Alex Pangman - Alex Pangman's Hot Three

Size: 111 MB
Time: 16:37
File: FLAC
Released: 2017
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. Sweethearts On Parade (2:50)
02. It's The Talk Of The Town (3:11)
03. Sweet Lotus Blossom (2:46)
04. Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me (2:37)
05. You've Got The Right Key But The Wrong Keyhole (2:46)
06. Little White Lies (2:25)

Personnel:
Alex Pangman – Voix
Matt Rhody – Violon
Tom Saunders – Saxophone basse
Nahum Zdybel – Guitare

Dans l’esprit des pionniers du jazz, Alex a enregistré son nouvel album Alex Pangman’s Hot Three, directement sur une acétate 78 rpm sur une table portative Presto. Contrairement à la plupart des enregistrements contemporains, il n’y a pas de post-production ou d’ajouts d’effets possibles avec ce procédé, pas de correction d’erreurs non plus. Aucun artifice. Que du vrai et du direct.

"Nous avons expérimenté ce qu’auraient vécu les pionniers de l’enregistrement, sans casque et avec des instruments placés pour un son optimal, autour d’un seul microphone. Les tempos et les arrangements devaient être adaptés à un maximum de 3 minutes 15 secondes pour s’adapter à la stricte largeur du disque de 10 pouces. "raconte Alex." Et pas de tapotements autorisés, parce que les vibrations font sauter l’aiguille et gâchent une prise."

Alex Pangman's Hot Three

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Alex Pangman - New

Size: 93,6 MB
Time: 36:12
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. Fit As a Fiddle (3:36)
02. I'll Never Smile Again (3:03)
03. It's Never Enough (3:32)
04. Rhythm Is Our Business (2:48)
05. The World Is Waiting For the Sunshine (3:25)
06. You Let Me Down (5:15)
07. When I Got Low I Get High (3:16)
08. Sweet Substitute (4:14)
09. Who-oo? You-oo? That's Who! (2:25)
10. My Man Rocks (4:32)

Toronto’s Alex Pangman is set to release “new”, her 3rd album with Justin Time Records on November 3rd, at Toronto’s Hugh’s Room, with subsequent launches on November 7th at Montreal’s Upstairs Jazz, and November 9th at London ON’s Aeolian Hall.

The album was recorded in New Orleans. New being the theme, it represents both a new chance at life — Pangman had second lung transplant just seven months before recording this album — but also a shock of new things. New co-producer Andrew Gilchrist recorded Pangman in New Orleans using new musicians from the city where jazz was born. “I wanted to test myself as an artist by taking this record someplace different, physically and sonically. This new session has a slightly different soundscape, and I think it’s groovy and very swinging.”

Known for a dozen or so years as Canada’s sweetheart of swing, Pangman made sure to include Canadian compositions in this collection of tin pan alley gems. her original song It’s Never Enough slide in seamlessly beside Canadian classics, I’ll Never Smile Again, and, The World is Waiting For the sunrise. Her favourite song on the record is Fit As A Fiddle, “Because I am again,” she says. True to form, not even a year after her most recent transplant, she was on the road again touring the jazz festival circuit to prove it.

New

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Alex Pangman With Bucky Pizzarelli - Have A Little Fun

Styles: Vocal And Guitar Jazz
Year: 2013
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 45:13
Size: 109,8 MB
Scans:

(2:17)  1. Some Of These Days
(2:23)  2. Are You Having Any Fun
(4:15)  3. The Fog Song
(3:36)  4. The Panic Is On
(3:01)  5. I’m Confessin’ That I Love You
(3:51)  6. If Felt So Good To Be So Bad
(3:07)  7. Just One More Chance
(4:11)  8. Shanghai Lil
(4:26)  9. Out Of Nowhere
(3:55) 10. Stardust
(3:24) 11. Melancholy Lullaby
(3:22) 12. Topsy Turvy
(2:48) 13. Undecided
(0:30) 14. Intro Some Of These Days

For years Alex Pangman has, alongside her slick Alleycats, been indulging her predilection for tunes that predate the 36-year-old Canadian chanteuse by at least four decades. But unlike the vast majority of contemporary vocalists whose approach to such material sounds patently artificial, Pangman is startlingly authentic in her interpretations. In other words, she’s not a poseur but a peer to Ruth Etting or the great Connee Boswell, with whom she shares an intense stylistic kinship. Two years ago, Pangman, fresh from double lung transplant surgery, shaped the sterling 33, focusing on standards that gained their first flush of popularity in 1933. 

