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Sometimes the Magic

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{{Infobox album

| name = Sometimes the Magic

| type = Studio

| artist = Jane Ira Bloom

| cover = Sometimes the Magic.jpg

| alt =

| released = March 6, 2001

| recorded = June 28–29 and July 21, 2000

| studio = Current Sound, New York City

| genre = Jazz

| length = 52:15

| label = Arabesque
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| producer = Jane Ira Bloom

| chronology = Jane Ira Bloom

| prev_title = The Red Quartets

| prev_year = 1997

| next_title = Chasing Paint

| next_year = 2003

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Sometimes the Magic is an album by saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom which was recorded in 2000 and released on the Arabesque label the following year.[http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Arabesque.htm Jazzlists: Arabesque Jazz discography] accessed May 22, 2018[https://www.jazzdisco.org/jane-ira-bloom/catalog/#arabesque-jazz-aj0155 Jazzdisco: Jane Ira Bloom discography] accessed May 22, 2018[http://www.janeirabloom.com/recordings.html janeirabloom.com: recordings] accessed May 22, 2018

Reception

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}

| rev2 = The Buffalo News

| rev2score = {{rating|3.5|4}}{{cite web |last1=Simon |first1=Jeff |title=DISCS |url=https://buffalonews.com/news/discs/article_df5177d5-e36c-56bc-a8fe-4e4994ff4bbf.html |website=The Buffalo News |accessdate=20 July 2020 |language=en |date=Apr 13, 2001}}

| rev3 = Tom Hull

| rev3score = B+{{cite web |title=Tom Hull: Grade List: Jane Ira Bloom |url=http://tomhull.com/ocston/nm/get_gl.php?n=Jane+Ira+Bloom | publisher=Tom Hull |accessdate=20 July 2020}}

| rev4 =The Penguin Guide to Jazz

| rev4score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}{{cite book |first=Richard |last=Cook|title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings|page=137|url=https://archive.org/details/penguinguidetoja00cook_1/page/136/mode/2up|accessdate=24 August 2020 |language=en}}

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The AllMusic review by Glenn Astarita said "Jane Ira Bloom looms as one of the most important soprano saxophonists in modern jazz. Armed with a distinctive tone and a proclivity to execute serpentine lines amid various tremolo and vibrato techniques, the artist also reaps the benefits of a topnotch rhythm section on this 2001 release".{{AllMusic|first=Glenn |last=Astarita |class=album |id=mw0000116950 |title= Jane Ira Bloom: Sometimes the Magic – Review |accessdate=May 22, 2018}} On All About Jazz, Jim Santella stated "Most of the session allows for the passing of creative ideas back and forth between the four artists, keeping the mood quiet and making room for quiet contemplation. Bloom's gorgeous saxophone tone and unique method of presentation makes this and her live performances a special treat"Santella, J. [https://www.allaboutjazz.com/sometimes-the-magic-jane-ira-bloom-arabesque-jazz-review-by-jim-santella.php All About Jazz Review] accessed May 22, 2018 Jeff Simon of The Buffalo News added, "With the sonorous Mark Dresser on bass and Vincent Bourgey replacing Fred Hersch on piano, this is a group that, if it played anywhere locally, would be worth braving rain, sleet, snow and dead of night to hear. They are, on record, as impressive as can be and a constant surprise."

Track listing

All compositions by Jane Ira Bloom except where noted

  1. "Denver Snap" – 5:08
  2. "Now You See It" – 5:23
  3. "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 3:03
  4. "Blue Poles" – 5:45
  5. "Pacific" – 4:53
  6. "Truth in Timbre" – 5:28
  7. "Without Words" – 4:36
  8. "In Everything" – 4:20
  9. "Varo" – 5:26
  10. "Many Landscapes" – 4:19
  11. "How Are Things in Glocca Morra?" (Burton Lane, Yip Harburg) – 3:50

Personnel

References

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External links

  • {{Official website|http://www.janeirabloom.com/recordings.html}}

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Category:Arabesque Records albums

Category:Jane Ira Bloom albums

Category:2001 albums