Scott Hamilton, Dena DeRose - The Shadow of Your Smile

Styles: Saxophone And Piano Jazz
Year: 2017
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 36:13
Size: 83,8 MB
Art: Front

(10:18) 1. Blue Hodge
( 6:28) 2. The Shadow of Your Smile
( 8:22) 3. How Deep Is the Ocean
( 7:06) 4. Summer Wind
( 3:58) 5. La Rosita Ii

As you well know, last May we launched Scott Hamilton's album; La Rosita. Well, we have a surprise for Scott Hamilton fans, and that is that we had an ace up our sleeve: a second part of that wonderful concert that was recorded live at the Espai de la Música Mestre Vila de Benicàssim during the Seminar Jazz International held in December 2015.

We present you “The shadow of your smile”, a work that is undoubtedly at the level of his partner “La Rosita”, and that forms a perfect tandem with him. Both collect together the exquisite concert of the great Scott Hamilton, which was accompanied by Dena DeRose on piano, Ignasi González on double bass and Jo Krause on drums. ~ Translate By Google http://blaurecords.com/discos/lanzamiento-the-shadow-of-your-smile-scott-hamilton/

Personnel: Tenor Saxophone – Scott Hamilton; Piano – Dena DeRose; Bass – Ignasi González; Drums – Jo Krause

The Shadow of Your Smile

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Doug Ferony With Dena DeRose - Time After Time

Size: 123,0 MB
Time: 52:30
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1999
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front & Back

01. Time After Time (3:39)
02. In The Wee Small Hours (2:53)
03. I Fall In Love Too Easily (3:11)
04. You Go To My Head (4:15)
05. That's All (3:47)
06. Good Morning Heartache (4:27)
07. But Beautiful (4:06)
08. When Your Lover Has Gone (3:23)
09. Here's That Rainy Day (3:43)
10. All My Tomorrows (3:23)
11. Moonlight Becomes You (2:55)
12. Angel Eyes (3:39)
13. I Love You So (4:24)
14. I'm A Fool To Want You (4:39)

The occasion for vocalist Doug Ferony's second album is a bittersweet one indeed. A tribute to his wife who recently passed away, the play list leans toward songs which tell stories of love and romance, despair and disappointment. Unlike his first album, where there was a big band with him on some cuts, here he works with just a piano. But like the first album, the pianist is the exceedingly accomplished Dena DeRose. Not only does DeRose sit in as a very sympathetic, aware accompanist, she also sings with Ferony on "I Fall in Love Too Easily," which turns out to be the album's choice track. This latest endeavor is an improvement over the first one in another important respect: Ferony doesn't try as hard. The result is a far more relaxed performance revealing a softer, more pleasant side of the singer's vocal technique. The musicianship is more solid, more assured, and more rewarding for the listener. Such tunes as "Good Morning Heartache," "Time After Time," and the Bing Crosby favorite "Moonlight Becomes You" are pulpits which allow Ferony to demonstrate his uncommon awareness of the lyrics. This, coupled with a good sense of timing and use of the thoughtful pause, makes the album a gem of vocal art. Judging from his work to date, Ferony is determined to do his part to keep alive the tradition of the performing entries in the Great American Popular Songbook established by those male vocalists who have gone before him. Time After Time is recommended. ~by Dave Nathan

Time After Time

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Scott Hamilton - Talk to Me, Baby

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2022
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:00
Size: 115,0 MB
Art: Front

(6:34) 1. Talk To Me, Baby
(5:32) 2. All My Tomorrows
(6:37) 3. Along Came Betty
(6:27) 4. Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most
(7:01) 5. Someone to Light Up My Life
(5:14) 6. The Underdog
(9:04) 7. I Remember you
(3:27) 8. Alfie

Back in 1977 when Scott Hamilton first burst upon the jazz scene, small group swing was in danger of becoming extinct. Swing was associated with World War II. big band nostalgia and most young jazz-oriented musicians were more interested in playing fusion, avant-garde explorations, or soul jazz. Hamilton’s appearance on the scene as a tenor-saxophonist in his early twenties with a large personal tone, a swinging melodic style, a love for vintage standards, and impeccable musicianship inspired generations of up-and-coming players to explore the songs and styles of the 1930s, ‘40s, and ‘50s. Even after 45 years, Scott Hamilton has never strayed far from his original goal of playing good tunes with compatible rhythm sections. His tone and ideas are as fresh as ever and his playing remains very much in its prime.

