Moon and Sand

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If... only..
If this CD consisted only of "What a Diff'rence a Day Made", its release would have been justified. This has got to be the DEFINITIVE CHART covering this tune, with great harmonic choices!!. Otherwise, i find the tracks all well performed, produced, arranged and accompanied. A very good listen. I recommend purchase.

Cute as a button..........but.....
.....looks do not a singer make. While others here may include friends, or cohorts.....or even those in love.....again, that does not this man other than an average vocalist make---at best. Sorry to say, but all I hear is a voice that too often leans to "mono-tony;" one with a tendancy to stretch for (or avoid) upper level tones, and one that often treads closely to falling off-key. ON THE OTHER HAND, his pianism IS what his vocalizings are not: spot-on and vivacious (easily worth 4-Stars). While not a jazz afficionado, these two things I can plainly see.....er, hear. Perhaps my fifty-some years of keyboard, vocal and orchestral listening have helped me out here (but, then, what could an average joe like me know). Best to you, John Proulx. ****

easy listening in the best sense
I'm a jazz purist, but I what like most about this album is that I can play it when I have all my non-jazz fan friends over and they really appreciate it--yet I also really enjoy it myself. The one reviewer below mentioned Chet Baker, but Mr. Proulx's slightly flat, high tenor vibrato-less voice is, to my ears, pretty common in a certain type of jazz-influenced "adult contemporary" pop, which is why my friends like it. The difference, though, is that Proulx has a great, no compromising jazz feel, and his piano playing is strong and straight ahead. My favorites are I Should Care, which contains some really nice harmonic and melodic alterations, and East of the Sun, with its laid-back voice in unison with the piano opening. The one song I really don't care for is "I Can't Make You Love Me," but it is nicely placed at the end of the CD, so I can cut it off while enjoying everything else that came before.

Nice initial work for the MAXX-JAZZ label
John Proulx's newest CD, Moon and Sand, catches the ear of the traditional jazz vocalist admirer almost automatically. Chuck Berghofer and Joe LaBarbera team up with Proulx's vocal and piano skills and create an impeccable blend of sounds. These sounds simultaneously respect the traditional tunes and Proulx's two originals sound as good as (or better) than many of the traditional writers of songs from the American Popular Songbook. I thoroughly enjoyed this musical work and hope that John Proulx will continue to work hard in creating even greater works of music. I would like to thank all of the artists on this particular CD for their hard work and contributions for those of us who KNOW what quality sounds are!

Moon and Sand
Marvelous. John Proulx's voice is soft and smooth. He clearly loves jazz. A must in everyone's collection.