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Mountain Spring Reviews |
| There are so many
talented singer-songwriters producing excellent music that it boggles the mind to keep up
sometimes. As one who manages a music series with 2500 performances over the past thirteen
years, I’ve had the opportunity to review thousands of albums from the great and not
so great artists from far and wide. Much to my delight, one of the best new albums
I’ve been fortunate to hear this past year came from one of my local area artists.
Paul Webb has created “Green Mountain Spring” a collection of twelve songs, some
vocal and some instrumental. This album is more than a bunch of songs, it’s a
complete work that elevates Webb to the realm of composer rather than songwriter. While
each selection can easily stand alone, it’s best to listen to the album beginning to
end. Paul is a gifted pianist and arranger/composer and has hand-picked the perfect
artists to compliment his work. “Green Mountain Spring” could easily be
considered the soundtrack to Vermont and is a brilliant album from a gifted artist.
“It’s my favorite album of 2002....period”. Jeff Miller Director Burlington Coffeehouse |
In the wake of his 1984 album, 'A Walk In The Woods,' Mr. Webb's music has had a lot of time to stew and breathe. And just as in his previous recording the piano remains the dominant driving force of melody and mood throughout his most recent work, 'Green Mountain Spring.' However there is an expansive difference. In celebration of the Green Mountain State, the album includes many spots of its musical brilliance. Where his previous album was a solo effort, 'Green Mountain Spring' brings talents such as jazz master Dave Grippo and vocalist Patti Casey to accompany and accentuate his dynamic compositions. The album has one message, and that is taken from Carol Abair's contribution, "And if I could give this world a gift / every heart would be full / of love for the place that it calls home / and my home is Vermont. William Funsch |