I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Dear Ms. Dearie, from Dawn Clement, and its really quite good. Opening with The Gentleman Is A Dope, Dawn Clement on piano and vocal leads the way, supported by John Clayton on bass and Jeff Hamilton on drums. Steve Kovalcheck on guitar really gives the track a workout with bright guitar soloing. Super opener. With it's waltz feel, Dance Only With Me is one of my favorite tracks on the release with Clement, first laying down the base melody and clean and articulate soloing by Kovalcheck on guitar. Clement's improvisation on piano is quite nice and her vocals are clean and sweet. Clement's cover of Blossom Dearie's I Like You, You're Nice is quite nice with smooth vocals over piano by Clement. Latin rhythm under Dearie's, I Know The Moon is cool with light, almost breathy vocals and firm, percussive piano over an easy but firm bass and drums bottom. Another favorite on the release, Our Day Will Come, has a real Shirley Horn feel (which I love) and Kovalcheck's guitar solo is brilliant. The Party's Over is another really strong track on the release with Kovalcheck leading the way on guitar. Clement on vocal and piano maintains a real nice bop feel and Clayton closes the track with a cool bass solo. Wrapping the release is Dearie original, Home, which I feel suits Clement's voice as well as any track on the release. With quiet ease she presents the melody, backed by her own piano accompaniment, joined by Kovalcheck on rhythm guitar. Very nice closer.
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