Album: Art & Soul
Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1999
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:27
Size: 132,1 MB
Art: Front
(6:19) 1. Blues Connotation
(6:13) 2. With A Little Help From My Friends
(5:30) 3. Goodbye
(8:19) 4. Ancient Footprints
(6:09) 5. Fleurette Africaine
(5:34) 6. Romp
(5:07) 7. Lazy Afternoon
(5:13) 8. Little Spirit
(3:42) 9. Sanfona
(5:16) 10. Children's Song No.3
Art & Soul
Album: Life On Earth
Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2005
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:58
Size: 125,0 MB
Art: Front
(5:29) 1. Empress Afternoon
(6:03) 2. Senegal Son
(5:17) 3. Ballad Of The Sad Young Men
(7:41) 4. Icelight
(6:19) 5. Gabriola Passage
(5:12) 6. The Quiet Earth
(5:44) 7. Hanuman
(5:32) 8. Nana
(6:36) 9. The Call Of Triton
Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1999
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:27
Size: 132,1 MB
Art: Front
(6:19) 1. Blues Connotation
(6:13) 2. With A Little Help From My Friends
(5:30) 3. Goodbye
(8:19) 4. Ancient Footprints
(6:09) 5. Fleurette Africaine
(5:34) 6. Romp
(5:07) 7. Lazy Afternoon
(5:13) 8. Little Spirit
(3:42) 9. Sanfona
(5:16) 10. Children's Song No.3
On her sixth Blue Note release, burning pianist Renee Rosnes is joined by drummer/husband Billy Drummond and bassist Scott Colley, whose ubiquity of late threatens to reach Dave Holland proportions. Whereas previous outings have stressed Rosnes’s own compositions, this disc contains only two originals and they happen to be my two favorite cuts. The up-tempo "Romp" is based on simple triadic motifs, giving it a uniquely bright sound. During her solo Rosnes reaches an inspired height, quoting "Now’s The Time" at some length when you’d least expect it. Colley solos nimbly over the fast-moving, unusual changes and Drummond takes a couple of deft choruses. "Little Spirit," a mid-tempo chart in 3/4 with a straight-eighth feel, is a moving tribute to Rosnes’s son, Dylan. It’s simply beautiful, and Rosnes solos her heart out on it.
The other strongest tracks are Ornette’s "Blues Connotation," which the trio tears up, and a song called "Lazy Afternoon," elevated to realms of sheer enchantment by Dianne Reeves’s sensuous vocals. Not quite as affecting, though very good, are the Sinatra ballad "Goodbye," Duke’s "Fleurette Africaine," Egberto Gismonti’s "Sanfona," and a jazz read of Bartok’s "Children’s Song No. 3." Reeves is featured again on an intriguing yet superfluous version of Wayne Shorter’s "Footprints," here called "Ancient Footprints." Richard Bona’s percussion on this track is a nice addition, though, and his kalimba (thumb piano) on "Fleurette" grabs one’s attention. Jazz musicians play Beatles covers an awful lot these days, and Rosnes perpetuates the trend with a slowed-down version of "With a Little Help from My Friends." I was prepared to hate it, but I have to say it’s grown on me. The reharmonization is totally slick, the performance chock full of soul. Jazzers, if you must cover pop songs, this is the way to do it. ~ David Adler http://www.allaboutjazz.com/art-and-soul-renee-rosnes-blue-note-records-review-by-david-adler.php
The other strongest tracks are Ornette’s "Blues Connotation," which the trio tears up, and a song called "Lazy Afternoon," elevated to realms of sheer enchantment by Dianne Reeves’s sensuous vocals. Not quite as affecting, though very good, are the Sinatra ballad "Goodbye," Duke’s "Fleurette Africaine," Egberto Gismonti’s "Sanfona," and a jazz read of Bartok’s "Children’s Song No. 3." Reeves is featured again on an intriguing yet superfluous version of Wayne Shorter’s "Footprints," here called "Ancient Footprints." Richard Bona’s percussion on this track is a nice addition, though, and his kalimba (thumb piano) on "Fleurette" grabs one’s attention. Jazz musicians play Beatles covers an awful lot these days, and Rosnes perpetuates the trend with a slowed-down version of "With a Little Help from My Friends." I was prepared to hate it, but I have to say it’s grown on me. The reharmonization is totally slick, the performance chock full of soul. Jazzers, if you must cover pop songs, this is the way to do it. ~ David Adler http://www.allaboutjazz.com/art-and-soul-renee-rosnes-blue-note-records-review-by-david-adler.php
Art & Soul
Album: Life On Earth
Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2005
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:58
Size: 125,0 MB
Art: Front
(5:29) 1. Empress Afternoon
(6:03) 2. Senegal Son
(5:17) 3. Ballad Of The Sad Young Men
(7:41) 4. Icelight
(6:19) 5. Gabriola Passage
(5:12) 6. The Quiet Earth
(5:44) 7. Hanuman
(5:32) 8. Nana
(6:36) 9. The Call Of Triton
On her eighth recording as a leader for Blue Note, pianist and composer Renee Rosnes presents a pan global festival that has far reaching impact. Utilizing a revolving cast of characters on various numbers, Rosnes manages to synchronize the various “world music” influences in a seamless manner that never falls into the “mixed bag” syndrome. Old friends (husband and drummer Billy Drummond, saxophonists Chris Potter and Walt Weiskopf, bassist Christian McBride, etc.) mix with new friends bringing in African, Brazilian, and other exotic stimuli. Furthermore, all but two of the nine selections are original compositions penned by Rosnes herself. The two most colorful offerings are up first. “Empress Afternoon” is a Turkish sounding delight buoyed by the tabla work of master musician Zakir Hussain, while “Senegal Son” celebrates the Highlife tradition with the djembe and marimba adding additional textures to the ensemble. In the same vein comes “Hanuman,” a Brazilian-inflected line full of samba rhythms and an energetic brass ensemble adding some musical punctuation.
Elegant and pensive moments are also to be found among the landscape and a trio version of “Ballad of the Sad Young Men” is particularly choice. So too is “The Quiet Earth,” where the trio is supplemented by a string ensemble and the results are a direct lineage from Steve Kuhn’s marvelous “strings and piano” affair from the late ‘60s, The October Suite. Elsewhere, there’s the kind of fierce swinging hard bop that has been part and parcel of Renee’s approach since her early days with the late Joe Henderson. Both Chris Potter and Walt Weiskopf figure prominently into the mix here, as do drummers Jeff “Tain” Watts and Billy Drummond. Although it may be early in the year to make such predictions, suffice it to say that Life on Earth may just end up being among the best jazz releases of 2002. ~ C.Andrew Hovan http://www.allaboutjazz.com/life-on-earth-renee-rosnes-blue-note-records-review-by-c-andrew-hovan.php
Personnel: Renee Rosnes (piano), Walt Weiskopf (soprano & tenor sax), Chris Potter (tenor sax & bass clarinet), Shelly Brown (flutes), Conrad Herwig (trombone), Douglas Purviance (bass trombone), Steve Turre (trombone & shells), David Gilmore (guitar), Steve Nelson (marimba), Christian McBride & John Patitucci (bass), Billy Drummond & Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums), Duduka Da Fonseca (drums, cameroon shells, ganza, Mica's bells, surdo, tamborim, agogo bell, cuica, repenique, triangle, cowbell), Zakir Hussain (tabla), Mor Thiam (djembe & vocals), Laura Seaton & Laura Oatts (violin), Ralph Farris (viola), Erik Friedlander & Sachi Patitucci (cello), Kevin Tarrant (vocals)
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