Anne Bisson - Be My Lover

Styles: Vocal And Piano Jazz
Year: 2023
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:56
Size: 110,3 MB
Art: Front

(4:07) 1. Moondance
(4:19) 2. Blue Bayou
(3:05) 3. I Wake Up (The Nightmare)
(3:37) 4. Are You Sure You Want Me?
(4:10) 5. From The Beginning
(4:11) 6. I Need Protection
(3:59) 7. The Four Horsemen
(4:08) 8. Bridge Over Troubled Water
(3:47) 9. The Seabreeze
(3:40) 10. A Million Dreams
(3:54) 11. Nature Boy
(4:54) 12. Be My Lover

Charismatic Pianist Singer Songwriter from Montreal, Quebec TV star Anne Bisson is leading her world class jazz trio with 6 new songs and 6 covers. ‘BE MY LOVER’ is her 7th album in 13 years! Over One million streams in 2022! Moondance, Blue Bayou, Bridge over Troubled Water… Beautiful voice, bold arrangements and a taste of the ’70 thrown in the mix!
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Personnel: Piano, Organ, Vocals – Anne Bisson; Acoustic Bass, Electric Bass – Jean-Bertrand Carbou; Drums, Percussion – Paul Brochu; Piano – Samuel Jacques

Be My Lover

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Anne Bisson - Four Seasons in Jazz - Live at Bernie's

Styles: Vocal And Piano Jazz
Year: 2018
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:33
Size: 117,6 MB
Art: Front

(0:44)  1. I Can See Clearly Now
(3:16)  2. Summer Breeze
(2:35)  3. Summer Me, Winter Me
(4:34)  4. The Summer We Crossed Europe in the Rain
(4:08)  5. September in Montreal
(3:11)  6. September Song
(3:39)  7. Maybe September
(3:50)  8. Midnight Sun
(3:10)  9. Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
(4:45) 10. Sinking into the Future
(2:45) 11. Up Jumped Spring
(2:53) 12. It Might as Well Be Spring
(4:05) 13. Spring Can Really Hang You up the Most
(4:12) 14. The Summer We Crossed Europe in the Rain (Take One)
(2:40) 15. It Might as Well Be Spring_take Three

'Serendipity plants the seed, careful planning and hard work bring an amazing collaboration to life. Four Seasons in Jazz: Live at Bernie's is the landmark live recording featuring jazz pianist and vocalist Anne Bisson and the finest musicians and engineers in Hollywood. A selection of popular jazz standards and original compositions by the evocative Canadian songstress was recorded direct-to-disc over two days by Bernie Grundman in Hollywood, CA. Legendary engineer Michael C. Ross used a 100% analog recording chain straight to Grundman's all-analog record cutting system to realistically capture every amazing moment. Four Seasons in Jazz: Live at Bernie's is only the 3rd direct-to-disc recording ever created at Bernie Grundman Mastering. The Grand Master of Audio Mastering himself supervised the audio-to-disc transfer. This exquisite release is the inspiration of two music lovers and audiophile industry luminaries, Gary L. Koh of Genesis Advanced Technologies (USA) and Wuti Larnroongroj of Brilliance Music (Thailand). ~ Editorial Reviews https://www.amazon.com/Four-Seasons-Jazz-Live-Bernies/dp/B0745KR5XF

Four Seasons in Jazz - Live at Bernie's

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Anne Bisson - Blue Mind

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2009
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:49
Size: 110,9 MB
Art: Front

(4:11)  1. Little Black Lake
(3:34)  2. Soothing Your Soul
(4:33)  3. Hoping Love Will Last
(3:28)  4. Dragonfly
(3:12)  5. Do What You Please
(5:02)  6. September In Montreal
(5:06)  7. Camilio
(4:24)  8. Blue Mind
(5:08)  9. Why Is It So
(4:45) 10. Secret Survivor
(4:20) 11. New Start

When singer-pianist Anne Bisson decided to record her first album, she had planned on giving classical music a jazz approach. However, one day as she was sitting by her piano, the muse descended and inspired her to write "Little Black Lake." She discovered an inner trove of songs that emerged from her heart to fill this CD, with one exception Steve Hackett's "Hoping Love Will Last." Bisson, who lives in Montreal, began classical piano lessons when she was six. Five years later she was composing songs on the guitar. It was only when she sat in with the rhythm section of the University of Montreal Big Band that she was touched by jazz. Over the next two years she continued practicing classical music by day while listening to Louis Armstrongand George Gershwin by night and also playing in Montreal jazz bars. 

The songs on the album show that Bisson has an innate sense of composition. The songs are warm and intimate and speak directly to the heart. She makes them all the more evocative with a voice that can be fragile and haunting, gently alluring and inviting, as it wraps itself around the underlying emotion of the lyrics. Bisson's jazz side comes up strong on "Do What You Please." Her vocal is made distinct by her phrasing and timing, but she goes beyond that with her inflections and sense of space that capture the implicit feel of the words. Even when she is in pop mode, she is a stunning communicator. Any of the selections testify to that but "Blue Mind" condenses the core of emotion into stellar story telling. Listening to "Hoping Love Will Last" makes apparent why she chose to sing it. The supple grace of her voice is seen to advantage, as she soars in hope, ponders on the edge of uncertainty and reminisces introspectively to invest the song with her indelible presence. Bisson has a lot going for herself her writing is resolute in its view of human passions and her singing gives voice to those passions with tasteful delicacy. And finally, she has two fine accompanists in Paul Brochu and Normand Guilbeault, who understand, and help enhance the nature of her songs. 

