NPR previews and reviews Theo’s version of Love and Anger:
“Theo Bleckmann gives an enthralling reading of her classic “Love and Anger” … Bleckmann’s band loosens the rhythmic feel of “Love and Anger,” making it more suitable for jazz interpretation without sacrificing its surging momentum and bucolic sensibility. His limpid baritone soars amid the sumptuous rearrangement, as he conveys the song’s themes of unspeakable hurt, disappointment and the thorny process of forgiveness and liberation. Bleckmann articulates this jumble of mixed emotions with sonic and sentimental clarity … Grasping and then expressing the meaning of Bush’s words takes both a sharp mind and a soulful heart. Bleckmann brings both to the fore with idiosyncratic ingenuity.”
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