Darryl Gregory- She Review

Artist: Darryl Gregory
Title: She
Website: http://www.darrylgregory.com
CDBaby: http://cdbaby.com/cd/gregorydarryl
Style: Singer Songwriter/ Swamp Rock
Rating: 8.5 out of 10
By C.W. Ross

 

Darryl's music has taken many turns over the years. Starting out as a classically trained trombonist he spent over a decade playing in symphonies and big band jazz bands. He learned to play guitar while in a basement rock band. He's also into world music and co-founder of The Sa-Reel Project with composer Sasha Bogdanowitsch.

 

He's also composed music for film as well as incidental music for several off and off-off Broadway theatrical and dance works

 

By day Darryl is a music teacher in Stamford, CT where he instructs middle school aged children. He's also owner of Blue Cave Studios, a home project studio that caters to Indie-musicians, singer-songwriters and other non-label recording projects.

 

As I'm sure you've gathered by now Darryl has many strong roots down in the music industry.

 

Darryl's latest release She is a concept album about the many facets, both good and bad, of women.  Darryl says that, "each song is a chapter or a vignette that when put together tell an even greater story. There aren't too many concept albums coming out anymore, but I loved the challenge of doing it anyway."

 

Besides handling lead vocal duties on this release Darryl also plays the vast majority on instruments found on She including, guitars, bass, harmonica, organ piano, mandolin, and dobro to name just a few.

 

He's also added in some key components from other musicians like Rani Arbo whose lively fiddle playing fingerprints can be found through out the release.

 

Also Debbie Maloney's flute playing on track-6 "Out of Sight, Out of Mind" brings a nice, almost fanciful element, to the song.

 

You'll find Justin Hines on drum kit and congas. Last but not least are the helping vocals of Wendy Berry and Sasha Bogdanowitsch that worked as a nice accent to Darryl's deeper male vocals.

 

This release has many musical flavors found in it blending, singer/songwriter, alt. country, retro-rock, folk, and swamp rock sounds that alternate in tempo, from bar swigging hell-raisers, to melodic guitar and piano ballads.

 

Darryl's been around music for along time and his talent shines through brightly in this, his latest release, She.