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Gretchen Parlato: The Lost and Found
By
Robert Glasper
pianob.1978
The album opens with an update of the Simply Red hit "Holding Back The Years," breathlessly retold over a four-chord vamp and a relaxed backbeat. Parlato offers a second cover, Mary J. Blige's "All That I Can Say," as well as a few repurposed jazz standards. But apart from these nods to influence and tradition, most of the music here is penned by Parlato and her band mates.
The album's soundscape is dominated by the mysterious wobble of the Rhodes electric piano. Young virtuoso

Taylor Eigsti
piano
Robert Glasper
pianob.1978
Drummer

Kendrick Scott
drumsb.1980

Derrick Hodge
bassb.1979

Terence Blanchard
trumpetb.1962

Herbie Hancock
pianob.1940
Guitarist/singer

Alan Hampton
bass, acousticEven if you say goodbye, I still love
Even when my life is through, I still love.
Parlato joins on the second verse, with Egisti repeating the melody in octaves on the piano. It's a joyous, infectious tuneits effect on the band is clear, as they break into laughter while clapping to the odd-metered beat.
One final highlight occurs during the closing vamp of Parlato's "Winter Wind." As the line repeats, she clings to the last note in each phrase, edging up the intensity each time. By the time it ends, the repeating hook:
It's the time of your life It's the time of your life
So hold on, hold on
has its claws in you. ">
Track Listing
Holding Back The Years; Winter Wind; How We Love; Juju; Still; Better than; Alo, Alo; Circling; Henya; In a Dream (Remix); All That I Can Say; Me and You; Blue in Green; The Lost and Found; Without a Sound.
Personnel
Gretchen Parlato
vocalsGretchen Parlato: vocals; Taylor Eigsti: piano; Derrick Hodge, Alan Hampton: bass; Kendrick Scott: drums; Dayna Stephens: tenor saxophone.
Album information
Title: The Lost And Found | Year Released: 2011 | Record Label: ObliqSound
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