Claire Martin, Barb Jungr, Mari Wilson - Girl Talk

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2006
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 69:25
Size: 161,6 MB
Art: Front

(3:17) 1. Girls Talk
(2:51) 2. Doctor's Orders
(2:32) 3. Walkin' Miracle
(3:56) 4. Different for Girls
(1:47) 5. Substitute
(4:04) 6. Wivers and Lovers
(2:35) 7. Keep Young and Beautiful
(3:14) 8. My Guy
(3:51) 9. Terry
(3:30) 10. You Keep Me Hangin' On
(2:39) 11. Girl Talk
(1:27) 12. Wishin' and Hopin'
(3:02) 13. Ladies Who Lunch
(2:09) 14. I Enjoy Being a Girl
(2:48) 15. A Woman's Touch
(3:47) 16. Single Girl
(4:04) 17. D.i.v.o.r.c.e.
(1:47) 18. Let's Jump the Broomstick
(3:24) 19. Chapel of Love
(4:32) 20. It Should've Been Me
(2:32) 21. When Do the Bells Ring for Me
(2:35) 22. Needle in a Haystack
(2:52) 23. I'm Gonna Make You Mine

Award winning British Jazz Singer of the Year Claire Martin, International Cabaret award winner Barb Jungr and Neasden Queen of Soul Mari Wilson, solo and in harmony, bring the songs you love to hate to life again in this glamorous celebration of all things girlie.

"Take three of the UK's finest female vocalists, add a bunch of songs at the oh-so-cheesy end of the spectrum and sprinkle liberally with postmodern irony and that, in a nutshell, is Girl Talk. As camp as Christmas and huge fun, this brassy, sassy and supremely arch review takes a deliciously tongue-in-cheek look at love, marriage and make-up in the 21st century via the hallowed classics of yesteryear. Heard solo and in glorious three-part harmony, Mari Wilson, Barb Jungr and Claire Martin are all fabulous singers in their own right, and by some strange work of alchemy their respective worlds of pop, cabaret and jazz combine seamlessly in this common cause. Of course one can't ignore the fact that some of these songs are in fact completely brilliant. It's great to hear Bacharach and David's "Wives and Lovers", Sondheim's "Ladies Who Lunch" and the evergreen Motown number "It Should've Been Me". Also included are such epics of stereotyping as "A Woman's Touch" ("A touch of paint, one magic nail, can turn a kitchen chair into a Chippendale"), complete with its comedic music hall style arrangement. In the role of MD, accompanist and producer Adrian York performs heroically." (Jazzwise, Peter Quinn, 2006)

"These three British divas have combined to deliver a series of tunes all coming from a woman's perspective. You can't deny the strong harmonies they put together and with 23 tunes in all, there is sure to be something appealing for all. It is good entertainment." (O's Place Jazz Newsletter, 2006) https://jazzsociety.se/items/girl-talk-31802

Girl Talk

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Barbara Rosene & Her New Yorkers - It Was Only A Sun Shower

Size: 179,7 MB
Time: 75:35
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2007
Styles: Jazz/Pop Vocals, Ragtime
Art: Front

01. Oo-Oo-Ooh! Honey (What You Do To Me) - Ooh! That Kiss (2:32)
02. There Must Be Somebody Else (2:50)
03. My Baby Knows How (2:35)
04. Close Your Eyes (3:17)
05. Tip Toe Through The Tulips (4:01)
06. Love Me Tonight (3:29)
07. Mine All Mine (3:10)
08. Song Of The Wanderer (Where Shall I Go ) (3:18)
09. Just Like A Melody Out Of The Sky (3:18)
10. It Was Only A Sun Shower (3:17)
11. Jeannine, I Dream Of Lilac Time (3:28)
12. Love Me Or Leave Me (2:13)
13. Red Lips, Kiss My Blues Away (2:32)
14. Say It Isn't So (3:29)
15. Nobody's Using It Now (3:27)
16. We're Back Together Again (3:03)
17. He's My Secret Passion (4:50)
18. I Think You'll Like It (4:20)
19. Was It A Dream (2:46)
20. The Right Key But The Wrong Key Hole (3:58)
21. I Don't Mind Walking In The Rain (2:50)
22. Funny, Dear, What Love Can Do (3:26)
23. Got No Time (3:16)

Barbara Rosene has built an unequalled reputation for interpreting the great music of the 1920s and 30s and 40s. She is a passionate vocalist whose interpretations uncover the richness of jazz classics through the subtle, skilled delivery of one truly in love with the genre she sings.

Rosene gives voice to songs in ways that are both gracefully provocative and warmly welcoming. Few singers have her feel for classic material, from all eras of Jazz, interpreting the music with not only a full understanding and love of the original time period but with the rare ability to make the material sound fresh and emotionally relevant today.

In her established career she has shared stages with jazz icons, performing internationally with The Harry James Orchestra, Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks, the late Les Paul at New York’s Iridium Jazz Club, The Woody Allen Band, at The Carlyle Hotel, as well as directing her own New Yorkers, and as guest artist with orchestras and in festivals across the world. She has played such venues as The Iridium, Lincoln Center’s Rose Hall, The Montreal Jazz Festival, Night Town (Cleveland), Blues Alley (DC), The Arizona Music Festival, Jazz Amarinois, and The Hotel Villa Flori, Lake Como.

