Clear Day
Clear Day, Peter Davenport's debut album, features a mixed program of standards, pop, and original material. Singing with a gentle, almost sweet demeanor, Peter delivers each of the tunes with the cabaret singer's stock in trade: sincere and often dramatic storytelling. The album demonstrates the wide-ranging versatility of his vocal skills and experience as he takes on a list of tunes running from classic ballads to high-energy sambas. The usual cast of musicians shows up here and help set the scene for each of the tunes.
There's Lawrence Feldman's soft tenor on "On a Clear Day" and Kenny Sebesky's guitar on an up-tempo, Latin beat "I've Got Just About Everything," complete with raspy percussion and whistles. Peter Sanders' cello appears on several tracks, but is especially mellow on "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars." The album's big production number is "When the Sun Comes Out," where Feldman, Sanders, Sebesky, and the strongly played piano of Christopher Marlowe, create a crescendo of sound behind Davenport.