Well, I managed to get my hands on a copy of this Doors tribute CD to give it a spin. Let's just say, I'm glad I didn't buy it. To my ears, Winston's renditions of these Doors songs (not very good songs to begin with) are somewhat sterile and robotic...not much excitement. They come across more like sheets of music in a solo piano exercise book--the melodies are there, but they're not very engaging to listen to. Reminds me more of a Holiday Inn cocktail lounge pianist trying to 'rock out' and be hip to the 40-something crowd sipping watered-down Martinis at the bar. The intentions behind this album were certainly noble, but...I don't know, maybe I just don't get it. I happen to like Winston's earliest Windham Hill recordings, like December (a holiday favorite around here). One can almost hear his matriarch piano teacher yelling above the din, "With feeling now, George!"
I have taken an early liking to Diana Krall's latest CD, Live In Paris, and will report more on it later. Still can't confess to being a huge fan, but the combination of her dusky voice and Ogerman's accompaniment on her last CD really got under my skin in a big way.
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I have taken an early liking to Diana Krall's latest CD, Live In Paris, and will report more on it later. Still can't confess to being a huge fan, but the combination of her dusky voice and Ogerman's accompaniment on her last CD really got under my skin in a big way.
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