Album Review: Lemon Twist from Linda Carone

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Album:  Lemon Twist
Artist:  Linda Carone
Website:  www.lindacarone.com

A connoisseur of the jazz parlance, vocalist Linda Carone presents her sophomore release Lemon Twist, combining swing and Latin jazz textures with the sixth sense of a bossa nova sophisticate.  From blues-enriched ballads to festive Latin-imbued romps, Carone takes listeners across ambient vistas and through sublime moods.  The listening experience is truly inviting.

The breezy toots of the saxophones form a soft froth of smoke rings, encircling the wistful stride of Jeremy Ledbetter's piano keys ruminating lightly across "Free and Easy," cradled in Carone's sultry vocalese.  She fills listeners in balmy sensations. luring them into the tranquilizing ambience.  "Having It All" transitions into a cat-like strut in George Koller's bass grooves, accentuating Carone's rhythmic vocal purring.   The swinging rhythm of the title track elevates the recording with a flirtatious glint in Carone's vocal phrasing, seducing the audience with the bouncy nimbleness of Ledbetter's percolating keys.

The Latin swing vibrations in Carone's spirited rendition of "Mariguana Cha Cha Cha" are generated by the slinky sway of Luis Orbegoso's percussion, complementing the sensual glide of her vocals.  Another Latin-infused gem is "Eso Es El Amor" wrapped in steamy tangoesque magnetism that moves into a merengue style shimmy, suffused in merriment and joviality, then melting into the bossa nova-infused glaze of "Thrill Me."

A bossa nova sophisticate and an inveterate connoisseur of swing, Linda Carone charms, lures and enrapts listeners with her sensual gait, sultry vocalese and charismatic phrasing.   For the Toronto-based vocalist, her second solo offering perceptively injects a modern spark into vintage swing melodies, extending their life span further.

Musicians:
Linda Carone - vocals
George Koller - bass
Luis Orbegoso - percussion
Jeremy Ledbetter - piano
Alexander Brown - trumpet
Ben Wittman - drums
Perry White and Johnny Johnson - saxophones


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