KYLE BRONSDON: All About the Burn

Kyle Bronsdon

All About the Burn

© 2004 Kyle Bronsdon (823469080426)

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Hate Diana Krall? Harry Connick a little too slick for ya? Most retro swing too square? Straight-up piano trio with songs about dogs, zen parables, drinking and, of course, The Burn.

notes

Here's the artist's take on the record, track by track:

1. "Love is the burning point of life" - Joseph Campbell

Thanks to Jane Pitts for using in a unique context the four words that became the title track, and Tom Baumgartner for telling me about it. Susie Lee managed to capture the image of the couple on the cover, the exact pose I had envisioned almost a year before she took the candid photo. It really says it all, combined with the burning building which I wouldn't have thought of without Diane's input. Of course, without Diane, I may have never finished the record. I may very well have burned to a crisp.

Anyway, this is why I never put "thank you" credits on my records: I'm leaving people out. I just know it.

2. Kenny Werner coined this phrase. It really is a genuine spiritual path. I don't intend to say that all jazzers partake in illicit drugs and alcohol. Just most of the ones I like.

3. Here's where the album concept really kicks in. I felt very literally this way...so, it stays on the record. Sappy? Sure. But sometimes an emotion is so purely sappy that you just have to tell it like it is.

4. Ok, this is a country tune. Sorry.

5. Yes, I mean TRIPPING. Even the bridge only skims the surface.

6. I suppose this is a song about "closure". A pathetic psycho-babble word, and a cruel tool, but a true experience (unrelated to the word) nonetheless.

7. At this point in the record, you might hear that we're in a transition...from one side of The Burn to the next.

8. I don't think I should apologize any more for being sappy than I did for doing a country song. Ok, maybe my vocal performance evens it out. Anyway, for me, this song has a happy ending. Your results may vary.

9. "Delicious, delicious"
"I'm full, thank you"
"I can't eat anymore, thank you"

10. In memory of Elliot. If you knew him, you would understand that this tune HAD to be on this record.

11. Do you know what a Zen koan is? It's like a meditation-parable. Here are two, presented in a form that I believe has never been done before.

12. Nope. Not going there. Just a song. I'm not gonna get into it. Let it suffice to say that I conceived this one afternoon, and wrote it and recorded it the next day. Only then did I feel certain that the record was complete. Oh, I played piano on this one track. That's not in the credits.

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  • What's Not to Like?!!
    author: Charles Lerman

    This artist has it all. I first heard him in Second Life. Kyle is not just a musician, but an entertainer. This shows through out all of his music.

  • ...the spark that makes great music come alive...
    author: Namoli Brennet

    Kyle Bronsdon's new CD, "All About the Burn", isn't about some morning-after chili-cheese-dog experience, or a regretful night after one-too-many-fried-okras-with-ranch. We've all had those. It's more a reference to a spark - the spark that ignites the flames that ultimately mean the end of a relationship; the spark of falling in love again; and the spark that makes great music come alive. Bronsdon's timeless timekeeping will undoubtedly have you tapping your foot as his clever lyrics draw you further into his funny, touching and sometimes bizarre world. Perusing his website, you begin to get acquainted with Bronsdon's love of jazz, his dedication to his craft, and his uniquely crazy sense of humor. Bronsdon is obviously serious about his music, but his funny, self-deprecating style adds an element of fun and quirkiness that's hard to resist. "Love me", he cries out subconsciously, "or at least, laugh at me. I mean, WITH me." Bronsdon references blues, jazz and the avant-garde in a way that's thoughtful, innovative and delightfully musical. But isn't the neo-swing renaissance over, you ask? Maybe for the scenesters and the hipsters - but Bronsdon's brand of sophisticated and soulful jazz transcends the limitations of genre and trend. Falling squarely in the category of Louis Armstrong's "Good Music", Bronsdon boldly continues to pursue his rare avocation: writing meaningful songs in the jazz idiom. In the words of his peers, it's smokin. It's hot. And it's all about the burn.

  • Great with enough edge to keep everyone swinging.
    author: Stacey Gebler

    Swing never had such variety. Great for all ages. Tunes to make you ponder, smile and just get things done. A great transition from Kitchen Swing. Looking forward to more.

  • Refreshing vibe of a great style of swing.
    author: Alan Barnes, Dallas Tx

    I enjoyed the orginal tunes on the cd All About the Burn. It swings nicely with a great feel of the orgins of the style. The lyrics were fresh and cleaver. Just happened by chance to run across cd and very glad I did.

  • Why would you want dessert if you could just have more good stuff?
    author: Tom Baumgartner

    I've been into Radiohead lately. Supermarket melancholy, misunderstood child, heartless alienating modernism... After dwelling on their sorrows I always leave their albums, well, dwelling on more sorrows. It's strange that my ipod playlist always includes some 'All About the Burn' to follow up a 'Kid A' or 'The Bends' session. When I think lounge jazz and swing, I think, "I'm going to get a lift." "All About the Burn," stylistically in a different realm, reaches those indescribable moments of sorrow that I need to be said, yet I leave the album with my chin up. Bronsdon peppers the album with jazz in-jokes, irony and his uncompromisingly bent humor. There's a country tune! Listening to this album, I sense a wisdom and optimism that isn't apparent in the world of music today. Brennet (keyboards) and Grams (bass) follow Kyle's sensitive lyrics and drums like old friends sharing in a cathartic experience. It is a masterful trio. "All About the Burn" crafts contemporary, personal topics into the comforts of a traditional format. If you want to flesh out the jazz, blues, swing area of your collection, this is a truly original album that will touch you. It touched me. I eagerly await the next iteration of life synthesized with music album he creates.

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