Album Review: Muagsician from Kristen R. Bromley

Album:  Muagsician
Artist:  Kristen R. Bromley
Label:  KRBM, LLC
Website:  www.kristenbromley.com

Muagsician, a 2-disc, 25-track recording from Kristen R. Bromley features her talent as a guitar soloist and vocalist.  Displaying an affinity for jazz and blues, Bromley composes the rhythmic grooves, the chord patterns, and the improvised parts with pleasing precision. 

The album is a collection of original selections, covers of jazz standards, and reworked arrangements of traditional folk hymns.  Eight tracks contain sung melodies performed by Bromley, accompanied by her guitar solos.  Wherever listeners go along the recording, the music showers them in warm sensations.

The bluesy funk tint of her guitar strings stroking along "All Blues" exude a calmness through the ruminating ruffles that form an easygoing, rollicking rhythm.  From the frothy rustles of "Simply Miraculous" to the silky tresses of "Abide with Me; ‘Tis Eventide,” Bromley's flickering chords communicate a meaningful introspection that affect the listener instantly.

Her rendition of "The Girl from Ipanema” hones a reposing surf entrenched in the soft tremble of the guitar chords, as the undulating gait resonates at a sweet decibel.  The folksy timbre of her vocals give "L – O – V – E” a homespun weave, and the country folk vibe of the chord patterns entwined along "Through the Veil" incite the listener to delve deep into thought.

The sunny bounce in her chord movements percolate along "Lasst Uns Erfreuen” with an infectious groove, enticing the listener to jump into the joyful ambience.  The blissful phrasing in her guitar riff romping leisurely across "Cantaloupe Island" infuses the track with an extra dollop of joy.  

Noteworthily, the breezy stride in her guitar chords sprinkled across "All The Things You Are" imbue a refinement reminiscent of Wes Montgomery.  The tranquil riffs of "Quiet Night of Quiet Stars" shower the listener in warm sensations, and blanket "Winter Sunrise" in clement rivulets.

Kristen Bromley demonstrates the power of music to uplift the soul.  She is a recording artist, a live performer, an educator, and an inspiration.  Devoted to enriching, uplifting, edifying, and inspiring lives through education, performance, scholarship, composition, recording, and publishing of music, Bromley's music is reflections of all she has experienced and hold dear to herself.  Indeed, the listener can discern all this in Bromley's singing and guitar playing.

Musicians:
Kristen Bromley: guitar and vocals