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Discovering Jesse Cook

Marsha Sinkevich | CA USA | 08/16/2010

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I am only now discovering Jesse Cook, but hope to hear/find more of his Latin-inspired music. This is a delightful CD, with clever arrangements and some terrific playing by Cook. The number Bogota by Bus is probably something everyone has heard by now--it is an irresistible instrumental that combines fun Latin rhythms and a dose of playful sensuality.

However. For me, the inclusion of that antique lemon, Cecilia, was very strange. Hence, four stars, not five. Yes, yes, I know, I'm disparaging all the Cecilias out there--but the song was never that great. Even when done by that much admired duo of days gone by. I think this song strikes a very false note on this CD, and is totally out of place. Had it been rendered as an instrumental, it would have made a lot more sense. With Cook's clever fingers, it could have even become another amusing number, like Bogota by Bus."