Album Review: Looking Back Play It Again from Herb Silverstein
Album: Looking Back Play It Again Artist: Herb Silverstein and Michael Ross Label: Silver Tunes Website: www.herbsilversteinjazz.com Looking Back Play It Again from pianist Herb Silverstein and bass player Michael Ross features all original works by Silverstein. A compilation of piano ballads and improvised chord patterns, Silverstein demonstrates his artistic inclinations and melodic sensibilities on the piano. The caressing glide of Silverstein's keys ambling along "Love in My Heart" produces a pacifying effect as the mellow tone of the music courses an even flow through the arrangement. "Helix 49r" picks up the tempo with a tinge of zest, speeding up the pulsating beat of the keys, which switches its texture to a creamy froth through "Improvisation." Silverstein's improvised doodles on the keys create an ethereal lift along the composition that changes to a brisk sweep across "Magic Sam." The sprightly movements of the keys...