Hamilton had previously recorded no less than five albums with the rhythm section of pianist Dena DeRose, bassist Ignasi González, and drummer Jo Krause for the Blau label: La Rosita, The Shadow Of Your Smile (both from Dec. 7, 2015), Moon Mist (Oct. 12, 2017), Street Of Dreams (Mar. 23, 2019), and Two For The Road (July 5, 2021). Dena DeRose, who is also an excellent singer, displays her own fresh chord voicings on the piano and is masterful at creating her musical message during concise solos. Ignasi Gonzalez has been a regular on the Blau label since 2010 (recording with saxophonists Toni Sola and Dmitry Baevsky, trumpeter Valery Ponomarev and pianist-singer Champian Fulton) while Jo Krause also recorded for Blau with Benny Golson. One can understand why Hamilton enjoys playing with this trio for the musicians are supportive, swinging, and tastefully inventive.

During the relaxed set, Hamilton explores and uplifts eight superior standards. In-depth analysis is certainly not needed to enjoy these performances. Just to mention a few highlights, two obscurities (Johnny Mercer’s “Talk To Me Baby” which Frank Sinatra recorded, and Al Cohn’s “The Underdog”) get welcome revivals, there are definitive versions of the quietly emotional ballads “Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most” and “All My Tomorrows,” “Someone To Light My Life” is joyous, and “I Remember You” receives a lengthy and relatively heated exploration. Suffice it to say, throughout Talk To Me Baby, Scott Hamilton plays as beautifully as ever.(Scott Yanow, jazz critic/historian, and author of 12 books including Life Through The Eyes Of A Jazz Journalist) https://www.jazzmessengers.com/en/94323/scott-hamilton/talk-to-me-baby

Personnel: Scott Hamilton - (sax); Dena DeRose - (piano); Ignasi Gonzalez (bass); Jo Krause - (drums)

Talk to Me, Baby

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Dena DeRose - Ode to the Road

Styles: Vocal And Piano Jazz
Year: 2020
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 64:18
Size: 149,0 MB
Art: Front

(4:00)  1. Ode to the Road
(5:34)  2. Nothing Like You
(6:14)  3. Don't Ask Why
(6:46)  4. All God's Chillun Got Rhythm / Little Willie Leaps
(5:25)  5. That Second Look
(5:28)  6. Small Day Tomorrow
(6:28)  7. The Way We Were
(6:06)  8. Cross Me Off Your List
(5:55)  9. I Have the Feeling I've Been Here Before
(5:29) 10. A Tip of the Hat
(6:48) 11. The Days of Wine and Roses

Thin pickings so far this year in terms of top jazz vocals albums and now thankfully this. I haven't heard a Dena DeRose album in years worse luck and the singer-pianist does not disappoint here. And yet this record, shaped round a core trio, is very out of place, it's classic jazz, so American, but does not sit easily in much jazz issued in 2020. Yet some things do not go out of fashion. Hipster, swinging, slightly cynical, worldly wise, a very sophisticated jazz club kind of record and yet all the clubs are shut. The irony suits. https://www.marlbank.net/posts/ode-to-the-road-and-the-jazz-we-are-miss
 

Musician:  Dena DeRose, vocals & piano; Martin Wind, bass; Matt Wilson, drums; with special guests Sheila Jordan; Houston Person; Jeremy Pelt

Ode to the Road

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Scott Hamilton - Two for the Road

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:38
Size: 127,8 MB
Art: Front

(7:11) 1. Diane
(7:28) 2. Two for the Road
(6:06) 3. Comin?In Home
(7:09) 4. On a Clear Day
(6:16) 5. Somewhere in the Night
(7:30) 6. Haunted Heart
(4:52) 7. Race Point
(8:02) 8. Fly Me to the Moon

