A Strange Gathering (2006)

About this title: Tina Root (of Switchblade Symphony fame) is not a jazz singer, but if Strange Gathering is any indication, the goth-influenced alternative pop/rock/darkwave vocalist clearly understands the interpretation concept that jazz artists hold so dear. Any serious jazz singer will tell you that if someone is going to record a famous, well-known song, the artist needs to put his/her own spin on the song instead of trying to offer a carbon copy of the original version; thankfully, there are no carbon copies on this 53-minute CD, which is an album of covers and is Root's first solo project. Although she ... read more

Tracks:

1. Never Let Me Down Again [Gore]
2. Come Away with Me [Jones]
3. Wild Horses [Jagger/Richard]
4. Yellow [Berryman/Buckland]
5. The Chauffeur [Duran Duran]
6. I Know There's Something Going On [Collins]
7. What's on Your Mind (Pure Energy) [Robb/Larson]
8. Black Hole Sun [Cornell]
9. Karma Police [Yorke/O'Brien/Green]
10. Every Day Is Halloween [Jourgensen]
11. Run [Lightbody/McClellan]
12. Bad Trash [Root/Wallace]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.