Anyone missing Bill Evans' classic duo work with Eddie Gómez
TomJ276 | Alberta, Canada | 05/18/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"If you know anything about Eddie Gómez, you will know what to expect from "Art of the Heart". As Bill Evans' longtime bassist, Gómez knows a few things about sensitivity and beauty, and he shows it in abundance on this gorgeous duet recording with pianist Mark Kramer. Alternating between delicate fingerings and warm legato bowing, Gómez is breathtakingly romantic on an hour's worth of standards like "Chances Are", "Hello Young Lovers" and "I'll Be Seeing You." At times orchestral and other times hauntingly intimate, Gómez and Kramer weave wonderous sounds and emotions with sensitivity and clarity. This is "music for lovers" without having to splice together a careers worth of recordings from various labels. Here, it is delivered as it was meant. Anyone missing Evans' classic duo work with Gómez have a long awaited companion.
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"Art of the Heart" surely will capture the imagination and s
snowbound | Florida | 05/18/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
""Art of the Heart," a collaboration between celebrated bassist Eddie G?mez and gifted pianist Mark Kramer, takes listeners on a leisurely, contemplative walk down memory lane. These brilliant musicians' arrangements and artistic interpretation of standards once sung by greats like Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole elevate listeners to new emotional heights.
The nostalgic "Chances Are" and the beautifully poetic progression of "Smile" illustrate G?mez's desire to invoke the discovery of a "higher source." This level of spirituality unraveled through music, Gomez says in the liner notes, "animates us... [and] conveys special `states of being amongst which contain wonder, frailty, pathos, dying and being reborn."
Simple, soothing, and heartfelt, "Art of the Heart" surely will capture the imagination and sensitivity of jazz novices and longtime fans alike.
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Track Listings (12) - Disc #1