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Kenny Barron:
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Pianist Kenny Barron featuring a band with David Sanchez and Eddie
Henderson and as special guest soloists Regina Carter and Russell Malone
delivers with Spirit Song a high quality album with very different
compositions. A dreamy and relaxing Sonja Braga, Passion
Dance, which is no easy-listening track, a relaxing but never boring Passion Flower, one of the
highlights of the CD. The Question is is a perfect mix of
sentimentality, melodic charm and virtuosity. Cook's Bay features a
great David Sanchez on tenor saxophone, Regina Carter shines with her violin
in Um Beijo. Curiously, the title song, Spirit Song, is rather
boring, not among the best tunes on this entertaining CD. Born in 1943 Kenny
Barron is a pianist and composer. He has written all ten tracks on Spirit
Song. The album proves that he remains one of the finest mainstream
composers and pianists.