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01. The National Jazz Trio Of Scotland - I Know Where I'm Going
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02. The National Jazz Trio Of Scotland - Sigh No More Ladies
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03. The National Jazz Trio Of Scotland - Vox II
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04. The National Jazz Trio Of Scotland - Sunrise, Sunset
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05. The National Jazz Trio Of Scotland - Set Fire To Silver Light
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06. The National Jazz Trio Of Scotland - So Much Power
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07. The National Jazz Trio Of Scotland - Gradual Inclination
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08. The National Jazz Trio Of Scotland - The King Tailors
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09. The National Jazz Trio Of Scotland - Of Thee I Sing
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10. The National Jazz Trio Of Scotland - Gradual Inclination (Reprise)
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11. The National Jazz Trio Of Scotland - A Quiet Goodbye
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ARTIST
NATIONAL JAZZ TRIO OF SCOTLAND, THE
TITLE
Standards Vol. V
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
KARAOKE KALK
CATALOG #
KK 113CD
KK 113CD
GENRE
ELECTRONIC
RELEASE DATE
7/26/2019
A masterclass in nuance, interpretation and the purifying power of the human voice,
Standards Vol. V
represents another captivating chapter in the career of a singular figure in contemporary music,
Bill Wells
. For his fifth album as the mischievously named
National Jazz Trio Of Scotland
, prolific jazz outsider Wells posits yet another collaborator in the diffuse light cast by his tender chord shifts and understated arrangements. Where
Standards Vol. IV
(KK 106CD/LP, 2018) spun around the vocal talents of
Kate Sugden
with contributions from
Gerard Black
and
Aby Vulliamy
, the voice on
Standards Vol. V
is that of
Black
, whose other musical activities include the band
Babe
,
François And The Atlas Mountains
,
Rozi Plain
, and
Charlotte Gainsbourg
. For much of
Standards Vol. V
, Black's unstained tenor is the paint with which Wells fills the canvas on songs including four originals -- among them the beatific wordless chorale "Gradual Inclination" and the contrasting "So Much Power," an energetic stomp propelled by keyboard brass and drum machine -- and versions of songs from the musical
Fiddler On The Roof
and
George
and
Ira Gershwin
's
Of Thee I Sing
("Sunrise, Sunset" and "Of Thee I Sing" respectively). As ever with Wells' work, whether under the NJTOS moniker or his own name (which typically appears alongside those of collaborators including
Yo La Tengo
,
Jim O'Rourke
, and
Annette Peacock
), the melodic and lyrical elements are embellished with jazz-accented piano, samples and keyboards, with minimal rhythmic accompaniment other than electronic percussion. Adding to the intrigue on
Standards Vol. V
are a new arrangement of the Scots/Irish ballad "I Know Where I'm Going" (from which
Michael Powell
and
Emeric Pressburger
took the title of their 1945 film of the same name), an entirely new musical interpretation of "Sigh No More Ladies" from
Shakespeare
's
Much Ado About Nothing
and the album's appropriately named finale, "A Quiet Goodbye," with words by
Aidan Moffat
, Wells' partner on
Everything's Getting Older
(2011) -- winner of the inaugural Scottish Album Of The Year award -- and follow-up
The Most Important Place In The World
(2015).
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