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ANDY NARELL
Live in South Africa (Heads Up)
Reviewed by Eric Steiner
Andy Narrell's Live in South Africa captures two nights of magic at Johannesburg's Blues Room in April, 2001. Narrell's got quite a following in South Africa, and his band is as first rate as his earlier effort, Caribbean Jazz Project. This time out, he's got Zimbabwe's Louis Mhlanga on guitar, Denny Lalouette from Mauritius playing bass, and South Africans Rob Watson on drums, Basi Mahlasela on percussion, and Andile Yenapa on keyboards. This two-CD set woke me up to the potential of the steel pan sound and in Andy's hands (and hammers), they're turned into a essential part of his world jazz sound. This is Heads Up's 25th Enhanced CD, and the movie features the band doing "Chakalaka" live, as well as the full story that brought Andy down to Jo'burg, not to mention some live rehearsal footage, too. Andy Narrell's music is just the thing to brighten up a Pacific Northwest winter: whether he's playing in a Trinidadian engine room or a blues club in Africa, his rhythms are infectious.
Track List:
Disc One:
Play One For Keith * Kalinda * Out of the Blue * Jenny's Room * Coffee Street * Hannibal's RevengeDisc Two:
Sugar Street * Chakalaka * Little Secrets * Heads or Tails * Mpule * Oxamu
© 2002 - Eric Steiner