MARY MAC River Songs Vivid Sound The words smoky, sultry and sensual smooth Jazz could have been invented to describe this wonderful collection from Mary Mac. Having just returned from another trip to the Big Apple there is not a track on here that would not be fit for the playlist of CD101.9 my favourite station when in that city. This album actually comes from 1997 but should be traceable using the recognisable sites. Mary is backed up with some real quality players including Max Middleton (piano), Iain Bairnson (guitar), Richard Bailey (drums) and bassist Kuma Harada who also handled all the production and arranging duties. All the writing though belongs to Mary and this is of a high standard indeed. The Title track opens this package up and it is like your birthday has come early. The first fifty seconds instrumentation is vaguely reminiscent of Windmills of Your Mind before Mary lays just a fabulous mellow sound on your ears as she yearn...