Denise Jannah & Wolf Martini - Live In Johannesburg

Size: 168,5 MB
Time: 72:12
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2013
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. There Will Never Be Another You (3:43)
02. Announcement (0:50)
03. Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars (5:01)
04. Skylark (4:45)
05. I Thought About You (4:55)
06. Syen (Shame) (4:00)
07. Wys My Die Plek (3:52)
08. Twisted (2:59)
09. My Funny Valentine (6:30)
10. Sondongo (Sunset) (4:51)
11. I'm In The Mood For Love (0:16)
12. Like A Lover (O Contador) (7:09)
13. There Is No Greater Love (3:31)
14. She Walks The Streets (3:32)
15. Somewhere Over The Rainbow (5:32)
16. How Do You Keep The Music Playing (4:57)
17. Moenie Weggan Nie - Ne Me Quitte Pas (5:41)

For more than a decade, the classic honeyed voice of jazz vocalist Denise Jannah has been heard on her solo albums in the U.S., but she has been singing much, much longer. After a childhood spent alternately in Surinam and Holland, she attended the Hilversum Conservatory, graduating in 1971. Her first American release was in 1991 with her album, Take It From the Top. Two others followed, A Heart Full of Music and I Was Born in Love With You. In 2000, Jannah became the first Dutch solo artist to release an album on Blue Note with The Madness of Our Love.

Live In Johannesburg

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Denise Jannah - Take It From The Top

Styles: Jazz, Vocal
Year: 1991
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:46
Size: 134,9 MB
Art: Front

(5:04)  1. Pennies From Heaven
(8:01)  2. Willow Weep For Me
(6:29)  3. Fragile
(4:12)  4. I've Got the World On a String
(7:41)  5. I'm in a Minor Key Today
(3:51)  6. I Get Along Without You Very Well
(4:16)  7. Groovin' High
(5:49)  8. I'm a Fool to Want You
(4:56)  9. A Sleepin' Bee
(8:22) 10. My Funny Valentine

Denise Jannah made her debut as a leader with this 1991 session for Timeless. This native of Surinam (Dutch Guiana) has a strong voice that swings mightily and conveys emotion without ever resorting to sappiness. You have to like a singer who restores the often omitted verse to an oldie like "Pennies from Heaven," then scats up a storm to boot. No one does the verse to the standard "Willow Weep for Me," yet Jannah's haunting introduction, backed solely by pianist Michel Herr, sets up the message of the song perfectly. But nowhere does Jannah pack as big a punch as she does in her moving take of "I Get Along Without You Very Well." Bop fans will love the intricate take of "Groovin' High" featuring a fine alto sax solo by Rolf Delfos and muted trumpet by Angelo Verploegen in which she alternates between adept scatting and singing Kirby Stone's vocalese lyrics. She is also open to contemporary material, delivering a heartfelt interpretation of rocker Sting's "Fragile" in an easygoing bossa nova setting. Though Denise Jannah has made many rewarding CDs following this remarkable debut, this CD is well worth acquiring, too. ~ Ken Dryden http://www.allmusic.com/album/take-it-from-the-top-mw0000426428

Personnel: Denise Jannah (vocals); Jan Verwey (harmonica); Rolf Delfos (soprano saxophone, alto saxophone); Boris Vanderlek (tenor saxophone); Angelo Verploegen (trumpet, flugelhorn); Michel Herr (piano).

Take It From The Top

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Denise Jannah - Ella!

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2015
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 69:35
Size: 160,5 MB
Art: Front

(3:29) 1. Blue Skies
(5:36) 2. Early Autumn
(5:57) 3. To Ella
(7:32) 4. Someone To Watch Over Me
(3:38) 5. If I Were A Bell
(6:00) 6. Moonlight In Vermont
(4:09) 7. Nature Boy
(4:14) 8. That Old Black Magic
(8:16) 9. I've Got It Bad And That Ain't Good
(4:14) 10. Comes Love
(5:33) 11. Sophisticated Lady
(2:57) 12. Basin Street Blues
(3:46) 13. It's De Lovely
(4:07) 14. Reach For Tomorrow

Ella!: an album with nostalgic Ella Fitzgerald songs. With her new album, Denise Jannah fulfills one of her biggest dreams: recording an album with top musicians: John Engels (drums), Rob van Kreeveld (piano), Hans Mantel (double bass) and Ack van Rooijen (bugle/trumpet). Denise Jannah is the first Dutch singer who signed a record deal with the famous American jazz label Blue Note Records. She played seven times at the North Sea Jazz Festival and sung for many Royal Families and presidents.~ Product Description https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ella-Denise-Jannah/dp/B016AX6HKW

Ella!

