Emilia Martensson/Barry Green: And So It Goes ... – review

BabelUK-resident Swedish singer Emilia Martensson made an impact in 2010 on Kairos 4Tet's popular debut Kairos Moment, but although her duo with pianist Barry Green is comparatively new, this set (covering Jacques Brel, Egberto Gismonti, James Taylor, Schumann and more) makes them sound like old hands embraced. Martensson invests every sound with a skimming, rapturous lightness and clarity, and Green demonstrates a cool individuality within familiar Bill Evans-to-Jarrett territory. Schumann's Ic...

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