In this new recording by Scott Hamilton for the Castellón label Blau Records, he is once again accompanied by Dena DeRose on piano, Ignasi González on double bass and Jo Kraus on drums. The songs have a natural, fresh, authentic and creative atmosphere with the musicians playing simultaneously as in a live concert, and all coinciding in the twists of tone, style, form and improvisation. Hamilton often discovers and recreates little-known and even forgotten songs, such as the one that gives the title to this new album "Two for the Road". One of the characteristic features of his style is his ability to recall legendary tenor saxophonists with his own unadulterated natural sound and phrasing; their reinterpretation nails them.

‘Diane’ is the first track, a relaxed, tempered swing, with the quartet playing improvisational twists, including the “eight-bar” double bass and the “four” drums. Then Henry Mancini's 'Two for the Road', a beautiful, quiet and melancholy ballad from Stanley Dan's film. ‘Comin’ in Home ’, a song with dixieland or even ragtime nuances and‘ On a Clear Day ’, a half tempo swing as clear as its title. 'Somewhere in the Night', an animated song with Latin airs, in which percussion takes center stage. It continues with ‘Haunted Heart’, a sensational ballad by Schwartz and Dietz from 1948. Then we have a sudden change of tempo with ‘Race Point’, by Hamilton himself, a fast blues. Closing this magnificent recording is'Fly me to the moon ', the well-known song performed by many artists.~ Teb García Ferrer https://discmedi-com.translate.goog/ca/disco_new/12827/scott-hamilton/two-for-the-road?_x_tr_sl=ca&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=nui,sc

Personnel: Scott Hamilton on saxophone, Dena DeRose on piano, Ignasi González on double bass and Jo Kraus on drums

Two for the Road

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Scott Hamilton - Street of Dreams

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2019
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 56:35
Size: 130,7 MB
Art: Front

(8:09)  1. If I Were a Bell
(5:17)  2. Pure Imagination
(6:43)  3. Sunny
(8:10)  4. Tin Tin Deo
(6:42)  5. The Nearness of You
(8:16)  6. Street of Dreams
(6:42)  7. Lucky to be Me
(6:32)  8. All I Do is Dream of You

Street Of Dreams is Scott Hamilton’s seventh recording for Blau Records and the fourth, in Benicàssim with the same band featuring the pianist Dena Derose. Her musical bond with Hamilton achieves almost perfect harmony on this album, while Ignasi González on bass and Jo Krause on drums build a rhythmic section that enables Hamilton to move lyrically as the sound unfolds impeccably. The repertoire is once again focused on the classic North American songbook of Leonard Bernstein, Frank Loesser, Nacio Herb Brown, Hoagy Carmichael, Chano Well ... https://www.jazzmessengers.com/en/81082/scott-hamilton/street-of-dreams

Personnel: Scott Hamilton, sax; Dena Derose, piano; Ignasi Gonzalez, bass; Jo Krause, drums

Street of Dreams

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Dena DeRose - A Walk In The Park

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:07
Size: 137.6 MB
Styles: Jazz vocals
Year: 2005
Art: Front

[5:02] 1. Meditation
[5:54] 2. All My Love
[5:45] 3. How Deep Is The Ocean
[4:42] 4. Home (With You)
[5:35] 5. All The Way
[6:08] 6. The Lonely Ones
[6:08] 7. In The Glow Of The Moon
[6:22] 8. Imagine
[6:45] 9. A Walk In The Park (With James)
[2:33] 10. I Could've Told You
[5:08] 11. I Concentrate On You

A dynamic and innovative pianist, a compelling and original singer, and a creative and sophisticated composer and arranger, DeRose debuts on MAXJAZZ with A Walk In The Park. Her fifth release, A Walk In The Park is her much-anticipated and requested first trio recording . The trio here is first-rate: Martin Wind on bass and Matt Wilson on drums. All arrangements are by DeRose, who produced the CD and wrote three of the eleven tracks. DeRose selected little-known songs by Al Jolson and Duke Ellington in addition to well-known standards and - representative of her era – even an iconic song by John Lennon.

