6/12: MBR Reviews John Stein and David Zinno’s “Wood and Strings”

Wood and Strings
John Stein and Dave Zinno
Whaling City Sound
1310 Tucker Road, No. Dartmouth, MA 02747
www.whalingcitysound.com
c/o Naxos (distribution)
www.naxosaudiobooks.com
$14.99 http://johnstein.com

Wood and Strings is a jazz album featuring an unusual duet for the genre – guitar paired with bass, played by John Stein and Dave Zinno. An adventurous leap forward in harmony, experimentation, and conversational interplay between instruments, Wood and Strings is unique, exciting, and highly recommended. The tracks are “I Remember You” (4:17), “Modinha” (4:44), “Up and at ‘Em” (3:21), “Out of Nowhere” (5:37), “Switch-a-roo” (5:45, “Sarlat” (4:40), “Labor of Love “(4:51), “Estate” (4:46), “Song for Now” (6:01), “But Beautiful” (5:51), “Beatrice” (4:53), “Birk’s Works” (5:42), “Til There Was You” (6:19), and “When Lights are Low” (4:48).