Jennifer Madsen steps confidently into the big-band arena on Girl Talk, placing her clear, theatrical jazz voice inside arrangements that treat familiar standards and pop material as scenes full of motion, humor and grown-up feeling. Surrounded by Brent Edstrom on piano and keyboards, Clipper Anderson on bass, Mark Ivester on drums, Ronnie Strauss on percussion, […]
Jennifer Madsen steps confidently into the big-band arena on Girl Talk, placing her clear, theatrical jazz voice inside arrangements that treat familiar standards and pop material as scenes full of motion, humor and grown-up feeling. Surrounded by Brent Edstrom on piano and keyboards, Clipper Anderson on bass, Mark Ivester on drums, Ronnie Strauss on percussion, Corey Christiansen on guitar, Austie Robinson and Tom Young on trumpet, Daniel Burt and Joe Chisholm on trombone, David Halliday and Randal Clark on saxophone, Candido Abeyta on baritone saxophone, along with guest turns from Sean Jones on trumpet, Jeff Coffin on saxophone and Ryan Keberle on trombone, Madsen uses the scale of the band to sharpen the storytelling. The result is a polished, lively recording that lets sass, tenderness and swing move in and out of focus with the ease of a seasoned performer who knows how to command a room without crowding the song.
