Lyambiko - Saffronia

Styles: Vocal, Contemporary Jazz  
Year: 2008
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:04
Size: 122,4 MB
Art: Front

(4:55)  1. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
(4:13)  2. Feeling Good
(3:33)  3. I Loves You Porgy
(5:05)  4. Don't Smoke On Bed
(4:31)  5. Here Comes The Sun
(7:08)  6. My Baby Just Cares For Me
(3:18)  7. Black Is The Colour Of My True Love's Hair
(4:48)  8. Four Women
(5:33)  9. I Put A Spell On You
(3:54) 10. Ne Me Quitte Pas
(6:01) 11. Mawe Mawe / I Sing Just  To Know That I'm Alive

On February 21, 2008, Nina Simone became one of the greatest icons of jazz, 75 years old. The sixth edition of the quartet around Lyambiko is, however, at most implicitly based on this jubilee. After five albums, she finally feels ready to publish a tribute to the woman, who inspired her eight years ago to go the way as a jazz singer, as the Thuringian woman with Tanzanian roots proclaims in the finest promo pathos. Now, God already quite different came to the idea, Nina Simone original interpretations to covern or further processing. Alone on the Verve Remixed series, which has since become a classic, Simone is represented six times, and even the sports show used the rhythm section of " Do not Let Me Be Misunderstood " as a jingle some 30 years ago. The appeal of cover versions is usually in the reinterpretation, in the success-crowned attempt to create something completely new from something existing. This is precisely the Crux at "Saffronia". Lyambiko is not to be accused of singing at all, but the record is simply sung over long stretches. Sure, everything is a bit fresher and more youthful, and at " My Baby Just Cares For Me " she tries it at least, takes a lot of pace out. The pianonummer, which is in the original, suddenly stimulates a relaxed rocking. That Liz is replaced in the text line "Liz Taylor is not his style" by Meg Ryan, I am at this point simply times. What is missing from Lyambiko is this fusion, this uncompromising identification with the song, which makes up the fascination of Nina Simones to this day. There are also slightly altered arrangements like the percussions in " Four Women ". The fact that one of the four women described in the play has to serve as a name for the record, at this point then also appears somewhat high. So the question is, why I should put Lyambiko, if I can also listen to the more intense original. Honest answer: I do not know. "Saffronia" is nice and not bad, but I still go back to Nina Simone. ~ David Hilzendegen  http://www.laut.de/Lyambiko/Alben/Saffronia-26714

Personnel:  Vocals – Lyambiko;  Backing Vocals – Lyambiko;  Bass – Robin Draganic;  Drums – Heinrich Köbberling;  Grand Piano – Marque Lowenthal

Saffronia

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