Album Review: Gemini from Adrianne Duncan
Album: Gemini Artist: Adrianne Duncan Label: Self-Released Websites: https://www.adrianneduncan.com https://linktr.ee/adrianneduncanmusic Gemini , the new release from pianist, singer, composer, and arranger Adrianne Duncan, is an after hours elixir, consisting of four original tunes written by Duncan and closing with her reimagination of Sting's pop hit "Roxanne." Duncan's background in classical music and jazz vocals shine through in her performance, integrating an innovative choreography among the musicians. The tracks are beautifully nuanced in Duncan's glistening keys and Nick Mancini's reverberating chimes as the silky inflections of her vocals give the melodies a prismatic flare, held together by drummer Jimmy Branly and bassist Dan Lutz. Duncan crafts a sweet balance between scripted verses and improvised excursions in "He's Not Quite You," featuring the entwining twinkles of Mancini's vibraphone. The melody develops incrementa...