Time: 52:25
Size: 120.0 MB
Styles: Vocal jazz
Year: 2014
Art: Front
[3:52] 1. Lord I Wanna Be Good
[3:20] 2. Men Who Love Mermaids
[3:16] 3. Lots Of People Do
[3:58] 4. Scars
[3:20] 5. Cri Du Coeur
[3:42] 6. I've Got You Under My Skin
[3:09] 7. My Babe
[2:23] 8. Hell's Angel
[3:14] 9. Don't Fall In Love With Me
[2:30] 10. Love's Eyes
[3:19] 11. Looking For A Boy (Girl)
[4:23] 12. Stranger
[3:28] 13. I Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl
[2:57] 14. Noir
[3:01] 15. If You Believe That
[2:24] 16. Did I Break Your Heart
On her latest album, acclaimed jazz singer Sarah Moule has recorded six new songs by Simon Wallace and Fran Landesman, alongside a new lyric by Julie Burchill, two blues numbers and imaginative reworkings of classic songs. Songs from the Floating World reminds us that Sarah is a brilliant interpreter of both melody and lyrics.
‘The Floating World’ was the name given to the red light districts in 17th-19th Century Japan where geishas, Kabuki actors and Sumo wrestlers rubbed shoulders with artists and musicians against a backdrop of hedonism. Sarah discovered her own ‘Floating World’ where America’s Beat Generation crossed with London’s jazz nightlife when she met her husband Simon Wallace and Fran Landesman. Fran, who died in 2011, was a friend and peer of Jack Kerouac, Lenny Bruce and Ken Kesey. She was one of the finest lyricists of the last fifty years and her work with Wallace has been admired by critics and appreciated by the many singers who have recorded their songs. Sarah has championed their work since her 2002 Linn Records debut, ‘It’s A Nice Thought’, when journalists were quick to celebrate the artistic symbiosis of Sarah’s voice with Simon and Fran’s songs.
‘The Floating World’ was the name given to the red light districts in 17th-19th Century Japan where geishas, Kabuki actors and Sumo wrestlers rubbed shoulders with artists and musicians against a backdrop of hedonism. Sarah discovered her own ‘Floating World’ where America’s Beat Generation crossed with London’s jazz nightlife when she met her husband Simon Wallace and Fran Landesman. Fran, who died in 2011, was a friend and peer of Jack Kerouac, Lenny Bruce and Ken Kesey. She was one of the finest lyricists of the last fifty years and her work with Wallace has been admired by critics and appreciated by the many singers who have recorded their songs. Sarah has championed their work since her 2002 Linn Records debut, ‘It’s A Nice Thought’, when journalists were quick to celebrate the artistic symbiosis of Sarah’s voice with Simon and Fran’s songs.
Songs From The Floating World
Jazzy and bluesy songs, balads, almost post songs : she can sing everything, always with good taste. I like it !
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