Jazz Ambassador Magazine, CD Review – There was no promotional ma- terial/media insert accompanying this disc; suffice to say Carol Duboc’s latest CD is a collec- tion of regenerated Bacharach/ David hits, save an original she penned, “My Melody.” Hubert Laws’ mellow flute figures fill out an already gifted backup band of (mostly) Kansas City [...]
‘Crazy Love’, Michael Bublé’s first CD in two and a half years, features two original songs along with his always original take on 11 standards from various eras. The multi-Grammy winning artist hunkered down in recording studios in LA, Brooklyn, New York and his hometown of Vancouver for the last six months to make his [...]
Singer Silje Nergaard is something of a national icon in her native Norway and Scandinavian countries, selling staggering amounts of records and winning just about every music prize that exists and it’s no surprise when you hear her sing. Possessing an angelic vocal ability that is tempered by a husky, honeyed tone, Nergaard returns with [...]
THE definitive Ray Charles collection featuring all original hit recordings and performances, and digitally remastered from the original tapes! Housed in a handsome embossed digipack and presented with a 24 page collectors’ book of rare photos and extensive notes by celebrated music journalist Don Heckman, this collection brings together Ray Charles’ most memorable music from [...]
‘When [Shirley Horn] died, I didn’t want it to be the end of that. I wanted to do my own little tribute, because she has given me so much.’ Thus Claire Martin, explaining the genesis of this album, which comprises eleven songs connected with the late great singer/pianist, plus an original specially written in tribute [...]
Chris Botti in Boston features trumpeter Chris Botti along with a bevy of name artists performing live with the Boston Pops Orchestra at Symphony Hall in 2008. Fully documented as a concert film and album, the night is an intimate and soulful birds-eye view of the supple-toned trumpeter who has grown into his role as [...]
Christopher Anton Rea (Ree-ah) is a singer-songwriter from Middlesbrough, England, recognizable for his distinctive, raspy voice. Rea has sold over 30 million albums worldwide. The 58-year old Rea is a singer-songwriter, guitarist and painter with a wide following throughout Europe. He’s of Irish/Italian parentage and he grew up in the north-east of England where his [...]
Vanessa Falabella was born in the state of Minas Gerais (which has produced many Brazilian musical legends including Milton Nascimento), Vanessa sings everything from traditional samba and bossa nova, to jazz, MPB (Brazilian popular music), R&B, and soul. Born into a family of actors, writers and painters, the Brazilian native started as a child, doing [...]
Sometimes making music is all about the mechanics – balancing the melody with the harmony and the rhythm, making sure the tempo is right from the beginning of the song to the end, matching the right vocalist to the story within the lyrics, knowing when to come in with the solos and when to hang [...]
This is Emilie-Claire Barlow’s seventh album, entitled “Haven’t We Met?”, is defined by her impeccable diction and song-stealing solos by the likes of guitarist Reg Schwager, pianist Dave Restivo and trumpeter Chase Sanborn. Barlow is an astute technician with a decent scat who shows off her eloquence in English, French and Portuguese. The Toronto singer’s [...]
