CALVIN KEYS Schallplatten & CDs

Review: When it comes to guitar, indeed, Calvin Keys has the keys to the car, and to our hearts. Of course, the strings of a guitar are a kind of key; like the piano, the guitar belongs to the chordophone family. With 'Blue Keys' made in the style of cool jazz, blues-jazz greats, this new LP charts the talents of one particularly wistful guitarist in collaboration with a deservedly hefty backing band. Largely centring on guitar and horns, the solos on Calvin's 'Blue Keys' are far from noodly, instead offering the right amount of lonesomeness and vitality to unlock just a slice of happiness in an otherwise grim day.

Review: When it comes to guitar, indeed, Calvin Keys has the keys to the car, and to our hearts. Of course, the strings of a guitar are a kind of key; like the piano, the guitar belongs to the chordophone family. With 'Blue Keys' made in the style of cool jazz, blues-jazz greats, this new LP charts the talents of one particularly wistful guitarist in collaboration with a deservedly hefty backing band. Largely centring on guitar and horns, the solos on Calvin's 'Blue Keys' are far from noodly, instead offering the right amount of lonesomeness and vitality to unlock just a slice of happiness in an otherwise grim day.