Search - Barney Wilen :: New York Romance

Can you say..."Touch"???

Todd Tomalak | 10/04/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"There are certain albumns that are played so sensitively that the moment you hear its music you feel the immediate need to shut off all other stimuli (stop what you are doing, close your eyes, and SIT) just to listen. This albumn from barney is of this sort. Barney's rendering of "I will say goodbye" is worth the price of the CD...the rest is a bonus."

Under rated master

Sparky in Fla | Lauderdale, FLA | 12/18/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"You owe it to yourself to hear this man. Wilen had a style that wasn't like anyone else. On this album he exhibits a cool smokey tone and plays these tunes straight ahead. For example, on Mack the Knife, there is no attitude of fake hipness to get in the way of the melody. It dosen't sound like cliched versions of a 50's hipster or someone trying too hard to make something new out of it. My own complaint is that much of the album is played in the same style. If you are spending a quiet evening at home, this is a great disk."