Title: a little TOO smooth
Product review: THe tunes are tastefully arranged and the bass and drumming are superb. However, Joe doesn't ever get down to a serious dissection of the tunes. His solos are more like little decorations and embellishments than meaty improvisations.Sample's touch is incredibly vivid and personal. His use of dynamics and his overall feel is impeccable. He has a velvet touch at the piano. However, the tunes all begin to sound the same with the same sort of formulaic voicings...similar tempos on all the tunes.This album would be great to play while drinking wine and smooching by candlelight...you wouldn't be distracted by the music!
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