Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Michelle Walker - Slow Down

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:11
Size: 119.5 MB
Styles: Vocal jazz
Year: 2002
Art: Front

[3:51] 1. Nature Boy
[3:46] 2. Be My Baby
[2:27] 3. Pennies From Heaven
[4:15] 4. East Of The Sun
[3:52] 5. The Very Thought Of You
[2:42] 6. Sometimes I'm Happy
[4:25] 7. Summertime
[2:48] 8. Straighten Up And Fly Right
[3:40] 9. Kiss Of Life
[2:49] 10. Daddy
[4:05] 11. Slow Down
[3:59] 12. Your Song
[3:27] 13. Time After Time
[2:43] 14. Crazy He Calls Me
[3:14] 15. On The Sunny Side Of The Street

Her arrangements of straight-ahead standards and contemporary pop tunes blend genres effortlessly and with a fresh level of originality that is solidifying her own distinctive sound. Dave Nathan at AllAboutJazz.com says, Walker demonstrates an extraordinary degree of musicality. Michelle is often compared to Cassandra Wilson, Nina Simone and Betty Carter in style and tone. Based in New York City, Michelle Walker is a versatile singer blessed with a beautifully distinctive voice. This charismatic jazz vocalist uses an artful blend of blues, bebop, swing and soul that provides a musical playground for her and her band mates. With playful rhythmic expressiveness, Walker brings a level of sophisticated musicality to her lyrical phrasing that reveals her appreciation for mentor Mark Murphy. Yet, it is in her live performances where you hear the influences of Carter, Simone and Wilson. All seem to have provided her with a musical foundation but her study of them does not seem to have skewed her journey to find a singular voice.

Slow Down

2 comments:

  1. A very chic chanteuse doin' a litrle bit of everything to please all the family : bossa, jazz, soul ballad, etc. Nice.

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  2. I always have to ignore reviews, after I hear something i almost always think the reviewer missed the whole boat, whether he/she liked the thing or hated it, always the argument is nothing like mine.
    So with that let me just say, this woman has somewhere near the sweetness of Sade... after you get to a certain level of quality it becomes pointless to compare which is better. This woman is in the same quality space as Sade.
    Thanks, mat.tiggas, for another great intro to great music.

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