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Suzanne Grzanna’s Award Winning Album DAYBREAK Is A Great Album!
Hej America!
I am back with another review for my friends at Bongo Boy records. This time around they
asked me to give a listen to and share my thoughts about a Jazz EP, Daybreak by
Suzanne Grzanna. Honestly, my first thought was “Oh no, I don’t want a headache!” You see
folks, I freely admit that I am simply not smart enough for a lot of Jazz. While the Hipsters can
go on about the innovative prowess of a musician who is able to effortlessly switch between
multiple time signatures in one song, all I can think is “Make it stop! Good God, make it stop!”
Then I remembered my old band teacher in
junior high and high school. I learned a lot
from Mr. Case. He is the one who taught me
that “the right note in the wrong place is
really the wrong note.” Mr. Case was also a
huge Jazz Head. So it was with him in mind
that I cued up the EP by Suzanne Grzanna.
Imagine my elation when I realized that the
“Jazz” on this EP is more akin to Blues or
old R&B than what I usually think of as
Jazz. Stated very simply, this music sounds
good. It isn’t a cacophony of oddly tuned
instruments trying to make a
statement. This, folks, is music that I
like. To paraphrase Mr. Case: “This chick
can groove.”
So what exactly will the listener find on Daybreak?
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