Jenny Scheinman - 12 Songs

Title: 12 Songs Artist: Jenny Scheinman Release Date: 9/27/2005 Re-Released On: 9/29/2009 Label: Cryptogramophone UPC: 671860012528 Genre: Jazz Styles: Modern Creative, Modern Composition Moods: Bittersweet, Calm/Peaceful, Confident, Earnest, Earthy, Elegant, Enigmatic, Literate, Poignant, Rousing, Sparse, Intimate, Melancholy, Reflective, Sophisticated, Stylish, Yearning Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 1 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. The Frog Threw His Head Back and Laughed
2. Song of the Open Road
3. Moe Hawk
4. Sleeping in the Aquifer
5. The Bouy Song
6. She Couldn't Beleive It Was True
7. Suza
8. Little Calypso
9. Satelite
10. Antenna
11. Albert
12. June 21

Year Type Label Catalog # 2009 CD Cryptogramophone 125

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No one can accuse violinist and composer Jenny Scheinman of promulgating any kind of jazz cliché, or even of fitting in especially well with the rest of the Cryptogramophone label's crew of off-kilter jazz experimentalists. Her obsession is with songs and with lyrics -- neither of which appear on this paradoxically titled album. The 12 compositions here aren't actually songs, but are meant to feel like songs, by which Scheinman means that they're intended to be clear, straightforward, singable, and emotionally direct. This they generally do achieve, but even when things get a bit opaque (as on the saucy and slightly goofy "Moe Hawk" and the meandering "Antenna") they're still emotionally compelling. On the album's finest moments, which include a tenderly beautiful composition titled "Sleeping in the Aquifer," which subtly evokes the old hymn "Abide with Me, 'Tis Eventide," a gorgeous violin-and-clarinets trio titled "Little Calypso," and the sweet and gentle "Albert," it really does feel as if Scheinman is sitting down and talking to you, or singing quietly into your ear. On the brilliant "Song of the Open Road," Scheinman and cornetist Ron Miles lock into a graceful waltz, while Bill Frisell's guitar churns away below with controlled ferocity and bassist Tim Luntzel thrums out an insistent pedal point. This kind of balance between directness, intensity, and complexity makes 12 Songs a more than usually impressive and compelling modern jazz album. Very highly recommended. ~ Rick Anderson, All Music Guide

Name Credits Alan Ford Assistant Engineer Andrew Nofsinger Design Bill Frisell Guitar, Guest Appearance Dan Rieser Drums Doug Wieselman Clarinet Jeff Gauthier Executive Producer Jenny Scheinman Producer, Violin, Audio Production Molly Barker Artwork Rachelle Garniez Claviola, Accordion, Piano Ron Miles Cornet Sascha von Oertzen Producer, Audio Production, Mixing, Engineer Tim Luntzel Double Bass, Bass