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Hello Again and Chamomile Tea And Other Delights releases
from a dynamic duo you are going to be pleased to discover.
Crisp and cheerful toned vocalist Lisa Hindmarsh has teamed up
with composer Dana Paul Robinson to create a brand new
songbook of material. The selections, as well as Hindmarsh’s
delivery, evoke a Broadway musical like presentation, with clever
lyrics and catchy melodies which are high on the sophisticated
meter courtesy of the inspired Robinson. The supporting trio of
Mike Frank on piano, Steve Beskrone on bass, and Frank Gattis
on drums is supportive, able to be reflective, as in Maybe It’s
Time To Say Hello Again from Hello Again, or winsome and
comforting as on I’d Go Anywhere (also off Hello Again).Hello
Again which was originally recorded in 2005, and Chamomile Tea
And Other Delights from this year, actually have too much to
admire. Both releases brim with Hindmarsh’s voice displaying an
incredible range and diversity. Hello Again includes some
swinging tenor saxophone from Tony Salicandro on the sassy and
bluesy He Cast A Spell On Me. She dramatically undulates a
story on Let Me Hear Spring Again but can also be cute as a
button while introducing the Sun Doesn’t Shine Anymore.
Hindmarsh’s and Robinson’s more recent Chamomile Tea And
Other Delights release finds the vocalist in the same mode, with

her voice having a slight wry smile added to the mix. The Burt
Bacharach-inspired I Can’t Get Over Him includes some nice
trumpet, while the clarinet is a nice accompanist to Hindmarsh’s
clear and crisp reading of the title track Chamomile Tea. Her
ability to take chordal leaps with ease and facility, as on Funny, I
Never Noticed Before is quite stunning and inspiring. She has a
bass duet on the Gershwin-esque Why Wasn’t I Advised that is
bluesy at its most indigo. There are a plethora of songs on these
two recording that will inspire musicians to select something new
to blow on, as well as songbook fans that want something besides
the same old stuff that will find dana Paul Robbinson to be a
delightful alternative.
Review by All About Jazz August 2008