistic adroitness.
This is jazz in its purest form presented in a remarkable tableau of artistic
grouping.
written by: John Gilbert, jazzreview.com