About Ethan Nahté
Location: Dallas
Occupation: Video & Film Producer/Director, Journalist, Titan Comics, Broadcast Coordinator
Bio: Began playing music in clubs @ the age of 13 while simultaneously getting published in school mags. Moved on to TV and has shot everything from naked women to wolves! He's traveled a 1/2 mile under the earth and a 1/2 mile above with his cameras! Currently working on a documentary, a book and attempts to sleep. LIVE'N'LOUD
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Canadian pianist Andy Milne has returned with 2 CDs after a 4 year hiatus. One of those albums is Dreams and False Alarms. The Toronto native has put together a forty-eight minute collection of jazzy numbers that combine his own songs such as “Geewa,” “Sensei-tions” and “The Metamorph” with Canadian songstress, Joni Mitchell and her songs “Amelia” and “The Circle Game.” He also performs a song by fellow Toronto native Neil Young and his tunes “After The Goldrush” and “Don’t Let it Bring You Down.”
Milne heads south to take on Bob Dylan’s “The Times They Are A-Changin’”, then off to the islands for an interesting take on Bob Marley’s “I Shot The Sheriff.” Although the performance is very good and draws you into a smokey lounge complete with a brandy in hand and a stogie in the other, I never would’ve recognized it as “I Shot The Sheriff” if I weren’t reading the song list on the back of the CD.
Milne does a short and sweet version of the traditional song “Danny Boy” for a finale, but the song which I enjoyed the most is number 3 - “Message In A Bottle.” I can totally see Sting, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland all getting into this version of the song and playing along. It doesn’t have the same tempo and has a slightly different melody, but there are elements to Milne’s chops that stand out and bring the vocal parts out to the forefront, all with the black and whites that Milne seems to effortlessly glide across.
This isn’t Muzak versions of these covers. Milne’s interpretations are filled with some minor keys, wonderful augmented and diminished chords. Songs bounce around from pianissimo to forte, giving the melodies a lot of life.
Milne’s earlier recordings were primarily all original material. This time around he wanted to explore some of his favorite songs in his own way. If you’ve never heard of this guy, check him out at Andy Milne. You can hear some samples there on his site, find out a little more about this talented musician and order his music. If you dig the style of Thelonius Monk, then Milne’s compositions and performances might just be the thing for you.