For two-thirds of the tracks on Have a Little Fun she strays slightly from that date, inching back to 1926 for the Sophie Tucker showstopper “Some of These Days” and as far forward as 1939 for “Are You Havin’ Any Fun?” Joining her band is 87-year-old Bucky Pizzarelli, who can claim more immediate familiarity with the vintage playlist yet performs with more vigor than most guitarists a third his age. Terrific as it is to hear them tiptoe through “I’m Confessin’,” slink through “Shanghai Lil” or cut loose on Fats Waller’s fevered “The Panic Is On,” the biggest delight is in discovering Pangman’s eerie ability to write new songs that seem genuinely sepia-tinted. The four included here are top-flight compositions, particularly her dreamily contemplative “The Fog Song” and sly, saucy “It Feels So Good to Be So Bad.” ~ Christopher Loudon  http://jazztimes.com/articles/87242-have-a-little-fun-alex-pangman-bucky-pizzarelli

Personnel: Alex Pangman: vocals; Bucky Pizzarelli: guitar (1,2,5,7,9,10,11); Drew Jurecka: violin (1,2,5,7,9,10,11); Brigham Phillips: trumpet (4,6,8,12,13); Ross Woodbridge: clarinet and tenor sax (4,6,8,12,13); Laurie Bower: trombone (3); Peter Hill: piano (3,4,6,8,12,13); Jesse Barksdale: guitar (3,4,6,12,13); Chris Banks: bass (3,4,6,8,12,13); Glen Anderson: drums (3,4); Michael Herring: bass (1,2,5,7,9,10,11); Chris Lamont: drums (6,8,12,13).

Have A Little Fun

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Alex Pangman - 33

Styles: Vocal, Swing
Year: 2011
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 35:38
Size: 81,8 MB
Art: Front

(2:23)  1. I Found A New Baby
(3:20)  2. Ain't Cha' Glad?
(3:24)  3. A Hundred Years From Today
(3:22)  4. Thanks
(3:04)  5. Honeysuckle Rose
(2:21)  6. Happy As The Day Is Long
(3:14)  7. Shine
(4:09)  8. I Surrender Dear
(3:26)  9. As Lovely Lovers Do
(3:26) 10. Hummin' To Myself
(3:26) 11. You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me

Although Alex Pangman grew up a couple of generations late to have sung with Teddy Wilson, the vibrant young vocalist is proud to be known as Canada's Sweetheart of Swing. With pipes aplenty, Pangman possesses the requisite taste, talent and the historical knowledge of an avid record collector to breathe new life into the sturdy standards of the classic jazz era. A superb song stylist with growing compositional chops, the gifted Toronto scenemaker has built a loyal fanbase amongst jazz listeners and dancers alike through her critically acclaimed work with her stacked Alley Cats in the studio, nightclubs and concert halls across Canada including three stellar showcases at the Montreal International Jazz Festival. 

Alex's dedication to her music goes far beyond was might be called a passionate obsession which began in her teens upon first discovering Louis Armstrong and Jack Teagarden along with amazing singers like Mildred Bailey, Julia Lee and Maxine Sullivan. "An exciting new world with this immense songbook opened up to me." Alex quickly began delving deeper into the sophisticated shellac of the 20s and 30s which eventually led to a fortuitous connection with guitar great Jeff Healey who knew a rare talent when he heard it. In very short order, Healey produced her impressive 1999 debut They Say (Sensation Records) as well as the 2001 follow-up, You Can't Stop Me From Dreaming. While facets of Ella Fitzgerald, Connie Boswell and Ruth Etting could be discerned in Alex's zesty delivery, that crisp clear voice was unequivocally her own. After getting a Songwriter of the Year nomination from the National Jazz Awards for her tune Melancholy Lullaby for the 2001 film Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story, Alex received two more nominations in the Vocalist Of The Year category and then a Ken Whiteley number she sang over the opening scene of the 2003 feature film Falling Angels won a Genie for Best Original Song.

