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Local CD Pick: The Johnny Starlings - "Aiming Too High"
By Patrick Pemberton
ppemberton@thetribunenews.com
Aiming Too HighAfter listening to this CD, you’ll understand why ex-Beatle George Harrison was a huge ukulele fan. When used in contemporary rock and folk, the uke offers an uplifting, happy-go-lucky feel.
Singer/songwriter/ukulele player Jody Mulgrew is the front man of this eclectic band. But on this CD the multi-instrumentalist has plenty of help from talented band mates and session players. Clarinet and sax players offer an old-timey jazz sound (think Hearst Castle during its prime) to songs like “Aiming Too High” and “And So My Love (Reprise).”
Vocalist Inga Swearingen offers background help on two folk numbers. And Damon Castillo drummer Jennings Jacobsen provides the beat for “Break Up the Band,” a fun song that recalls the late Harry Nilsson.
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