Album Review: New Songs for Old Souls from the Lost Melody
Album: New Songs for Old Souls
Artist: The Lost Melody
Label: TIE Records
Website: www.thelostmelody.con
The Lost Melody, a jazz trio comprised of Joe Davidian on piano, Austin McMahon on drums, and Jamie Ousley on bass, is a collaborative ensemble whose original works on their latest recording New Songs for Old Souls utilizes the traditional technique of structuring instrumentals based around the melody. The outcome is music that draws the listener's attention to catchy hooks in each track, making them identifiable and hummable. As common as it may seem to make melodies that listeners can recall after hearing them by humming the hooks, it's that common element which makes the Lost Melody's music special and attractive.
From the wispy piano ballad of "When First We Met" to the swinging rhythmic swells of "Before I Forget," the trio cling to one another, answering each other's call with complementing responses. The lively flutter and flare of Davidian's keys in the latter is contoured by the bouncy cadence of McMahon's drum strikes and Ousley's bass pulls. "A Sea of Voices" launches with Ousley's heavily toned arcs in the bass with McMahon's gentle shimmies on the drums in the undertow. As the track progresses, the soft sprigs of Davidian's keys emerge, growing in breadth, density, and agility. The trio play with a youthfulness that positively affects the listener's mood.
The trading lines of communication among the trio along 'If I Didn't Need You" form interlacing patterns that produce a lively activity without losing the listener in the rustling. The trio put an equal measure of attention on improvising lines as they do on playing recurring melodic themes that make an imprint on the listener's mind. The languid tempo of "Sometime, Somehow" is blanketed in a cascade of brushed strokes from McMahon's drums as Davidian's keys express a sensitivity that emotes tenderness and amorous sensibilities. Conversely, Davidian's keys enter into a swift chase along "Leaving Montserrat" with McMahon's drumbeats and Ousley's frolicking bass pulls racing after him. The brisk jiggling in Davidian's keys create the formation for a catchy hook in the melody that stays with the listener long after the track ends.
The Lost Melody prove to be a well operating collective, always in sync with one another like a troupe of jugglers. The members of the trio have each been bandleaders and sidemen. As the Lost Melody, they each participate equally to the music. Focusing on the tradition of instrumentals centered on the melody, the Lost Melody have made new songs out of an old tradition of songwriting. Their interactive exchanges emit a youthfulness that engulfs the listener in their playful manner and meticulous style of composing.
Musicians:
Joe Davidian - piano
Austin McMahon - drums
Jamie Ousley - bass
Artist: The Lost Melody
Label: TIE Records
Website: www.thelostmelody.con
The Lost Melody, a jazz trio comprised of Joe Davidian on piano, Austin McMahon on drums, and Jamie Ousley on bass, is a collaborative ensemble whose original works on their latest recording New Songs for Old Souls utilizes the traditional technique of structuring instrumentals based around the melody. The outcome is music that draws the listener's attention to catchy hooks in each track, making them identifiable and hummable. As common as it may seem to make melodies that listeners can recall after hearing them by humming the hooks, it's that common element which makes the Lost Melody's music special and attractive.
The trading lines of communication among the trio along 'If I Didn't Need You" form interlacing patterns that produce a lively activity without losing the listener in the rustling. The trio put an equal measure of attention on improvising lines as they do on playing recurring melodic themes that make an imprint on the listener's mind. The languid tempo of "Sometime, Somehow" is blanketed in a cascade of brushed strokes from McMahon's drums as Davidian's keys express a sensitivity that emotes tenderness and amorous sensibilities. Conversely, Davidian's keys enter into a swift chase along "Leaving Montserrat" with McMahon's drumbeats and Ousley's frolicking bass pulls racing after him. The brisk jiggling in Davidian's keys create the formation for a catchy hook in the melody that stays with the listener long after the track ends.
The Lost Melody prove to be a well operating collective, always in sync with one another like a troupe of jugglers. The members of the trio have each been bandleaders and sidemen. As the Lost Melody, they each participate equally to the music. Focusing on the tradition of instrumentals centered on the melody, the Lost Melody have made new songs out of an old tradition of songwriting. Their interactive exchanges emit a youthfulness that engulfs the listener in their playful manner and meticulous style of composing.
Musicians:
Joe Davidian - piano
Austin McMahon - drums
Jamie Ousley - bass
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