It’s A Sin To Tell A Lie – 2012

Marty Grosz

Grosz and his quartet swing a little-played 1930s tune

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In his career, Marty Grosz kept the legacy of Carl Kress and 1930s guitar players alive with his chordal playing on the acoustic guitar, sang a bit like Fats Waller, displayed a very fertile wit, and enjoyed reviving superior obscurities from the 1920s and ‘30s.

For this version of “It’s A Sin To Tell A Lie,” he is joined by Dan Block on soprano and clarinet, Scott Robinson playing a curved soprano sax, and Vince Giordano on string bass and bass sax.

The results are delightful and swinging.

-Scott Yanow

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