Carmen Souza - The Silver Messengers

Styles: Vocal And Guitar Jazz 
Year: 2019
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 45:35
Size: 105,5 MB
Art: Front

(3:43)  1. Soul Searching
(3:48)  2. The Jody Grind
(4:50)  3. Señor Blues
(3:17)  4. Nutville
(3:30)  5. Lady Musika
(4:06)  6. St Vitus Dance
(3:43)  7. Pretty Eyes
(3:36)  8. Kathy
(6:09)  9. Song for my Father
(4:58) 10. Cape Verdean Blues
(3:50) 11. Silver Blues

Carmen Souza is back with her 9th CD. Her latest is totally dedicated to the music of Horace Silver, calling it -The Silver Messengers. Anyone following the last decade of Souza's career would have predicted this release sooner or later. Silver has been credited more then once as a big influence in Souza's career but their connections go beyond the artistic identification. They both share the same Cape Verdean heritage and they both, in different ways, mixed that heritage with elements of Jazz. The Silver Messengers mission in this CD was to honor Silver's pioneering repertoire by bringing it back to its African/Lusophone roots. Only Carmen Souza, with the help of her long time musical partner Theo Pascal, who has accomplish so much with her own pioneering musical signature, could have completed this mission with such wonder and authenticity.
Carmen Souza with her acclaimed position as composer, vocalist and instrumentalist in the World, and in the Cape Verdean musical spectrum, can now voice Silver's work to a whole generation, specially in his Ancestor's home, that did not knew his work before, promoting even further his legacy. Recorded between London and Lisbon, Carmen Souza and Theo Pascal have reworked 6 Silver original songs, adding some new creole lyrics to it, also including previous released versions of ''Song for My Father'' ''Cape Verdean Blues'' and ''Pretty Eyes'', plus 2 all new songs dedicated to Horace Silver. The Silver Messengers are Carmen Souza on vocals and guitar, Theo Pascal on Electric Bass/Dbass, Elias Kacomanolis on drums/Perc and Benjamin Burrell on piano. ~ Editorial Reviews https://www.amazon.com/Silver-Messengers-Carmen-Souza/dp/B07W47GCMW

The Silver Messengers

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Champian Fulton & Cory Weeds - Dream A Little...

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2019
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:51
Size: 139,9 MB
Art: Front

(2:58)  1. Dream A Little Dream Of Me
(4:41)  2. Fly Me To The Moon
(6:57)  3. Lullaby For Art
(7:18)  4. Darn That Dream
(5:53)  5. Pennies From Heaven
(5:58)  6. Once I Had A Secret Love
(9:07)  7. I Thought About You
(5:18)  8. Tangerine
(5:34)  9. I'd Give A Dollar For A Dime
(7:03) 10. Save Your Love For Me

“[Dream a Little] practically pants with unvarnished vitality….Fulton has set a high bar for herself since her 2007 debut Champian. In recent years she’s released a series of strong albums, each exposing a different aspect of her music. Dream a Little… might be her most pleasingly inviting. From the concise opening title track, she and Weeds establish the house rules with a conversational intimacy that bespeaks trust earned over many years and many gigs. It’s a loose session rife with quicksilver interplay. Fulton isn’t a subtle singer; she’s got an edge of brass in her voice that makes ballads, like a convincing version of “Darn That Dream,” more fulsome laments than whispered confessions. Weeds listens closely and responds in kind, often using his airy lower register as a tonal counterpoint when Fulton’s voice ascends. The album is also a showcase for her pianistic facility. She plays with such swinging joie de vivre on “Once I Had a Secret Love” that it’s easy to forget it’s not an instrumental track.” ~  Andrew Gilbert, JazzTimes

"At this point in jazz history, Champian Fulton is the best piano-playing singer and the best pianist who happens to be a singer. With her blend of precision and flair on the keys and her nuanced approach to the mic, she’s been unstoppable lately. Her career validates the old proverb that you get good at what you do: somehow, in between gigs, she manages to find the time to make albums....While this is first and foremost a collection of bittersweet love ballads, it’s also uproariously funny when least expected: Fulton has a subtle and often sly sense of humor, particularly on the keys. As if we need yet more proof that more artists should be making live records, this is it." ~ NY Music Daily https://champianfulton.bandcamp.com/album/dream-a-little

Dream A Little...

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