Antoinette, Mariea
Massai Records, 2020, CD
Instrument: Instrumental
Issue: 26.2
Jazz Ruler Type: Pop+Jazz
Performance: 4
Sound: 3
Score: 74
O’s Notes: Mariea Antoinette brings new flavors to the smooth jazz scene with her harp. Producer, arranger Allan Phillips (d, b, g, keyboards) composed 4 of the 9 selections notably “Ain’t Playin’” and “Sekmet: Lioness Goddess”. The freshly arranged covers of “Yearning For Your Love”, “Loving You” and “That Thing” are also standouts. All My Strings is a pop jazz collection of easy listening classics that will resonate with a lot of the baby boomers.
Publicist: Great Scott