Retrospectives (In The Key Of Jazz) review on All About Jazz by La Faithia White
Retrospectives (In The Key of Jazz) showcases a body of work by drummer Billie Davies that was created over a six year period. The musicians answered her call, recording albums and performing on her acoustic or hybrid drum set from 2012 to 2018. These pieces of music have never been released and are all improvisations that happened during rehearsals and/or performances in between or leading up to her album projects in Hollywood and New Orleans. "Hollywood Boulevard From The Window" opens with a bass solo and trumpet. As the collaboration begins, both are synchronized in a frenzy of improvisation. Drum riffs enter, intertwining with the buzzing horns, creating a free jazz explosion. " Do Do Kindje Doo " opens with a French lullaby inspired by "Jean Pierre" written by Miles Davis. Davies recognized the lullaby from her childhood reminiscing about when her grandmother and her aunts would sing it to babies. The song stayed in her mind for years. " ...
