The American John Allee is at home in the studio as well as in the theatre. He is perhaps best known for his role as Pasha in the series 'Flesh and Bone'.

John has performed on stages in Broadway and on the West Coast of the USA, as well as in Europe and the USSR. In addition, he is an author, pianist and composer of music theatre.

In 2007 he released his debut 'Unless it Isn't in', and now his fourth CD has arrived here. He then surrounds himself with a piano trio and brings a fusion of jazz, blues and folk. There are no less than 17 tracks on it, all composed by John himself.

John is assisted by bassist Mike Schnoebelen and drummer John Harvey, but tenor saxophonist Javier Vergara, trumpet and braces player Jeff Kaye, and vocalists Jane Lui and Cortes Alexander lend a hand.

The CD opens with the hip 'Let's Hear it', after which 'Like' is carried by a soft trumpet. 'Until the Money's Gone' can be classified as a musical comedy, while 'Hard Sell' is energetic. The 'Constant Storm of Jupiter' sounds intimate, followed by jazzy pop of 'Some Other Way'. 'A Typical Paris Affair' takes us to the city of light, which is actually being scatted.

Then the pace slows down again with 'Truth Be Told', after which 'Get a Real Job' rumbles past at lightning speed. 'The Outsider' is another quiet track, as is 'This Old Hat'. The ballad 'Let's All Up and Go There' is followed by the title track.

'Creatures of the Tried' takes us back to that jazzy pop, after which 'Feather in Your Panama' reminds me of Jamie Cullum. 'Those Letters' is jazzy pop again, and the occluding track 'Where's the Door?' reminds me a bit of quiet smooth jazz.

A CD with songs, each containing something from John Allee himself. Stories that touched him. The CD will be available from May 5th.



 
   
  

 

Tracks:

Let’s Hear it
Like
Until the Money’s Gone
Hard Sell
Constant Storm of Jupiter
Some Other Way
A Typical Paris Affair
Truth Be Told
Get a Real Job
The Outsider
This Old Hat
Let’s All Up and Go There
Past Imperfect
Creatures of the Tried
Feather in Your Panama
Those Letters
Where’s the Door?



John Allee