On the new disc of Gwildis I had been looking forward and pre blind. Unfortunately, I had failed me to look more closely at what to expect: Gwildis this time not with Soul Combo, but with big band. He is in good company, apparently it is for many singers the greatest thing to play with a big band. And Gwildis does it well, he sings as ever. The big band is fantastic, very savvy musician, very solid arrangements, because you can not say anything against, that's big band jazz at its best, good music, good singing and playing. Exactly bother me but. Bigband is not my world and these arrangements I find exhausting and annoying, they would probably Frank Sinatra will be glorified, but if I want Gwildis, I want soul, not jazz. That's me with Pe Werner, Sting, Peter Gabriel and many others like that. But that's my personal taste, I like it only deduct a star, because as I said - well done is the disc.
