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This CD has also introduced me to the melodious voice of Holly Harding Baddour. The pieces If "You Had Me" and "Samsara" shows that she is equally competent to any female jazz vocalist. Tom Maxwell is a musical genius and there is no doubt about that. He can play not only lots of instruments, but also can sing with sheer confidence. His vocal in "The Uptown Stomp", "Don't Give Me Runaround", "No Body Likes Me" just proves that. His solo gitar "Three Fires Blues" is one of the best solo gitar blues that I have heard. This CD is for mature music lover, but it can also be a great introduction for novice who wants to taste the great jazz music of the old days. This CD is extremely diverse. Flame in My Heart sounds like country music and Some Born Singing by Holly Harding Baddour reminds me as if I am listening to Radio Peking. It is very Chinese indeed.

I thank every musician who has contributed to this album, especially my cordial thanks again goes to the producer of this CD Mr. Mike Napolitano who previously have produced some of the most brilliant albums that I have ever listened and he is still keeping that promise. As a jazz enthusiast, I consider this CD to be a gem in my collection. If I had the opportunity, than I could give this CD six stars. Buy this CD NOW and I promise you will never regret for that.

(Buy also CDs of the gifted musician Andrew Bird, Kevin O'Donnels, Tom Maxwell, Tom «Jimbo» Mathus, Katharine Whalen and of the group Squirrel Nut Zippers, Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire, Kevin O'Donnels Quality Six and other musicians whose name appears on the cover of their CDs. These musicians use to collaborate with each other.)

genre defying masterpiece
don't let this solo release from former squirrel nut zippers frontman fool you - this ain't no swing record! there's swing on it...but it ain't no swing record. it's much much more than that.

delving deep into a treasure trove of styles tom maxwell has created a mature, musical excursion through a multitude of different styles that are all, in one way or another, thematically linked to the buddhist concept of samsara. maxwell's unique ability to find the voice of song and arrange it (using an array of truly outstanding performers) is evident on this recording.

while songs like 'uptown stomp' and 'sixes and sevens' harken back to the zippers giddy, on the edge style they add a deeper more mature element that no zippers record every explored. add to that songs like 'roll them bones' with the tremendous remember vocal quartet, you never heard a song about the passing of a friend fill you with such hope (and booty shake!)

I can't say enough good things about this record and i have a feeling that it's going to be different things to different people. one thing for sure is that Maxwell has thrown off the restrictions that pigeonholed the zippers and created one of the most honest, well crafted and musical albums of the last decade.

Ultimate in diversity
I want to keep this short. I bought SNZ's Bedlam Ballroom not knowing there were changes in the group,when I discovered the missing element was Tom Maxwell I bought this cd as well. This is the one I still listen to a year later. PLEASE GIVE US MORE TOM!