Always
Hoagy Carmichael. Cole Porter. George Gershwin.
No one can write songs like those guys anymore.
You just can't write a new standard.
Well, Bob Sinclair is re-introducing this true American art form on his debut release, "ALWAYS" (Barrett Mountain Music). With 11 original compositions in the old standard style, this disc is not a rehashing of some old tunes but a fresh new look at that song form. And like the standard song form, these songs incorporate jazz, ballads and even early country music and through them embraces the simple directness that characterizes good music of whatever genre.
The title track to the album, "ALWAYS" gives you a clear sense of Sinclair's style and the economy of his lyrics when he distills love down to its purest sentiments in just a few words.
"Don't ever wonder if my heart is true. Always. Always."
Or the heartbroken sentiments on "Me and the Moon" where he lightly, but touchingly tells of love lost.
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