Fiona Ross - Fierce And Non Compliant

Styles: Vocal, Keyboards
Year: 2019
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 56:03
Size: 130,4 MB
Art: Front

(3:53) 1. Fierce and non-compliant
(4:09) 2. For my dad
(4:49) 3. Woke up this morning so I can't complain
(4:37) 4. Be on my side
(4:11) 5. I followed my heart
(4:50) 6. Don't say
(3:43) 7. Feel
(4:19) 8. Use the right words
(4:07) 9. Just tell me when
(5:36) 10. I don't want it
(3:51) 11. Socialising with misery
(3:57) 12. I thought I saw your heart
(3:56) 13. Doing my thing

Award winning vocalist, pianist, composer and producer Fiona Ross has become known for creating her own contemporary Jazz sound using fast paced Latin Jazz, vintage jazz club and a little neo soul along with heart wrenching ballads that demonstrate that ‘Her style is poetic and the messages ooze with Millennial angst’ (Jazz weekly). She came to the world’s attention as ‘the artist that gave Ed Sheeran his ‘first push’ (Daily Express), but has very quickly established herself as an artist in her own right and has received incredible reviews across the globe for all of her four albums.

Her live performances have seen her perform at prestigious venues including 606 Club, Pizza Express, Bulls Head, Nells Jazz and Blues and Toulouse Lautrec and her music is played on radio stations all over the world including 40 stations in the USA as well as in Canada, Italy, France, Germany, Australia and Spain.

Fiona is also a member of the Jazz Journalist association and is a senior writer for Jazz in Europe and a creative writer Jazz Quarterly. She has interviewed Steve Gadd, Maxine Gordon, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Eric Bibb, Roseanna Vitro and Kyle Eastwood, to name a few. As Head of the British Academy of New Music, Fiona was responsible for the training of the likes of Ed Sheeran, Rita Ora and Jess Glynne, to name just a few but left her role there to establish herself as an artist in her own right. https://jazzineurope.mfmmedia.nl/2020/03/fiona-ross-fierce-and-non-compliant/

Personnel: Fiona Ross (vocals, keyboards); Gibbi Bettini (guitar); Derek Daley (bass); Marley Drummond (drums); Loren Hignall (saxophones); Adam Brown (trumpet); Adam Hayes (percussion); Ashaine White (backing vocals) with Snow Owl (bass); Kim Cypher (saxophone); Adam Cooper (vocals); Marco Piccioni (guitar)

Fierce and non compliant

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Richard 'Groove' Holmes - Somethin' Special

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop
Year: 1962
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:08
Size: 109,6 MB
Art: Front

(9:12)  1. Something Special
(5:46)  2. Black Groove
(3:11)  3. Me & Groove
(5:17)  4. Comin' Through The Apple
(6:30)  5. I Though I Knew You
(5:27)  6. Carma
(5:41)  7. Blow The Man Down
(6:01)  8. Satin Doll

Somethin' Special is a laidback, funky classic which features Richard "Groove" Holmes trading licks with pianist Les McCann, saxophonist Clifford Scott and guitarist Joe Pass, who makes one of his first recorded appearances on this album. It's a fine, infectious album, highlighed by Holmes and McCann's stylish solo. Blue Note's 1997 CD reissue features two bonus cuts, including one that features saxophonist Ben Webster. ~ Leo Stanley https://www.allmusic.com/album/somethin-special-mw0000098677

Personnel: Richard "Groove" Holmes – organ; Les McCann – piano; Clifford Scott – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone; Joe Pass – guitar.

Somethin' Special

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Angela Hagenbach - Feel the Magic

Styles: Jazz Vocals
Label:  Harvest Media Group,LLC
Year: 2001
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:55
Size: 137,2 MB
Art: Front

(3:38)  1. Love for Sale
(5:19)  2. Peel Me a Grape
(3:50)  3. Obsession
(3:36)  4. Nice and Easy Does It
(5:42)  5. Feel the Magic
(3:37)  6. Retribution
(6:03)  7. So Many Stars
(4:05)  8. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
(7:00)  9. Retrato Em Branco e Preto
(4:44) 10. Easy to Love
(6:14) 11. Something Cool
(6:03) 12. Baby, Baby All the Time

