Album Review: Can't Get Out of this Mood from Beverley Church Hogan
Album: Can't Get Out of this Mood
Artist: Beverley Church Hogan
Label: Cafe Pacific
Label: Cafe Pacific
Website: http://www.beverleyhogan.com/
Torchlight vocalist Beverley Church Hogan intimates human vulnerabilities, temporal desires, and lingering reflections about life on her debut recording Can't Get Out of this Mood. Projecting a dimly lit atmosphere in the sparse throbs of Lyman Medeiros' bass, the strolling gait of John Proulx's piano keys, the gentle strums of Graham Dechter's guitar, and the lightly brushed strokes of Clayton Cameron's drumming, Hogan creates a cozy setting for her audiences as though she is tapping into their thoughts and emotions on a personal and private wavelength.
Torchlight vocalist Beverley Church Hogan intimates human vulnerabilities, temporal desires, and lingering reflections about life on her debut recording Can't Get Out of this Mood. Projecting a dimly lit atmosphere in the sparse throbs of Lyman Medeiros' bass, the strolling gait of John Proulx's piano keys, the gentle strums of Graham Dechter's guitar, and the lightly brushed strokes of Clayton Cameron's drumming, Hogan creates a cozy setting for her audiences as though she is tapping into their thoughts and emotions on a personal and private wavelength.
She ruminates in the title
track, "Can't get out of this mood / Last night your lips were appealing /
The thrill should have been all gone by today / And the usual way / But it's
only your arms I'm out of / Can't get out of this dream / Oh, what a fool to
dream of you / Wasn't part of my scheme / To sigh and tell you I love
you." The elegant swagger of Ron
Stout's horn accompanies Hogan's vocals like a ghostly shadow emoting her
sorrow and lamentation. Instinctually,
the bluesy tone of her register caresses the orchestral curls in the
instrumentation, interlocking with the introspective-slant of the verses along
"Wait Till You See Him."
"I Know You by Heart" features a delicate inflection in Hogan's vocals reminiscent of Lena Horne, demonstrating a deep kindred sensitivity towards the sentiment being expressed. It is moments like this one that audience detect she was weaned on the music of blues vocalists from the '60s. Her rendition of "I'm through with Love" radiates a soft glisten in her timbres as she cuddles with the lyrics. Picking up the tempo along the frolicking pace of "Stuck in a Dream," Hogan personalizes her delivery along the melody, holding firmly onto syllables to put emphasis at poignant moments.
Produced by Proulx, Hogan's debut as a recording artist shows influences of straight-ahead jazz with aspects of torchlight blues, cabaret, and orchestral accents. Primped and elegant, the offering is loaded with piercing lamentations and euphoric sentiments. Her choice of songs from the Great American Songbook and a few from contemporary composers fit her vocal range. She personalizes her delivery in a robust and caressing manner, assured how these songs should presented to audiences.
Musicians:
Beverley Church Hogan - vocals
John Proulx - piano
Ron Stout - trumpet and flugelhorn
Graham Dechter - guitar
Doug Webb - flute and tenor saxophone
Lyman Medeiros - bass
Clayton Cameron - drums
Kevin Winard - percussion
"I Know You by Heart" features a delicate inflection in Hogan's vocals reminiscent of Lena Horne, demonstrating a deep kindred sensitivity towards the sentiment being expressed. It is moments like this one that audience detect she was weaned on the music of blues vocalists from the '60s. Her rendition of "I'm through with Love" radiates a soft glisten in her timbres as she cuddles with the lyrics. Picking up the tempo along the frolicking pace of "Stuck in a Dream," Hogan personalizes her delivery along the melody, holding firmly onto syllables to put emphasis at poignant moments.
Produced by Proulx, Hogan's debut as a recording artist shows influences of straight-ahead jazz with aspects of torchlight blues, cabaret, and orchestral accents. Primped and elegant, the offering is loaded with piercing lamentations and euphoric sentiments. Her choice of songs from the Great American Songbook and a few from contemporary composers fit her vocal range. She personalizes her delivery in a robust and caressing manner, assured how these songs should presented to audiences.
Musicians:
Beverley Church Hogan - vocals
John Proulx - piano
Ron Stout - trumpet and flugelhorn
Graham Dechter - guitar
Doug Webb - flute and tenor saxophone
Lyman Medeiros - bass
Clayton Cameron - drums
Kevin Winard - percussion
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