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Monday, February 21, 2011

Zither In 3/4 Time - Ruth Welcome

Paradise
Zither In 3/4 Time
Ruth Welcome
Capitol T 1318

The cover of this album is a misleading. I expected the music to be a bit more "stiff". However, the sound of the set is almost "topical" or Hawaiian. Welcome plays the Zither like a steel guitar against the vibraphone.

Welcome creates and sustains a soft thematic mood much in the same way that Jackie Gleason does on his romantic projects.

1 comment:

  1. Ruth is so magical! I just love her. Her Zither playing is so beautiful and relaxing.

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