While the gorgeously filmed videos for the aforementioned Melancholy Lullaby and One Night In Monte Carlo shot to the top of the Bravo! Countdown, Alex was busily scheduling collaborations with everyone from Grammy-nominated trumpeter Kevin Clark and the dashing Denzal Sinclaire to pianist Tyler Yarema and even Jim Galloway's All-Stars. But Alex was never keen on being anyone's "chick singer" and to underscore that point, she selected the repertoire, assembled her band and co-produced 2005's Live In Montreal (Real Gone Gal) album which stands among her finest recorded performances. he blessing of more frequent bookings would also prove to be a curse. Smoke-filled venues were definitely not the place for someone battling lung disease and Alex reluctantly slowed down to recoup. All the while, her interest in singing and playing music never waned. In fact, it was during her self-imposed exile that she stumbled onto the city's bluegrass and string-band underground. Alex fit right in with the scrappy Cameron House crowd who shared her excitement for the enriching sound of a bygone era when the lines between jazz, blues and country were still blurry enough to ignore. A Hook-up with the Backstabbers' frontman Colonel Tom Parker gave rise to the rollicking roots country combo Lickin’ Good Fried. 

But just as the tape was about to roll on their debut album session, Alex's physical condition worsened to the point where a double lung transplant was deemed essential. Determined to finish voicing her parts, vertical or horizontal, Alex's sweetly soulful crooning throughout the group's self-released Say Uncle! disc is testament to her unflinching dedication. The good news is that a donor was found in time and the surgery was a complete success. Alex has roared back to full strength in a remarkably quick recovery that's borderline miraculous. A happy ending? More like a thrilling new beginning.More recently a union with prestigious Montreal jazz label Justin Time further continues Alex’s return to form, with a disc released in April 2011. This disc, “33”, refers at once to Pangman’s age as well as to the fact that the bulk of the material (save for one self-penned number) was a popular song in the year 1933. This recording was promoted and toured across Canada in summer of 2011 with support from the Canada Council for the Arts. Also in the works is a project with renowned American guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli, and, of course, an increasing number of club and concert gigs for which Alex is so well known an appreciated. She is also a busy advocate for organ and tissue donation. Bio ~ http://www.alexpangman.com/bio_1.html

Personnel: Alex Pangman (vocals); Ron Sexsmith , Denzal Sinclaire (vocals); Jesse Barksdale (guitar); Drew Jurecka (violin, strings, alto saxophone); Jack Dreweur, Duke Crewjar (strings); Ross Wooldridge (clarinet, tenor saxophone); Kevin Clark (trumpet); Peter Hill , Peter Hill (piano); Chris Lamont (drums).

33

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Alex Pangman - They Say / Can't Stop Me From Dreaming

Album: They Say
Size: 143,3 MB
Time: 61:14
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1999
Styles: Jazz: Swing/Big Band, Early Jazz
Art: Front

01. Sing You Sinners (2:52)
02. Daddy Won't You Please Come Home (3:57)
03. They Say (3:49)
04. I'm One Hundred Percent For You (3:39)
05. Without That Man (4:44)
06. We Three (5:20)
07. Love Me Tonight (3:26)
08. Let Yourself Go (3:03)
09. I'll Never Say 'never Again' Again (3:37)
10. Here We Are (4:49)
11. No Regrets (4:04)
12. Three Little Words (4:09)
13. Moon Ray (5:39)
14. After You've Gone (4:48)
15. Can't We Talk It Over (3:12)

Tackling a long out-of-fashion genre is always tricky enough; it's even trickier when the style becomes trendy again and burns out fairly quickly. Coming so soon after the collapse of interest in bands like Squirrel Nut Zippers, vocalist Alex Pangman's decision to record an album of '20s and '30s-style swing could have been doomed, except for the fact that Pangman obviously loves the genre, and has opted for a much more traditional approach here -- no pandering to the trendies. It also doesn't hurt that Pangman hooked up with Jeff Healey, who has long harbored an interest in classic jazz, and who knew a number of players around the world who would be interested in participating. As expected, the players are top-notch (and keep an ear open for Healey playing trumpet here). The real surprise is that Pangman -- only 22 when the album was recorded -- comes through so convincingly on this debut effort. The album is all the proof you need to know that she'll be worth watching in the future. ~Review by Sean Carruthers

