Come Sing With Me
VizzTone, 2024
8/10
This 2nd album from the soulful singer Patti Parks welcomes the blues legend Johnny Rawls, where 10 swingin’ tunes and ballads make up Come Sing With Me.
I’m In Love With You Baby” begins the listen with Parks’ expressive and heartfelt voice guiding the rich climate that uses Rawls’ raspy pipes, too, and “DJ’s Boogie (I Like To Boogie)” follows with lively keys fueling the rowdy, dance floor ready rocker that employs backing vocals superbly.
At the halfway point, “I’m Sorry” makes great use of bluesy guitar playing that suits Parks’ diverse singing, while “Why” is an intimate moment of poetic song craft that’s full of emotion and timelessness, where horns are placed gracefully.
Landing near the end, the playful bass lines of “How Much Longer” is full of melodic gestures and frisky rhythm, and “Good Day For The Blues” exits the listen with a bouncy appeal of charming singing and infectious instrumentation.
A top notch record that embraces Memphis Soul, gospel and Carolina Swag, Parks and Rawls roar loudly and burn slow alongside Richard Rosenblatt’s harmonica, Kamira Lattimore’s voice and Aaron Blackmon’s organ for the stylish and memorable occasion
Travels well with: Deb Ryder- Memphis Moonlight; Patti Parks- Whole Nother World