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Water diamonds ann sweeten sheet
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Grey Sky and Bittersweet
Ann Sweeten
2007 / Orange Band Records
57 minutes
Review by Kathy Parsons
Grey Sky and Bittersweet is pianist/composer Ann Sweeten’s seventh CD over a ten-year period.
Marking a turning point in her professional life, Sweeten says in the liner notes that she has “discovered new levels and a much heightened nuance in both composition and performance.” Produced by award-winning artist Will Ackerman (founder of Windham Hill Records) and recorded at Ackerman’’s Imaginary Road Studio on a magnificent Steinway grand, Sweeten’s soulful piano is occasionally accompanied by a group of stellar acoustic musicians who play on many of Ackerman’s productions.
The music is reflective of the passage of time and a meditation on being at a crossroads in life, creating musical poetry that is graceful and searching as well as deeply personal. Sweeten’s playing is strong and confident, but also feels tender and vulnerable as she looks within for answers to life’s questions.