Track Listing

1. Reverie
2. Glencarron
3. Les Mains d'Alice
4. He Stood In His Shoes and He Wondered
5. Art House Soft Leg Incident
6. Mer de Glace
7. Messala
8. Joni
9. Say So
10. Touch

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #36099 in Music
• Released on: 2007-03-05
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .17 pounds

Amazon.co.uk Review
P.S. might be a trite title, underlined by the album sleeve's parcel-post graphics, but the music within has an appealingly warm-hearted glow. Andy Sheppard (soprano/tenor saxophones) and John Parricelli (acoustic/electric guitars) show the utmost restraint, savouring the close-up details of their instruments. Parricelli has been a long-time playing partner of Sheppard's and is currently a member of his Learning To Wave band.

This album developed out of their recent live shows, with the duo dividing up their compositions equally. Even so, their combined melodies do tend to sound like the product of a unified mind. "Glencarron" revolves around a suitably folksy cascade of guitar notes, with Parricelli moving to electric by the third track, layering up effects as Sheppard roams around this melodic base. The furred breath of Andy's saxophone brushes each tiny ear-hair with every embouchure twitch clearly audible while he's making love to his reed. "Mer De Glace" evokes the sound world of Bill Frisell, illustrating how much it's Parricelli that provides the variations in texture, from piece to piece. This number takes the pair's restful posture down to its placid extreme, but it's also one of the disc's highlights, along with "Say So", its repetitive guitar figures hinting at a Steve Reich-ian minimalism. --Martin Longley

Customer Reviews

PS I Love You
Have to admit to being a long time admirer of Mr Sheppard's, and to owning all his previous catalogue, and a lot of the stuff he has done with Carla Bley. However, none of this prepared me for my first listen to the new outing. Beautiful is an overused term, by marketeers and journalists in particular, but here is a set of tunes worthy of the word - beauty as in tears in the eyes and humble gratitude to the men who made this music to remind us of how life could (should?) be without all the madness, pain and confusion. One of the records of this - or any other - year. Andy Sheppard is one of our national treasures. And all too little recognised. Buy this CD, play it to everyone you know, and start to remedy the situation.

P.S. - john sheppard & john parricelli
Heard this CD at a friend's in wales over summer and I was immediately smitten - guitar and sax (and electronics) in a super cool selection of original compositions - I would call it modern jazz, but then I am no expert - but whatever you call it, its just great listening - after a hard day I chill out with this CD and a large glass of wine and everything calms down!!!

Late-night tunes
This was bought for me as a present some time ago, and it's received heavy play in my house since then. A collection of duets for saxophone and electric guitar (with some additional electronic treatments); the mood is relaxed and reflective, which makes this ideal for playing at the end of the day. There's great writing and playing displayed here, which makes this a pleasant, memorable record.