Internationally known model turned jazz vocalist, Angela Hagenbach's third album for her Amazon label finds her in the company, although not exclusively, of many of the musicians with whom she has worked on previous albums. These include the important rhythm section of Joe Cartwright, Danny Embrey, Gary Helm, and James Jeffrey. What is striking about Hagenbach are the dramatic alterations to her voice she is able to make from one track to another to conform it to the way she wants to deliver a tune. And she does this with ease, without any diminishment in the quality of her singing. On "Peel Me a Grape," her voice is enticingly light, while on "Retrato em Branco e Preto," one has to take a look at the liner notes to see whether a new singer has been recruited for this tune; her voice drops to a lower register, resulting in a husky, smoky rendition of this Antonio Carlos Jobim Brazilian classic. "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" is the vehicle not only for some well-done scatting, but it allows Hagenbach to show her ability to fool around with the lyrics, adding some new ones without damaging the theme of one of Duke Ellington's greatest. "Baby, Baby, All the Time" shows Hagenbach's blues side, as she rides into the chorus on top of Cartwright's lead in piano. Unlike June Christy's renowned sorrowful version of "Something Cool," Hagenbach's borders on the defiant. On "Easy to Love," she recalls Anita O'Day. On other tunes, she shows touches of Ella Fitzgerald and Carmen McRae. With her excellent range, perfect pitch, and her unerring sense of what she's singing, there is no reason why Hagenbach shouldn't become one of jazz's foremost vocalists, and to get there in a hurry.~Dave Nathan 

http://www.allmusic.com/album/feel-the-magic-mw0000331169 .

Feel the Magic

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Youn Sun Nah - Voyage

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2008
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:13
Size: 126,4 MB
Art: Front

(4:44)  1. Dancing With You
(5:01)  2. The Linden
(4:06)  3. Calypso Blues
(4:25)  4. My Bye
(3:42)  5. Jockey Full Of Bourbon
(6:01)  6. Voyage
(3:46)  7. Please Don't Be Sad
(4:32)  8. Shenandoah
(3:31)  9. Come, Come
(5:18) 10. Frevo
(5:05) 11. Inner Prayer
(4:58) 12. India Song

Although her UK debut at London's Vortex was in May 2009, South Korean singer Youn Sun Nah has been a figure on the French jazz scene since the mid '90s when she moved there to study jazz and French chanson.Voyage, her sixth release sees her deftly accompanied by some of the top names in European jazz. One phrase into "Dancing With You" and it's clear that here is a remarkable voice. Sun Nah possesses the sensuousness of Melody Gardot, the quirky, theatrical air of Björk, and the blues of a Parisian chanteuse. On the opening "Dancing With You," Ulf Wakenius accompanies softly on acoustic guitar and Lars Danielsson's melodica brings a Parisian feel to a tender love song. Half the tracks are Sun Nah originals and reveal her to be a romantic at heart. Her songs are tinged with a sweet melancholy, like the lovely "My Bye," which features a plaintive solo from trumpeter Mathias Eick. The Norwegian also features on the beautiful title track, where all the nuances of Sun Nah's voice soothing yet fragile are heard. Eick's solo is sensitive and gently paced, providing perfect sympathetic background. Danilesson's "The Linden"with its melancholy air and brushes like a gentle breeze could have been written for Sun Nah. Sun Nah's cover songs are rhythmically more engaging and reveal the impressive range and operatic quality of her voice. Egberto Gismonti's classic "Frevo" sees Sun Nah scatting bebop style with tremendous facility and reaching a flamenco-like passion. Nat "King" Cole's "Calypso Blues" is a sheer delight, with Danielsson laying down a gorgeous groove over which Sun Nah's sultry voice plays with the lyrics, reaching a falsetto which might just crack glass.

Tom Waits could probably retire on the royalties received from covers of his songs, and here Sun Nah takes on "Jockey Full of Bourbon." With Wakenius sounding slightly Marc Ribot-ish, and a swinging groove courtesy of Daneilsson and percussionist Xavier Desandre-Navarre, it is a tad too faithful in spirit to the original to really stand out, but is enjoyable nevertheless. More interesting is the quirky original "Please, don't be sad," which features what sounds like facial percussion and Wakenius' darkly funky guitar punctuation. "Shenandoah" is a long way from Korea, but Sun Nah brings a haunting beauty to this classic of the American songbook. "Inner Prayer," another beautiful original, has a touch of Americana about it and Sun Nah's delivery is yearning and vulnerable, underpinned by washing cymbals and Eick's fragile, puffs-of-air trumpet solo. The final track, Carlos D'Alessio's seductive and moody "India song," sees Sun Nah caressing the lyrics in French, accompanied by bass and minimal acoustic guitar.  The French may well have been keeping Youn Sun Nah a secret all these years. A voice this special with songwriting skills to match may breed jealousy. Unfortunately for the French, Youn Sun Nah's talent is too great to confine and the rest of the world awaits a chance to hear this unique talent. ~ Ian Patterson https://www.allaboutjazz.com/voyage-youn-sun-nah-act-music-review-by-ian-patterson.php

Personnel: Youn Sun Nah: vocals; Ulf Wakenius: guitars; Lars Danielsson: acoustic bass, cello, melodica; Xavier Dessendre-Navarre: percussion; Mathias Eick: trumpet.

Voyage

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