Saturday, July 25, 2015

Karen Sharp - So Far So Good

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2004
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 63:08
Size: 145,1 MB
Art: Front

(5:18)  1. Candy
(6:31)  2. I've Never Been In Love Before
(5:41)  3. Doowap
(8:06)  4. Sheltered By the Stars
(4:54)  5. Smile
(6:27)  6. I Want More
(1:57)  7. Mona Lisa
(5:39)  8. So Far So Good
(5:37)  9. Mr Gas Man
(5:26) 10. Small World
(5:39) 11. Flight of the Foo Birds
(1:48) 12. Smile - Reprise

Sharp began only during her composition studies at the Royal Northern College of Music with the saxophone after an intake of Dexter Gordon had heard. They first played in the jazz band of the college and a soul band in Liverpool. In 1999 she moved to London, where she soon with musicians like Scott Hamilton , John Dankworth , Danny Moss , Alan Barnes , Joe Temperley , Mark Nightingale , Annie Whitehead , Ellyn Rucker, Roy Williams , Scott Robinson , Ken Peplowski or Elkie Brooks occurred. In 2004 she took Humphrey Lyttelton in his octet , which she belonged for three years. In the Ginza Festival in Tokyo in 2006, she presented with Tina May and Nikki Iles . Next they played in the bands of Digby Fairweather and Enrico Tomasso . Since 2002 she has released five albums under his own name; also she led a trio, the Barbara Lea and Dick Sudhalter belonged. Between 2002 and 2011 she recorded 16 recordings,  with Humphrey Lyttelton and George Melly. Translate by Google  https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Sharp 

Karen Sharp's So Far so Good features Karen on tenor sax, Dave Priseman on trumpet, Richard Busiakiewicz on piano, John Day on double bass and Matt Fishwick on drums.

So Far So Good

7 comments:

  1. One of UK finest reed players. Many thanks Giullia for this enjoyable session.

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    1. Hey Olbaz, Glad you liked my friend! Thank You and Mat!

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  2. I have also enjoyed Karen Sharp in live concerts and look forward to hearing this one. Thank you Giullia.

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    1. Hey Boro Boy, Thank you always and Mat too!

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  3. Sorry, I didn't notice this record was available here. This is pretty good sax playing and a simple jazz album with good taste and quality, in the way Harry Allen does his own.

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