Jude Davison - Circo de Teatro (Pigeon Moods Music) I read somewhere that Circo de Teatro is Jude Davison’s 18th CD release. That’s proper - a dedication to the cause that indicates Davison’s itch to make music needs a very regular scratch. Though it’s no singular vision that guides his creative hand. It’s said that variety is the spice of life, and there’s talk of a Broadway-style soul-musical in the offing - and Circo de Teatro in no way follows anything as pedestrian as a single inspiration. Rather it mixes and matches its influences, from the street bands of Mexico, to New Orleans RnB via Southern Americana and the circus / fairground music of childhood memories (or maybe they were dreams / nightmares). Davison manages to hold it altogether with a series of story songs, which isn’t to say Circo de Teatro is a concept piece, but there are certainly themes. If you’re after a comparison, then it’s Tom Waits name that seems to crop up most regularly, but that’s maybe down to Davison’s ambitious approach instead of any real stylistic similarity. In fact it’s fair to say that much of the material here infinitely more accessible than anything Waits has produced for some years. Check out the man’s MySpace page and see what you think. I like what he’s done here... a lot. www.myspace.com/judedavison Rob F.