"Even as a roomful of female jazz singers have eclipsed her in terms of recognition and popularity, Dena DeRose is hardly a well-kept secret. A singer and pianist of uncommon intelligence and musicality, she is a darling of numerous critics. But A Walk in the Park, her MaxJazz debut, should endear her to a much wider audience. The first of her albums to showcase her in her most natural setting, the trio. It captures her easy intimacy and assertive charm in a way that her previous efforts haven't. DeRose recalls Shirley Horn in the way she makes her piano playing a seamless extension of her vocals. But she's considerably more animated than that beloved artist, here roiling the keys to spur bassist Martin Wind and drummer Matt Wilson and there making judicious use of trills and scat effects and a catch in her voice. The songs range from smartly turned out rarities like Al Jolson's "All My Love" and Duke Ellington's "The Lonely Ones" to freshly voiced standards like "All the Way" and "How Deep is the Ocean." John Lennon's "Imagine," which is too stunted harmonically to ever make it as a jazz standard, is a misstep, but it's the only one in an otherwise flawless performance." ~Lloyd Sachs

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Scott Hamilton - La Rosita

Size: 98,4 MB
Time: 34:56
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Jazz
Art: Front

01. Ladybird (5:52)
02. Willow Weep For Me (6:51)
03. The Girl From Ipanema (9:08)
04. The Way You Look Tonight (8:32)
05. La Rosita (4:30)

When Scott Hamilton appeared in the mid-’70s fully formed with an appealing swing style on tenor, mixing together Zoot Sims and Ben Webster but yet with a very personal sound, he caused a minor sensation, for few other young players during the fusion era were exploring pre-bop jazz at his high level. He was a nonexistent species at the time. Today he is one of the living legends of contemporary jazz and one of the best saxophonists which we can enjoy live.

Just as it to prove that affirmation this new album, with an extraordinary natural and warm sound, was recorded live on December 7th, 2015 in Benicásim, Spain. The great New York pianist Dena DeRose, Catalan bass player Ignasi Gonzalez and German drummer Jo Krause join Scott to play a great set of our favourite music. Lady Bird, Willow Weep For Me, Garota de Ipanema, The Way You Look Tonight and, closing the disc, an off the beat but fun and wonderful interpretation of La Rosita.

Dupont & Stuart wrote the piece to be played by the pianists accompanying Ernst Lubistch (first) silent movie in the big cinemas of the 1920’s. A Bolero model of Hawkins and Webster’s but making it more nostalgic and with a blatant vitality, Hamilton leaves us a rare jewel even within his consistently high playing standards.

Personnel::
SCOTT HAMILTON, tenor sax
DENA DeROSE, piano
IGNASI GONZÁLEZ, bass
JO KRAUSE, drums

La Rosita

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Dena DeRose - United

Size: 117,5 MB
Time: 50:42
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. United (6:28)
02. Only The Lonely (5:42)
03. Clockwise (7:27)
04. So Far Away (6:11)
05. I'm Glad There Is You (4:56)
06. Simple Song Of Love (6:16)
07. Peace (5:59)
08. Sunny (5:04)
09. Not You Again (2:35)

Two years after her beautiful Shirley Horn tribute album, singer/pianist/teacher Dena DeRose releases “United”, a 9-song selection that teams her up again with longtime partners Martin Wind on bass and Matt Wilson on drums plus a couple of special guests. One of those is trumpeter Ingrid Jensen who blossoms on the opening title track, a Wayne Shorter composition that was recorded by Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers back in 1961. Dena wrote new lyrics to the song, universal and uplifting: “Stand up for all that you believe/Trust in the dreams that you conceive”.

Her swinging, delightful piano work is brimming with expertise and panache throughout the album. And she doesn’t choose the obvious standards for her newest endeavor: the Sammy Cahn/Jimmy van Heusen classic “Only The Lonely”, probably best noted for Frank Sinatra’s version, is done in an elegant, subdued and intimate fashion where Dena flawlessly and compellingly tells the story, accompanied by guitarist Peter Bernstein in a slight samba groove.

