Andrea Marr - Little sister got soul !

Only Sydney show - The Basement Saturday 7th March @ 9pm

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This is Andrea’s fourth album and she has finally got a band that not only can materialize her vision, but also enhance it.

Andrea’s soulful vocals seem effortless whether it is on one of her 7 originals or covering Etta James and Dinah Washington. Her core band of Greg Dodd, guitar, Dean Matters, drums, Clint Healy, bass and Sean Vagg, sax are truly that, a band, who have committed themselves to Andrea’s sound which seems to have allowed Andrea to relax and concentrate on her vocals.

Two of the originals are written by the band and another with Greg and it really appears to be a true group effort, with everyone being valued and everyone working with each other to get the best sound. This album represents somewhat of a comeback for Greg, who didn’t pick up a guitar for a number of years. His distinctive style and blues edge adds a punch, whilst Dean and Clint deliver a beat and groove so dependable and polished. Sean usually carries out sax duties alone so he must have been in fantasy land with session buddies Paul Williamson, Shane Hughes and Dave Palmer. The luxury of a horn section is enhanced even further with Cam Scott’s piano and Hammond which takes this album to a level usually only acquired by the greats as Etta and Aretha. The engineering and mixing (Troy Trigwell & James Kilpatrick) of such a large band takes some doing and I can’t see how it could have been done any better.

It is a world class effort that rips you from your seat and doesn’t let you go, and when it does you want to do it all again!

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