Barbara has been featured on Judy Carmichael’s NPR program ”Jazz Inspired”, and recently on NPR’s “Hot Jazz Saturday Night.” She has been recognized by Backstage Magazine (Bistro Award, 2006), “Jazz Improv Magazine”, and is featured in Scott Yanow’s “Great Jazz Singers.”

Rosene is personally committed to the significance of jazz music in American Popular Song and in America’s roots and spirit. Finding the soul of a song and linking its heart and expression with her own story brings this seductive blonde singer the satisfaction of a career well-spent. Recently she has begun lecturing on The Tin Pan Alley composers and early women jazz singers.

“Do what thrills you. Do what has meaning,” says Rosene, genuinely. “One thing I know is that it really is a privilege to perform. When someone is touched or broadened by something you have given them it is a gift to be able to give back to the world in that way.”

Barbara’s CDs include several on the Stomp Off label, all of which pay homage to the great composers and vocalists of the 1920s and 30s. Including “Nice and Naughty”, a collection of double entendre tunes, which features Conal Fowkes who’s voice and piano stylings as Cole Porter, were featured in “Midnight In Paris”. Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks ( Boardwalk Empire) collaborated on Barbara’s first CD entitled “Deep Night”.

Will Friedwald, author of Jazz Singing and Sinatra! has written: “No one evokes more vividly the music of the great singers of the 1920s than Barbara Rosene.”

It Was Only A Sun Shower

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Ian Matthews - If You Saw Thro' My Eyes

Styles: Vocal And Guitar Jazz
Year: 2007
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 38:36
Size: 89,4 MB
Art: Front

(3:27) 1. Desert Inn
(3:01) 2. Hearts
(2:52) 3. Never Ending
(4:42) 4. Reno Nevada
(2:51) 5. Little Known
(1:25) 6. Hinge
(0:27) 7. Hinge

(3:09) 8. Southern Wind
(3:44) 9. It Came Without Warning
(3:35) 10. You Couldn't Lose
(6:42) 11. Morgan the Pirate
(2:34) 12. If You Saw Thro' My Eyes

In late 1970, shortly after his band Matthews Southern Comfort hit number one in Great Britain with its version of Joni Mitchell's "Woodstock," Ian Matthews decided that he needed more creative freedom and left for a solo career. The subsequent album, If You Saw Thro' My Eyes, his fourth and best release since leaving Fairport Convention in 1969, was recorded and released within the next few months. It also reunited him with former Fairport bandmates Sandy Denny, who had left the band in late 1969, and Richard Thompson, who would depart by the time of this album's release. Both would bring their distinctive personalities to the proceedings without ever overwhelming Matthews' own vision. As a bandleader and songwriter, Matthews' growth is quite evident here, guiding a stellar cast through seven excellent new originals and three well-chosen covers (also included is the a cappella "Hinge" and its instrumental reprise).

Throughout, Matthews' sweet yet evocative tenor is perfect for the material, which succeeds in its blend of British and American folk, rock, and pop. Furthermore, he once again shows a keen eye for the work of others, while also proving his prowess as a first-rate interpretive singer. A pair of songs written by the late folksinger Richard Farina "Reno, Nevada" (resurrected from Ian's days with Fairport) and "Morgan the Pirate" are given fresh, inspired readings, highlighted by Thompson, Tim Renwick, and Andy Roberts' superb guitar interplay, providing a real folk-rock edge. But it's the beautiful, prayerlike title track that is the record's crowning moment. Joined simply by Denny's piano and breathtaking second vocal, along with a tasteful backwards guitar interlude by Renwick, Matthews' quiet plea for guidance is as moving and personal a song as he's ever recorded. A number of other highlights, such as "Hearts," "Southern Wind," "It Came Without Warning," and "You Couldn't Lose," make If You Saw Thro' My Eyes one of the best efforts by a Fairport alumnus. https://www.allmusic.com/album/if-you-saw-thro-my-eyes-mw0000532470

Personnel: Ian Matthews - guitar, vocals; Sandy Denny - piano, harmonium, vocals; Richard Thompson - electric and acoustic guitar, accordion; Pat Donaldson - bass; Andy Roberts - acoustic guitar; Tim Renwick - electric and acoustic guitar; Gerry Conway - drums; Keith Tippett - piano on "Never Ending" and "Southern Wind"; Doris Troy, Liza Strike and Nanette Workman - backing vocals on "Southern Wind"

If You Saw Thro' My Eyes

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Scott Hamilton - Classics

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:04
Size: 137,9 MB
Art: Front

(7:03) 1. I Think of You
(6:37) 2. The Lamp is Low
(4:43) 3. If You are but a Dream
(6:47) 4. Theme from Swan Lake
(6:12) 5. My Reverie
(8:53) 6. Yours is my Heart Alone
(7:30) 7. Moon Love
(7:10) 8. Humoresque
(5:07) 9. Skymning

Scott Hamilton and a swinging rhythm section deliver a delightful and creative program of well-known themes from the classical repertoire - reimagined and repurposed for jazz quartet.

Scott Hamilton (born September 12th, 1954) needs no introduction. The celebrated American tenor icon is instantly recognizable with his timeless sound, impeccable taste, and flawless decision-making. That perfect storm of ingredients is no happy accident it’s all been honed and refined over decades of bringing joy to the musicians he plays with, and the audiences he plays for.https://www.jazzmessengers.com/en/91404/scott-hamilton/classics

Personnel: Scott Hamilton (tenor sax); Jan Lundgren (piano); Hans Backenroth (bass); Kristian Leth (drums)

Classics

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