She also wrote the lyrics to a Cedar Walton composition. “Clockwise”, recorded by Bobby Hutcherson for his 1979 LP “Conception: The Gift Of Love” and two years later recorded by Walton himself on his “Piano Solos” album, also includes a Dena mantra: “Finding your own way in life is how to be!”. The trio comes up with a lot of impressive and energetic ideas which only a group can deliver that has stayed together for such a long time. You can find Martin and Matt as far back as on Dena’s 2005 MaxJazz album “A Walk In The Park” and they have played together ever since.

Carole King‘s “So Far Away”, one of my favorites from her classic “Tapestry” album from 1971 (which also included “I Feel The Earth Move”, “It’s Too Late”, “Will You Love Me Tomorrow?”, “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman”, and “You’ve Got A Friend”), is treated with a haunting vocal production and simply is a blissful entry. It’s back to swinging ground for “I’m Glad There Is You” and here again, one of Dena’s specialties is shown: it’s as if she’s talking to you, unconstrained and buoyant.

Bassist Martin Wind‘s composition “Simple Song Of Love” is just that. A beautiful, almost naive, but never trite melody that has Dena’s lyrics underscoring the simplicity. I also enjoyed his sensuous bass solo, warm and at peace with the world. And we get some more treats: Horace Silver‘s “Peace” features Ingrid Jensen again on trumpet. The track meanders lovingly and meditatively along for about four minutes before it turns into a carnevalesque conclusion with intrinsic, repetitive lines with Dena pleading “Peace For Everyone”. A great arrangement.

The album finishes up with the Bobby Hebb standard “Sunny” which has Peter Bernstein again on soulful guitar, and an obscure little peace by UK composer Duncan Lamont. “Not You Again” would have been perfect for Shirley Horn’s repertoire and easily, gracefully fits into Dena’s as well (the song has been recorded by Cleo Laine and George Shearing in 1994). ~Gina Jazz

United

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Dena DeRose - Love's Holiday

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 63:15
Size: 144.8 MB
Styles: Jazz vocals
Year: 2002
Art: Front

[4:52] 1. Lover
[4:48] 2. I Thought About You
[4:56] 3. I Didn't Know What Time It Was
[4:14] 4. The Good Life
[7:15] 5. Close Your Eyes
[4:58] 6. The Iris
[5:21] 7. On Green Dolphin Street
[7:41] 8. Birk's Works
[4:47] 9. But Beautiful
[4:46] 10. marian's mood
[4:02] 11. Lamp Is Low
[5:30] 12. The Nearness of You

Dena DeRose Piano, Vocals; Peter Washington Bass; Matt Wilson Drums; Joe Locke Vibes (4,5,6,8); Jim Rotondi Trumpet (3,6,8,11); Steve Davis Trombone (3,4,6,8,11); Tony Kadleck Trumpet/Flugel (4,6,11); Sara Della Posta French Horn (4,6,11); Brian Lynch Trumpet (9); Bill Charlap Piano (12).

To those who have seen Dena DeRose perform, it is immediately apparent that she is a compelling singer and pianist. What is not so obvious is the fact that she also arranges and often composes the tunes she performs. here Dena discusses some of the thoughts and considerations that went into five of the peformances on this recording; four classic American songbook tunes and one of her original compositions.

"In general, I try to interpret a tune by examining the relationship between its melodic/harmonic structure and the meaning of the lyric --- filtered, of course through my life experiences."

Love's Holiday

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Dena DeRose - Live At Jazz Standard Vol. 2

Size: 144,2 MB
Time: 62:17
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2008
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. The Ruby And The Pearl (5:38)
02. When Lights Are Low (8:54)
03. Detour Ahead (11:01)
04. Anchors Aweigh/I Fall In Love Too Easily (6:58)
05. In Your Own Sweet Way (8:38)
06. I Can't Escape From You (4:29)
07. Laughing At Life (9:30)
08. We'll Be Together Again (7:07)

