Search - Kyle Bronsdon :: All About the Burn

Intertwine

Lee Armstrong | Winterville, NC United States | 06/20/2008

(2 out of 5 stars)

"Kyle Bronsdon's independent 2004 release boasts a set of jazz originals. "All About the Burn" takes you to a smoky club, late night just before last call. Bronsdon's vocal capability will probably not make anyone forget Peter Cincotti or say, "Michael Buble who?" However, he's pleasant. His songs bear very traditional jazz riffs and don't blast you with melodic originality such as on "I Wanna See You All the Time," "I wanna kiss you all the time, only coming up for air, Your lips are so very fine & my hands are in your hair, Oh, I like them in there, the blood rolls down my spine when we intertwine, close as we can bear." "You're Never Too Old to Play Games" has blues chords. The instrumental "Jungle Skeleton" has some pep. Bronsdon goes for a doo wop flavor on "Mean Old Mom." He concludes with an anti-Bush tune that must've sounded clever four years ago. He samples W's voice saying, "Shame on you." This CD is okay. The jazz players are excellent. While the vocals fall short, the songs are not original enough to make this an essential disc. It's nice enough if you just want some jazz playing, but there are better choices. OK? OK!"