Carol Sudhalter - The Octave Tunes

Styles: Flute And Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2010
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 68:38
Size: 158,4 MB
Art: Front

(5:04)  1. Flamingo
(4:23)  2. Pancake Blues
(6:08)  3. You Go To My Head
(6:08)  4. Alice In Wonderland
(6:31)  5. Nature Boy
(4:46)  6. Quisiera Ser
(5:43)  7. Daydream
(1:57)  8. Cheeseburger Blue
(4:48)  9. Somewhere Over The Rainbow
(4:38) 10. It' Only A Paper Moon
(6:29) 11. Crazy He Calls Me
(4:02) 12. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
(7:55) 13. The Christmas Song

The title of this album, according to leader/woodwind specialist Carol Sudhalter, refers to the fact that each of its thirteen tunes begins on the interval of an octave. Ten of The Octave Tunes' songs are standards, including a pair of holiday favorites, "Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" and "The Christmas Song." Of the three originals, two were written by Sudhalter's guests, organist Vito Di Modugno ("Pancake Blues") and precocious teen-age pianist Carlo Barile ("Cheeseburger Blue"), who accompanies Sudhalter on four charming duets, three showcasing her dancing flute, the other ("Over the Rainbow") her gravelly baritone sax. Sudhalter raises the baritone again on "Cheeseburger Blue," plays tenor on "Pancake Blues," "Crazy He Calls Me" and "The Christmas Song," and sits out on two numbers "You Go to My Head" (vocal by Marti Mabin} and Duke Ellington's "Daydream" (solo organ by Modugno). Mabin is the vocalist on "Crazy He Calls Me" and "The Christmas Song," Elena Camerin on the saucy samba "Quisiera Ser" (color added by trumpeter Charlie Franklin and percussionist Bobby Viteri). Sudhalter's flute is front and center again on "Nature Boy," "Quisiera Ser" and "It's Only a Paper Moon." Everything is well-played, and the album atones in variety for what it may lack in resourcefulness. Sudhalter is proficient on every axe, and the supporting cast is admirable, especially Barile and Modugno, who are among several Italians in the crew (the album was released on Rome's Alfa Music label). Those who haven't heard Sudhalter are sure to be pleasantly surprised, and may be inspired to seek out her splendid big-band album, Last Train to Astoria (Self Produced, 2002). ~ Jack Bowers https://www.allaboutjazz.com/the-octave-tunes-carol-sudhalter-alfamusic-review-by-jack-bowers.php

Personnel: Carol Sudhalter: leader, flute (1, 4-6, 10, 12), tenor sax (2, 11, 13), baritone sax (3, 8, 9); Charlie Franklin: trumpet (6); Carlo Barile: piano (1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12); Joe Vincent Tranchina: piano (5, 10); Antonio Cervellino: bass (1, 3-6, 8, 10); Roberto Pistolesi: drums (3, 8); Kaori Yamada: drums (2, 10, 11); Marti Mabin: vocals (3, 11, 13); Elena Camerin: vocals (6); Vito Di Modugno: Hammond organ (2, 7, 11, 13).

The Octave Tunes

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Carol Sudhalter - Shades Of Carol

Styles: Saxophone And Flute Jazz
Year: 2009
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 63:43
Size: 146,9 MB
Art: Front

(6:40)  1. Firm Roots
(5:38)  2. A Weaver Of Dreams
(6:01)  3. Dry
(3:24)  4. Fast
(8:53)  5. Soultrane
(2:14)  6. Youth
(5:08)  7. Lotus Blossom
(4:22)  8. Lullaby Of The Leaves
(3:45)  9. In Walked Bud
(4:29) 10. On A Slow Boat To China
(6:22) 11. It's Time
(6:40) 12. On A Misty Night

This beautifully orchestrated set showcases Carol Sudhalter, who plays saxophones and flute, in a compilation of four sessions with different musical groupings. It gets off to a jumping, upbeat start with Cedar Walton's "Firm Roots, immediately showing off her roots firmly in happy, mainstream swing, Andrea Torozzi's piano providing exhilarating company for the warm tenor sax. What follows is a rarely heard beauty, Victor Young's "A Weaver of Dreams, on which Vittorio Sicbaldi's drums provide just the right amount of light seasoning, accentuating Sudhalter's own very appealing flight of fancy. On her own "Dry, Sudhalter plays a gentle, samba-like melody on flute which wafts as lightly as an ocean breeze on a warm summer day. Of a pair of vocals with Martha J, the too-rarely-heard "Lotus Blossom (Strayhorn/Schore), a fine late-night lament, is especially welcome. Three tunes are performed by the Astoria Big Band, which Sudhalter founded in 1986. For this listener they're the highlight of the collection. This trifecta is made up of the old perennial "Lullaby of the Leaves, Monk's "In Walked Bud, and Frank Loesser's "On A Slow Boat to China. Sudhalter's flute is especially expressive on the Monk tune, while the orchestra and the fullbodied warmth of her baritone sax lends a depth to Loesser's pop tune, which is nothing less than transformational. There's a spirited energy in the work here, which audiences have long enjoyed in this adopted New Yorker's performances. The tones and colors on Shades of Carol prove to be varied and inviting. ~ Andrew Velez https://www.allaboutjazz.com/shades-of-carol-carol-sudhalter-alfamusic-review-by-andrew-velez.php

Personnel: Tracks 1,3,5,12: Carol Sudhalter: tenor saxophone, flute; Andrea Tarozzi: piano; Guido Giacomini: bass; Vittorio Sicbaldi: drums; Olivier Berney: trumpet; Track 4: Martha J.: vocals; Tore Spano: acoustic piano; Carol Sudhalter: flute; Track 7, Martha J.: vocals; Tore Spano: acoustic piano; Lucio Falco: double bass; Tracks 2,6,9,11: Carol Sudhalter: tenor saxophone, flute; Jack Davis: trombone (9,11); Bill Gerhardt: piano; Dve Ruffels: bass; Tootsie Bean: drums; Myrna Lake: vocals (9); Tracks 8,10: Carol Sudhalter: baritone saxophone and flute with Astoria Big Band; L. Presgrave: piano; W. Lin: bass; B. Martone: bass; T. Bean: drums; R. Stone: guitar; G. Petropoulos, L. Moses, S. Gluzband, A. Bavota, G. Gonzalez: trumpets; J. Davis, N. Mayland, W. Frazier: trombones; L. Caputo, S. Bielski: saxophones.

Shades Of Carol

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