Jazz Hot
Michel Bedin
Original French Version

Jeni Fleming -
The Trinity Tour
Jeni Fleming (voc), Jake Fleming (g, voc), Chad
Langford (b)
Enregistré live en juin 2002, Columbus, Canal
Winchester (Ohio) et Virginia City (Montana)
Autoproduit www.flickfly.com

Chanter en étant accompagnée uniquement par une guitare et une basse, l’entreprise pouvait sembler a priori hasardeuse, mais la chanteuse Jeni Fleming l’a tentée, et le résultat est trés satisfaisant. Il faut dire qúelle posséde une voix aérienne aux tonalités celtiques et sait en user. Elle a choisi des standards ("‘Round Midnight", "Black Coffee", "Over the Rainbow", "Amazing Grace") et des compositions de Bill Fleming fort poétiques et très mélodieuses, qúelle traite en différents styles, allant du blues texan ("Black Coffee") à la ballade irlandaise comme le medley qúelle a fait à partir de "He Looked Beyond My Faults " et de "Danny Boy" ou au jazz westcoast ("‘Round Midnight"). La basse de Chad Langford ("All or Nothing At All ") apporte une ossature solide à ces très belles mélodies qui, sans elle, risqueraient de ne montrer que leur joliesse et de manquer d’énergie. Le swing toujours présent ("Amazing Grace"), même sur les morceaux lents, vient aussi de la voix de Jeni Fleming, et aussi de celle de Jake Fleming qui chante parfois en duo avec elle. Tout le CD est d’une rare élégance et témoigne d’une grande sensibilité et d’une belle musicalité ("Over the Rainbow").

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Jazz Hot
Michel Bedin
English Translation

Jeni Fleming -
The Trinity Tour
Jeni Fleming (voc), Jake Fleming (g, voc), Chad
Langford (b)
Recorded live in June of 2002, in Columbus, Canal
Winchester (Ohio) and Virginia City (Montana),
self-produced by www.flickfly.com.

Singing while being accompanied only by guitar and bass, the venture could seem risky, but the singer Jeni Fleming attempts it, and the result is very satisfying. It must be said that she possesses an ethereal, floating voice with celtic tones, and she knows how to use it. She chose standards ("Round Midnight", "Black Coffee", "Over the Rainbow", "Amazing Grace") and strongly poetic and very melodious compositions of Bill Fleming which she treats with different styles, from the Texan blues ("Black Coffee") to the Irish ballad, like the medley she did "He Looked Beyond My Faults" and "Danny Boy", or to westcoast jazz ("Round Midnight"). Chad Langford on bass ("All or Nothing at All") brings a solid framework to these very beautiful melodies that, without it, would risk not showing their beauty and would lack energy. Swing is always present ("Amazing Grace"), even in the slow parts, coming from the voice of Jeni Fleming, as well as that of Jake Fleming who sings from time to time in duo with her. The whole CD is a rare elegance and reveals a great sensitivity and a beautiful musicality ("Over the Rainbow").

   translation by Rachel Stinnett