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Album Review: Light at the End of the Tunnel from Angela O'Neill and the Outrageous8

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Album:  Light at the End of the Tunnel Artist:  Angela O'Neill and the Outrageous8 Label: Outrageous8 Records Website:  https://www.angelamaeoneill.com/outrageous8 Light at the End of the Tunnel , the third release from Angela O’Neill and the Outrageous8 is so pristinely polished that its sonic shine is palpable.  Containing arrangements from Harry Smallenburg and Rocky Davis and produced by O'Neill and her bass player Bill Bodine, the recording is performed by an all-star team of Los Angeles session musicians and engineers.  From the swinging play of "I'm Gonna Live Till I Die," sung by Al Timss, to the torchlight glisten of "Come Rain, Come Shine," helmed by Angela O'Neill on lead vocals, the jazz-soaked palette has a traditional glint that fuels this endeavor. The Latin tint in the rhythmic beats of "Now and Again" resonates a big band flurry as the frolicking jaunts of the saxophones and Smallenburg's trombone entwine, supplemented ...