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My Time

Anna Brooks

Label: Red Kite Records
Released: 2002
Duration: 58:03
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Tracks

Karmarama; Already There; Beans' Dreams; By Twelve; Dink No Dink; Bad Hair Day; For My Sins; My Time

Personnel

Anna Brooks
saxophone
Dave Foster
bass, acoustic

Album Description

'My Time, the first release from the Anna Brooks Quintet features eight original tracks, each of which exploit the versatility of the group. Karmarama opens the record with an injection of uplifting optimism, already showcasing the virtuosic ability of the group leader. Brooks switches between alto and soprano with ease and on both presents a clearness of tone that is well suited to the combination of styles on the record. The constantly altering style of Dink No Dink juxtaposed alongside the funk/bop edge of Bad Hair Day combined with the lyricism oft he smooth ballad Already There and the tango moments present in the closing title track result in a truly varied collection on an album that never falters in maintaining your attention. For me, the hi-light of the record is to be found in For My Sins. After a tender guitar introduction, an emotive alto line develops in the darker lower register. Becoming more colourful as the melody progresses, the alto finally climaxes in a repentant fury of false notes and hammering piano. The combination of many contemporary jazz influences on one album has been successfully executed here. The contrasts in mood and style work well without a sense of disconnection between tracks. Strongly recommended.'

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