They Say

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Album: Can't Stop Me From Dreaming
Size: 134,4 MB
Time: 57:40
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2001
Styles: Jazz: Swing/Big Band, Early Jazz
Art: Front

01. You Can't Stop Me From Dreaming (4:46)
02. Serenade In The Night (4:12)
03. Mama's Gone Goodbye (4:09)
04. Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Love (2:42)
05. I Had Someone Else Before I Had You (3:07)
06. Yours All Yours (3:47)
07. It's Unanimous Now (3:28)
08. Through The Courtesy Of Love (3:28)
09. After You Said You Were Leaving (3:06)
10. Prisoner Of Love (4:26)
11. One Night In Monte Carlo (4:12)
12. Melancholy Lullaby (2:50)
13. Concentratin' On You (5:11)
14. Careless (4:54)
15. It's All Your Fault (3:14)

A pleasing singer in her mid-twenties, Alex Pangman loves the music of the 1920s and '30s. For her second recording for the Canadian Sensation label, she performs 13 vintage obscurities plus a lone standard ("Prisoner of Love") and her own "Melancholy Lullaby." Although her voice is small, it is personable and she digs into the lyrics of such early gems as "Mama's Gone Goodbye," "I Had Someone Else Before I Had You," "Through the Courtesy of Love," "Concentratin' on You," and "Careless." Particularly intriguing are the four separate groups that the singer uses. Her Jazz Manouche is a quartet with trumpeter Chris Whitely, two acoustic guitars, and bass. Her Hired Hands is more in the Western swing vein with trumpeter Peter Ecklund, violinist Erin Solomon, and Whitely on steel guitar, plus two guitars, piano, and bass. Her Alleycats is a more conventional septet with three brass horns (including Jeff Healey on trumpet and guitar), while her International All Stars is a sextet with the Bix Beiderbecke-inspired trumpet of Dick Sudhalter. With the variety of instrumentation, the obscure material, and Alex Pangman's enjoyable voice, it makes for an excellent set of revivalist jazz, easily recommended for fans of trad and 1920s-style music. ~Review by Scott Yanow

Can't Stop Me From Dreaming

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Alex Pangman & Her Alley Cats - Live In Montreal

Styles: Swing, Big Band
Year: 2005
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:11
Size: 126,3 MB
Art: Front

(3:53)  1. Yours All Yours
(4:07)  2. Sing You Sinners
(4:09)  3. Serenade In The Night
(5:23)  4. Through The Courtesy Of Love
(5:47)  5. They Say
(5:45)  6. Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To
(6:20)  7. Dinah
(4:48)  8. One Night In Monte Carlo
(3:18)  9. Mama's Gone Goodbye
(4:33) 10. Let Yourself Go
(7:04) 11. After You've Gone

"Canada's Sweetheart of Swing" sings the traditional hot jazz of the 1920s, 30s and 40s making the music of the past captivatingly present, "possessed by the coltish spirit of a young Mildred Bailey or Ella Fitzgerald".

The Montreal Gazette writes, “In Alex Pangman's musical world, hot tunes flow like bathtub gin in a back-alley speakeasy. She roars through a repertoire of vintage swing and blues, possessed by the coltish spirit of a young Mildred Bailey or Ella Fitzgerald. There are champagne bubbles in Pangman's voice as she growls, sighs and wears her heart on her sleeve. There's a lot of nudging and winking with today's neo-trad jazz stylists. Not Pangman. She plays it straight and she plays for keeps."

Known as “Canada’s Sweetheart of Swing”, here is a lively set by Alex Pangman and her band of lions, The Alleycats. Recorded live by Canada's National Broadcaster the CBC and in front of an enthusiastic Montreal audience, this disc features live versions of songs from her previous studio recordings, plus a CD-ROM extra featuring her two music videos of Melancholy Lullaby and One Night in Monte Carlo. A must have album! (http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/alexpangman).

Live In Montreal

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