MOMENTS LIKE THIS – Michele Bensen with the Bob Alberti Trio
Michele Bensen -- vocalist
Bob Alberti – piano
Lee Burrows – bass
Chris Russell – drums
Ben Tucker – bass (on “Don’t Go to Strangers”)
Rarely does one encounter a studio recording that isn’t processed through multi-tracking with the intent of producing a flawless product through electronic debugging. Listeners may become so accustomed to such products that they may have forgotten how purely beautiful a gem can be created with live musicians playing together in naturally synchronized musicality, speaking music directly among themselves with complete understanding of every nuance that occurs among them. Finding such a product offers never-ending and even increased pleasure upon repeated listening. It is truly a gift that keeps on giving.
Moments Like This are rare treasures that cannot be manufactured but only captured. It is clear from the opening 16 bars of the title song that a musical love affair was occurring among the musicians. By musician