Amazon.com Editorial Review: As the song goes, “Merry Christmas” has already “been said many times, many ways.” Diana Krall’s Christmas Songs is a worthy–though not particularly unique–addition to the holiday catalog. On it, she excels with an approach mastered long ago: elegant delivery that gives extra polish to a very familiar lineup. Some might find [...]
Pop/jazz/rock cross-over star Michael Franks’ first-ever holiday album sets the scene for mirth, merriment, and a cool yule all around. On tracks like “Said the Snowflake” and “I Bought You A Plastic Star (For Your Aluminum Tree),” the artist’s trademark wit and lyrical wordplay are clearly in evidence. And throughout the disc’s ten tracks, this [...]
2009 album from the Italian Jazz drummer. Lorenzo Tucci, one of the most valued drummers in the international jazz scene, distinguishes himself for his expressive pathos and capability of spreading to the new generations the teachings of the great masters of the past (Art Blakey, Philly Jo Jones, Elvin Jones, Tony Williams, Max Roach), using [...]
Vanessa Williams is a singer, songwriter, actor and mother of four — and, apparently, an excellent multi-tasker. While performing her Emmy-nominated role as the top villain on TV’s Ugly Betty, she managed to find time to record her 13th album. It’s called The Real Thing, and it was released on June 02, 2009. “It’s been [...]
After starting his career as a songwriter and background vocalist for superstar Gloria Estefan, Jon’s 1992 self-titled debut album sold more than six million copies worldwide and was certified triple platinum in the U.S.A, where it reached No. 15 on the Billboard 200 chart. He later scored a Top 5 hit with the single Just [...]
Born in 1969 in Seoul of South Korea, Youn Sun Nah comes from a family of musicians – her father is a choir conductor and her mother a classical singer. She made her debut in the field of music at the age of 23 with a joint concert with the Korean Symphony Orchestra but it [...]
2009 album from the singer, pianist and actor, an album of cover versions of songs requested by his many fans. Like his best-selling Only You of 2004, Your Songs consists of Connick singing familiar songs with a full Jazz big band and string orchestra, and, as with nearly all of Harry’s previous albums, he wrote [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
‘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 [...]
