Hot Club of Cowtown: Wishful Thinking

Apr 26 2009 by Daniel Smith, Sunday Mercury

HOT CLUB OF COWTOWN

Wishful Thinking

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wIT’S their first studio album in seven years and Elana James, Whit Smith and Jake Erwin sound rejuvenated, blending gypsy tradition, Nashville country and Parisienne jazz in an irrestistible mix. Bittersweet Reunion warns of the risks of Friends Reunited, a cover of Tom Waits’ The Long Way Home is warm Americana and Gershwin’s Someone To Watch Over Me is late-night laidback lounge jazz. They really let loose on The Magic Violin and Heart Of Romain, the latter boasting a stunning duet for pizzicato violin and electric guitar. PC