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Art of Time Ensemble's 'Ain't Got Long' makes 'Americana Highways - Bentley's Bandstand for May 2021 '

Posted: June 1, 2021

Americana Highways - Bill Bentley writes.....Art of Time Ensemble, Ain't Got Long. One of the world's great gifts is when a new album lands out of nowhere. It's hard to tell where it came from, but listening to it becomes a revelation. Who are these people? Why are they so amazing? And where o' where have they been hiding? In the case of Art of Time Ensemble, it turns out they've recorded five previous albums and have been based in Canada all these years. On their latest long-player, a whole contingent of guest singers that include Madeleine Peyroux, Gregory Hoskins, Jessica Mitchell, and Sarah Slean have joined Art of Time Ensemble and gathered up some of the great songs of the past century, from Robert Johnson's "Love in Vain" to Jane Siberrry's "Calling All Angels," along with others by Joni Mitchell, Irving Berlin, Paul Simon, Lou Reed and more. The way the songs have been recast by artistic director Andrew Burashko and arranger Jonathan Goldsmith is nothing short of a visitation. The interplay between instruments is completely unique, and so much new ground is revealed it often feels like a new vision has arrived. Near the end of the album, when vocalist Gregory Hoskins refashions Steve Earle and Lucia Micarelli's "After Mardi Gras," the world feels like it's taken on a new glow, one that will last forever. Music becomes the healing force of the universe, and humans are allowed to ascend to a place in the cosmos. Trips leave hourly.

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