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Denise Jannah - The Madness Of Our Love

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2003
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:19
Size: 119,8 MB
Art: Front

(3:10)  1. Dearly Beloved
(3:43)  2. Wide Awake
(7:54)  3. 'Round Midnight
(5:43)  4. My Favorite Things
(2:39)  5. The Madness Of Our Love
(2:41)  6. Just You, Just Me
(4:36)  7. Le Sourir De Mon Amour
(5:02)  8. My Foolish Heart/I Fall In Love Too Easily
(4:05)  9. Softly As In A Morning Sunrise
(3:06) 10. If Only
(5:22) 11. Harlem Nocturnes
(4:14) 12. Teach Me Tonight

An eclectic singer with three previous jazz albums, Denise Jannah has performed with such widely disparate organizations as the Willem Breuker Collective, the Carnegie Hall Jazz Orchestra, the Dutch Metropole Orchestra and starred in major productions of A Night At The Cotton Club and Ain’t Misbehavin’. Her attractive voice and crystal-clear delivery bring standards into instant focus while offering spirit and soul with distinction.
Supported by a veteran piano trio, Jannah toys with the beat. She never loses control, but moves in and out of time with the band again and again. Her four compositions reveal a penchant for employing meters as tools for driving home desired themes. Jannah’s waltz, "If Only," sweeps along easily with pleasant thoughts of what the future may hold, while "Wide Awake" swings to a steady 4/4 beat of sober tradition. "The Madness of our Love," in 5/4 time, flows seamlessly with grace, while "Softly as in a Morning Sunrise" surprises with an unusual 7/4 meter. Bassist Ira Coleman gives away the riffed secret, as drummer Carl Allen tempers with crisp, percussive logic. Up-tempo and with Brazilian overtones, the arrangement serves to showcase Jannah’s scat singing alongside her lyric delivery. Caressing the lyric of "’Round Midnight," she tells a convincing story. Elsewhere, with other familiar standards, Denise Jannah treats each song with respect while interpreting lyrics and making sure that her audience will remember the enjoyable session. ~ Jim Santella  http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=5726#.UkDGHRAkI5c

Personnel: Denise Jannah- vocals; Bert van den Brink- piano; Ira Coleman- bass; Carl Allen- drums; Khalil Bell- shaker on "Le Sourire de mon Amour."

The Madness Of Our Love

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Denise Jannah - A Heart Full Of Music

Bitrate: 320K/s

Time: 55:45

Size: 127.6 MB

Styles: Bebop, Vocal jazz

Year: 1993

Art: Front

[3:28] 1. This Could Be The Start Of Something

[4:37] 2. If The Music's Right..

[5:18] 3. Something In Blue

[5:22] 4. Detour Ahead

[3:27] 5. Just In Time

[3:29] 6. Autumn Nocturne

[5:30] 7. Angel Eyes

[3:42] 8. It's Only A Paper Moon

[4:59] 9. Strange Fruit/Wanaisa

[6:42] 10. More Love

[4:51] 11. Sunday Morn

[4:14] 12. Come Rain Or Come Shine

This native of Surinam (formerly Dutch Guyana) shows plenty of promise on her second CD for Timeless. Accompanied by an outstanding trio of Cyrus Chestnut, George Mraz and Billy Hart, with added percussion by Martin Verdonk and Lucas Van Merwijk, Jannah's bright lively vocal style sounds very fresh. She has a lot of fun with the uptempo chart of Steve Allen's "This Could Be the Start Of Something Big," while she's also adept at handling a slow ballad like "Detour Ahead" or a campy version of "Angel Eyes" that incorporates the theme from Mission: Impossible. Also of interest is "If The Music's Right" a samba that includes lyrics in Surinamese, Portugese and English, which Jannah carries off beautifully. Highly recommended. ~ Ken Dryden

Denise Jannah (vocals), Rick Margitza (saxophone), Cyrus Chestnut (piano), George Mraz (bass), Billy Hart (drums), Martin Verdonk, Lucas Van Merwijk (percussion).

A Heart Full Of Music

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