~ Jerry D’Souza  http://www.allaboutjazz.com/blue-mind-anne-bisson-fidelio-music-review-by-jerry-dsouza.php#.VAp5h2MfLP8
 

Personnel: Anne Bisson: piano, vocals; Paul Brochu: drums; Normand Guilbeault: acoustic bass.

Blue Mind

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Anne Bisson - Portraits & Perfumes

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2011
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:45
Size: 125,8 MB
Art: Front

(6:47)  1. Us and them
(5:21)  2. How Insensitive
(3:25)  3. Spinning Wheel
(4:15)  4. The nearness of you
(4:12)  5. With a little help from my friends
(4:24)  6. Better than anything
(4:55)  7. In the Wee small hours
(3:28)  8. Call me / You've got a friend
(4:21)  9. Ripples
(4:22) 10. I like you too
(3:27) 11. What's wrong with me?
(5:42) 12. My little boy

Another stunning release from Anne Bisson! Intimate and silky vocals, backed by expert musicianship. Canadian jazz vocalist/pianist Anne Bisson returns with her sophomore album, Portraits & Perfumes. Featuring covers from legendary artists such as Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Carole King, along with two new musical gems written by Anne, this album is an audiophile must have! Anne is joined again by some of the best jazz musicians in Quebec and by legendary producer, conductor, and arranger Guy St-Onge. Recorded at St-Onge's Reference Studio in St-Calixte, Quebec, Canada. Portraits & Perfumes is an opus of jazz standards featuring expansive, original arrangements and covers, including a brilliant cover of Us and Them by Pink Floyd, a stunning rendition of With A Little Help From My Friends' by The Beatles, a calming transcription of Call Me/You've Got A Friend by Carole King, alluringly sweet adaptation of The Nearness Of You by Hoagy Carmichael, and many, many more. ~ Editorial Reviews  http://www.amazon.com/Portraits-Perfumes-Anne-Bisson/dp/B0052RV1MW

Portraits & Perfumes

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Anne Bisson - Tales From The Treetops

Size: 133,0 MB

Time: 56:29

File: MP3 @ 320K/s

Released: 2014

Styles: Jazz Vocals

Art: Front

01. I Live In A Treehouse (3:58)

02. I Don't Believe In Destiny (4:15)

03. Dry My Tears (4:52)

04. I Miss My Love (3:19)

05. Lilac Blooms (3:53)

06. Everybody's Kissing In Paris (3:43)

07. Coeur De Verre (3:58)

08. Winter's Coming (3:40)

09. The Lady Of The Black Lake (Feat. Suzie LeBlanc) (4:00)

10. Love's Philosophy (Feat. Suzie LeBlanc) (3:28)

11. Da Unten Im Tale (4:23)

12. Your Smile (5:21)

13. I Do (3:57)

14. Where Are You (3:35)

Anne Bisson is a many-sided artist. She first became known as a captivating and charismatic television personality, but in recent years she has been concentrating on music, her first love. A pianist since childhood, she won the prestigious Étoiles Du Maurier competition in 1984 thanks to two of her original compositions. Two years later, she sang the role of Cristal in a new version of the popular rock opera Starmania, which was created especially for the Festival d’été de Lanaudière (Quebec).

In 2009, after more than 20 years of a successful and eclectic career, Bisson released the acclaimed, Blue Mind, in which she was accompanied by Normand Guilbeault (double bass) and Paul Brochu (drums). The critics were unanimous: Anne Bisson is a natural jazz artist. In 2011 she did it again, releasing Portraits & Perfumes, an album of jazz standards ("How Insensitive," "The Nearness of You") with full and sometimes sizzling arrangements, an original cover of Pink Floyd’s "Us and Them," and original pieces, all produced by Guy St-Onge.

In 2014, she makes her welcome return with new album Tales From The Treetops, a beautiful 14-song set which finds the celebrated singer/pianist joined by drummer Paul Brochu, bassists Frederic Alarie and Normand Guilbeault, and cellist Vincent Belanger. All but one of the songs are performed in English. Anne also presents a pair of otherworldly duets with special guest international soprano Suzie LeBlanc.

"I feel Tales 'From The Treetops' is the true follow-up to 'Blue Mind' ...a collection of people and their tales we’ve already met in that first album. The themes behind 'Little Black Lake' are still very much present and the characters move around a natural, savage landscape. We will discover still more about the magnificent 'Lady of the Black Lake', as we follow her journey from childhood (I Live in a Treehouse) to her final days (Winter’s Coming). These are songs of emotion, passion, love and mourning..." - Anne Bisson

Tales From The Treetops   

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