Jenny Scheinman” (Koch)
B-
“Crossing the Field” (Koch)
A-
On the strength of these two releases, one vocal and one instrumental, you’d be tempted to call Brooklyn music scene stalwart Scheinman a double threat. You would, that is, if “Jenny Scheinman” threatened to do more than recall the superior Appalachian Gothic work of Gillian Welch. But the download-only “Crossing the Field” is another story. Obviously inspired by mentor Bill Frisell’s cinematic Americana, Scheinman’s take leans more toward classical and Copland, though jazz, blues and film music all take flattering turns. Hard to categorize but easy to listen to, “Crossing the Field” is a riveting journey. Downloads: “I Was Young When I Left Home”; “Processional.”
(Appearing tomorrow at the Museum of Fine Arts.)
