New Release: Bluer Than Blue from Sweet Megg
New Release: Bluer Than Blue from Sweet Megg Label: Turtle Bay Records Release Date: May 24, 2024 Website: https://www.sweetmegg.com Dixieland jazz is revived by vocalist Sweet Megg on her new recording Bluer Than Blue from Turtle Bay Records. Fusing western country with jazz swing is a special combination that is thoroughly American. A Dixieland jazz shuffle whips through the title track with unbridled enthusiasm, switching to a Tex Mex fluster across "I Wander Where You Are Tonight." The Tinpan Alley-inspired melody of "Someday Sweetheart" fashions a vaudeville-like shimmer reminiscent of the theme songs from the Broadway show Chicago, turning to a lulling country folk stroke along "Please Help Me I'm Falling," as vocalist Timbo joins on harmony. The country swing rhythm of "Little Bit" is augmented by a twangy fiddle, moving into a cozy sway along "In A Sentimental Mood" igniting an intimate setting. Collaborating wit...