Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Grace Knight - Gracious

Styles: Vocal
Year: 1999
Time: 43:50
Size: 70,4 MB
Art: Front

(4:16)  1. The Ability To Swing
(4:31)  2. Cry Me A River
(5:04)  3. Pappa Was A Rolling Stone
(3:50)  4. Good Morning Heartache
(4:21)  5. Moondance
(4:01)  6. Teach Me Tonight
(3:13)  7. Don't Set Me Free
(3:57)  8. I Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl
(3:47)  9. Come In From The Rain
(3:18) 10. Steamroller Blues
(3:28) 11. Que Sera Sera

After leading the successful Australian act the Eurogliders, U.K.-born singer Grace Knight launched a solo singing career which saw her become one of Australia's leading jazz divas. In her early teens, Knight sang in folk clubs and first met musician Bernie Lynch while singing on a cruise ship. They would form the highly successful Eurogliders in 1980 and go on to international success. After the Eurogliders split in 1989, Knight sang backup vocals in the Tania Bowra Band before recording the soundtrack to the ABC-TV miniseries Come in Spinner with jazz musician Vince Jones. The album featured 1940s jazz standards and marked a career change for Knight. The singles "I've Got You Under My Skin," "The Man I Love," and "Sophisticated Lady" propelled the album to number five on the national charts in May 1990. Her debut album, Stormy Weather (September 1991), reached number 14 on the national chart in October, and another cover, "Fever," was released as a single. Her second album, Gracious, contained more jazz standards and covers such as "On a Clear Day," "Moondance," "Cry Me a River," and "Papa Was a Rolling Stone." Knight released her fourth album, Live, in February 1996, a double album recorded over three nights at Sydney's jazz venue the Basement. She released her fourth solo album, Zeitgeist, in 2000, a collection which featured several original songs penned by Knight. ~ Brendan Swift https://www.allmusic.com/artist/grace-knight-mn0000194742

Gracious

4 comments:

  1. This is magnificent! I loved every minute of it. Many thanks
    Wonderful rendition of Thomas Dolby’s ‘The Ability to Swing’ , preceding Patti Austin’s interpretation of the song

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  2. Have to agree with 1st comment, to me she is super! I will be grabbing much more.

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