Artwork
Calvary, 2023
8/10
The multi-Grammy Award winner Jack Jones brings his inestimable pipes to these 15 songs that take help from Joey DeFrancesco, Jeff Hamilton, Tamir Hendelman, Jon Hamar, Graham Dechter and Tom Scott.
“Fever” begins the listen with Hamar’s bouncy bass and Hamilton’s frisky drums complementing Jones’ warm baritone, and “Hello” follows with Hendelman’s cautious keys and much dreaminess populating the Lionel Richie classic.
Elsewhere, “She’s Funny That Way” spotlights Scott’s soulful sax amid the expressive singing, while “If You Go Away” brings an orchestral feel to the emotive and poetic singing of the album’s best.
Approaching the end, “Here’s To Life” makes for a stirring climate of eloquent wordplay, twinkling keys and well timed brass for the rich climate, and “One Day” exits with a sweeping, cinematic delivery of meticulously textured vocal jazz.
Jones possesses a catalog of work that parallels Tony Bennett in both size and impact, and each track here illustrates his strong attention to art with much sincerity, where DeFrancesco’s organ, sax and trumpet solos sure do help make for a timeless body of work.
Travels well with: Bobby Kapp- Synergy; Clifford Jordan- Drink Plenty Water