Dena DeRose is one of a handful of jazz artists who is equally talented as both a vocalist and pianist. Live at Jazz Standard, Vol. 2 is drawn from the same 2007 shows as the first volume, with the capable rhythm section of bassist Martin Wind and drummer Matt Wilson (who have worked together a good bit, especially with pianist Bill Mays). Right away she sets herself apart from many vocalists by tackling the subtle ballad "The Ruby and the Pearl," delivering a heartfelt vocal with simmering piano. She adds a bit of playful scat to her jaunty performance of Benny Carter's "When Light Are Low," while tackling Johnny Frigo's "Detour Ahead" as a breezy bossa nova. DeRose omits the piano entirely from her moving take of the bittersweet standard "I Fall in Love Too Easily," backed solely by Wind. DeRose gets a bit tickled in several places during"Laughing at Life," while her strident piano provides the perfect complement to her swinging vocal. Her sole instrumental is a lively trio setting of Dave Brubeck's "In Your Own Sweet Way." Highly recommended. ~Review by Ken Dryden

Live At Jazz Standard Vol. 2

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Dena Derose - We Won't Forget You... An Homage To Shirley Horn

Size: 117,6 MB
Time: 50:27
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. You Stepped Out Of A Dream (5:31)
02. Sunday In New York (3:12)
03. Quietly There (6:24)
04. A Time For Love (5:36)
05. Don't Be On The Outside (4:53)
06. You Won't Forget Me (4:35)
07. I Just Found Out About Love (3:23)
08. Big City (4:37)
09. Your're Nearer (4:31)
10. Wild Is Love (2:50)
11. The Great City (4:50)

It's no small thing to be called "The most creative and compelling singer-pianist since Shirley Horn," but that's how Joel Siegel, Washington City Paper, described Dena DeRose. It is with great pleasure that HighNote Records welcomes Dena to their roster with this debut recording. Joining her usual trio of Martin Wind, bass and Matt Wilson, drums, are trumpeter Jeremy Pelt, tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander and baritone saxophonist Gary Smulyan. Boasting an imaginative set list and varied use of instrumental color, Dena DeRose's first HighNote CD is jazz singing of the highest order.

We Won't Forget You... An Homage To Shirley Horn                 

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Dena Derose - Travelin' Light - Live in Antwerp, Belgium

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2012
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 63:10
Size: 144,6 MB
Art: Front

(4:27)  1. Nice 'n Easy
(4:23)  2. 'S Wonderful
(4:11)  3. Two Different Worlds
(5:29)  4. East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)
(7:03)  5. Portrait in Black and White
(2:53)  6. Why Did I Chose You?
(3:17)  7. How Little We Know
(3:57)  8. Travelin' Light
(6:24)  9. Blue in Green
(4:26) 10. I'm Old Fashioned
(3:21) 11. I Never Told You
(6:59) 12. Twilight World
(6:15) 13. We Will Meet Again

DeRose made an auspicious entry into the jazz market with her 1998 debut, Introducing Dena DeRose (Sharp Nine). Since that time, the pianist/vocalist has split her recordings between Sharp Nine and MAXJAZZ, where she has recorded several critically acknowledged discs including her two-volume trio live set recorded at New York City's Jazz Standard Volume 1 (2007) and Volume 2 (2008).

True to the title, DeRose travels light to Antwerp to record a baker's dozen of standards, just her and her piano. DeRose performs with complete confidence in her acutely fine talent for arrangement. DeRose propels "Nice N' Easy" with a firm, walking left hand while caressing the piano through "Two Different Worlds." Her wordless vocals on "East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)" and "I'm Old Fashioned" and near whispered delivery of the title piece juxtapose well with her relaxed, conversational singing on "S'Wonderful" and "Why Did I Choose You?"

DeRose steps out of the box for an overtly impressionistic reading of Miles Davis's "Blue in Green" (lyrics by Meredith d'Ambrosio). Her piano introduction is lengthy, fully establishing a dream sequence before she sings the brief lyrics. It is a satisfying nap on a rainy day.  http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=43750#.Um2D8BAueZc

Personnel: Dena DeRose: piano, vocals.

Travelin' Light - Live in Antwerp, Belgium

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