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A 2010 MAC Award Nominee (Best Recording), Julian Yeo is up for an award for this new CD Deep Purple Dreams. In this reviewer’s opinion he’s miles ahead of the competition vying to win this coveted award.It is a beautifully produced record consisting of thirteen gorgeous standards sung by an exciting young singer, interestingly arranged and played by inspired musicians.
Yeo and his outstanding musical director, pianist Jesse Gelber, along with rhythm section Doug Largent on bass and Kevin Dorn on drums plus jazz strings, Nick Russo on guitar and Alan Grubman on violin, make a lot of music. They give us fresh versions of a tasty group of well known and well loved American songs.
Julian Yeo, an Australian of Asian background who now lives in New York, brings a deep love, respect and understanding of the work of the good composers and lyricists of the last century. He’s a young man, but his style is imbued with the spirit of the popular singers of the past who made the songs such an integral part of American musical life. Every cut on the disc is a jewel. He opens with a perfect take on “No Moon at All” (Evans/Mann). If you want to enjoy a sensitive treatment of “Close Your Eyes” (Bernice Petkere), Legrand’s “I Will Wait for You” and break your heart with Jobim’s “How Insensitive,” buy this CD. You will play it over and over.
That’s why Julian Yeo’s Deep Purple Dreams, along with his first CD Old New, Borrowed Blue, deserves the spot on top of the pile of my favorite CDs.
********** PUBLISHER'S NOTE ***********
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Scott Barbarino
Publisher & Editor-In-Chief
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