Melancholy must be the magic word for success in the contemporary world of the jazz trumpet. After Chris Botti had already taken this path with great success, Till Bronner also picks up where he left off after Chattin 'With Chet, his (fictional) duet with Chet Baker from 2000. Songs by Leonard Cohen (In My Secret Life ), Hank Williams (I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry) and Nick Drake (River Man) are not
… exactly looking forward to a festive evening. Not to mention a title like Love Theme From Chinatown. Where Botti can give his listeners a blissful feeling with his sound, Bronner draws them straight into a depression with his thin trumpet sounds. Oceana is the ideal soundtrack for a rainy Sunday afternoon. (AD)more
