CD: ALLEN & NANCY JENSEN – Thanks Jack

ALLEN & NANCY JENSEN
Thanks Jack
Jack – Gentleman Jim – Call Me A Dreamer – Walter –
Somewhere Over The Rainbow – Dakota Sunshine – The Last Recall – Old
Love – Interlude
 
I’m so glad I had the opportunity in my lifetime to meet
Jack Langley.  This modest, incredibly talented man makes his home in
Sioux City, Iowa.  He is, in the minds of those who hear him in the
upper Midwest, the best songwriter of true country music ever.  Jack has
actually had some of the sad experiences that makes his poetry turned
song so incredibly beautiful.  It was also my very good fortune to hear
Jack and this couple, Allen & Nancy Jensen, begin their relationship
creating some wonderful new sounds of a mellow, mild, heart-felt,
‘country’ music utilizing the very seeds of what created ‘country’ music
in it’s own infancy.  Imagine for a moment a very nice quiet electric
guitar, played exceptionally well, quietly in the background that
just-right ‘country’ sound admired by so many in the past.  Add to that a
basic bass.  Not a bass that plays leads or jazz riffs, a bass that
adds and stimulates the music.  Add some soft rhythm guitar to glue it
all together, and then add an absolutely lovely flute to the mix. 
What?  Yes, the first time I heard this, I heard those ‘seeds’ again,
the imagery of creation, the lovely softness of another side of ‘real’
country music.  How pleasant can it get?  Voices, perhaps not the most
cultured in the world but, absolutely perfect for the ‘original’ sound
of ‘original’ country music.  However when you hear Nancy sing
“Somewhere Over The Rainbow” you can be sure Dorothy is listening.  It’s
a delightful interpretation of the old standard done in an exquisite
‘country’ style.  There are those ‘seeds’ again, doing their job.  For
me, simplicity is the epitome of sophistication, the very reason I was
attracted to old-time ‘real’ country music when I was just a small boy. 
Exactly what this incredibly well done CD is all about.  OK, I admit
it, it’s just plain ‘pretty.’  Off to the Rural Roots Music Commission
this one goes.  I shed a few tears listening to my friend Jack Langley’s
songs, and shed a few more at the soft beautiful interpretation of the
same by Allen and Nancy Jensen. 
 
REVIEW BY BOB EVERHART FOR COUNTRY MUSIC NEWS INTERNATIONAL

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