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The
Blue Dahlia
The Blue Dahlia
The
heyday of the crooner may have passed, but don't tell that to
Skip Heller and Athan Maroulis. In the spirit of Sinatra and
Bennett, Heller and Maroulis have collaborated to create The
Blue Dahlia (Stardust Records). Both Heller and Maroulis began
their musical careers in Philadelphia and eventually met up
in Los Angeles through their involvement in the record industry.
Maroulis gained his experience as the singer and front man in
Industrial/Goth bands, such as Executive Slacks and Spahn Ranch,
while Heller is known as a solo musician with his own series
of recordings, and as producer for the likes of Ray Campi and
Big Jay McNeely. Together as The Blue Dahlia, the duo have produced
a smooth and relaxing arrangement of eight romantic songs that
give Maroulis the chance to debut his new crooner singing style
with Heller's Nelson Riddle-esque big band orchestrations. The
Blue Dahlia opens with the romantic "Stardust" and
then moves right into "Love Is Here to Stay," which
recalls a young Sinatra in his early Tommy Dorsey Big Band days.
Other tracks include the classic "Brazil" and works
by Cole Porter, such as "Night & Day," "In the
Still of The Night" and Billy Erkstine's slow love song
"I Want to Talk About You." You won't find yourself
cutting a rug to The Blue Dahlia, but you may find yourself
stealing a kiss while in your sweetheart's arms.
-Smilin'
Buddha Joe
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