Ran Blake & Dominique Eade - Whirlpool

Styles: Vocal And Piano Jazz
Year: 2011
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 45:10
Size: 103,9 MB
Art: Front

(3:39)  1. My Foolish Heart
(3:24)  2. Dearly Beloved
(5:44)  3. The Wind
(4:49)  4. Go Gently to the Water
(3:44)  5. Old Devil Moon
(2:57)  6. Pinky
(3:13)  7. Falling
(2:38)  8. Where Are You
(2:49)  9. Out of This World
(2:15) 10. The Pawnbroker
(3:33) 11. Dearly Beloved
(3:53) 12. The Thrill Is Gone
(2:24) 13. After the Ball

Already a student of Ran Blake at the New England Conservatory, Dominique Eade comes to this incision after two decades of professional careers, in which he has widely proved his skills, collaborating and recording with prestigious musicians. His first album dates back to 1990 (The Ruby And The Pearl) and he saw it together with the drummer Alan Dawson and the pianist Stanley Cowell. Since then he has released four more CDs (My Resistance Is Low, Long Way Home and Open) accompanied by musicians like Bruce Barth, George Mraz, Lewis Nash, Fred Hersch, Dave Holland, Victor Lewis. This incision in duo with Ran Blake implies a clear responsibility, for the immediate reference with the legendary work (The Newest Sound Around) that the pianist recorded in 1961 with the singer Jeanne Lee. Eade's vocal characteristics are those of the white tradition close to the (however revised) models of June Christy and Sheila Jordan. A comparison with that incision would therefore not be appropriate but the underlying syntax, unadorned and hallucinated, returns. The aesthetic is obviously that of Ran Blake, which Dominique Eade makes his own and proposes again with intensity and participation: the meeting ground are often famous ballads, dashed by the voice in a languid and bleeding way, that the dissonant harmonies and the timbric contrasts of the piano they illuminate a sinister and disturbing light. These are the most engaging episodes in a path that can sometimes be unfriendly. It is Monk's great lesson, transfigured in the light of the Third Current, which finds a new and fascinating definition of it. ~ AAJ Italy Staff https://www.allaboutjazz.com/whirlpool-ran-blake-jazz-project-review-by-aaji-staff.php

Personnel: Ran Blake (piano); Dominique Eade (vocal).

Whirlpool

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Dominique Eade - The Ruby And The Pearl

Styles: Jazz, Vocal
Year: 1990
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 68:07
Size: 156,6 MB
Art: Front

(8:02)  1. The Ruby And The Pearl
(5:54)  2. If I Were A Bell
(5:48)  3. In Return
(6:14)  4. I Think It's Time To Say Goodbye, Again
(4:56)  5. Maristella
(5:04)  6. Inner Urge
(5:39)  7. Worlds Apart
(8:03)  8. A Portrait Of You
(3:35)  9. Blood Count
(2:17) 10. New Waltz
(4:51) 11. Crazeology
(7:40) 12. Out Of This World

For her debut recording, Dominique Eade displays her pliant, flexible voice in a love song style framework of joy or regret, vision, hopefulness, and openness with a difference. She's quite an able scat singer and goes into this mode frequently, with a slight girlishness that is not cutesy. She sounds like a horn more than most singers, working in different keys fluently, and featuring leaping intervals. Pianist Stanley Cowell adds greatly to these proceedings; John Lockwood's bass is a solid foundation and drummer Alan Dawson gives his usual stellar, rhythmically perfect performance. Husband Allan Chase adds alto or soprano sax on a few cuts.

Of the 12 selections, Eade wrote five and penned lyrics for Billy Strayhorn's "Blood Count." She is not so much revolutionizing the patent love song as revitalizing it with her personal flair and deep emotional wellspring. "In Return" has Cowell's modal piano chords acting anticipatory as the question is repeated, with Eade's soaring lead line and free, breezy scat solo waiting for the correct response. "Maristella" is a slightly naughty tale of the pupil admiring the teacher in a quick samba mode; the ballad "Worlds Apart" tells of the distance between lovers, but leaves the door open; and "A Portrait of You" is a good boppish musical locket with photo of a special someone. Her lyric to Strayhorn's "Blood Count" is a marvel a tale of memories, thinking of "you" and hoping this is not the end; it's poignant and amazing vocalese in a ballad framework. 

Of the standards, the title track (done years ago by Nat "King" Cole) has Cowell flying, sparking Eade's mad scat over an exotic, Turkish-overtoned motif. "Out of This World" is equally astounding, with Cowell and Lockwood's modal 6/8 inclinations (a la McCoy Tyner/Jimmy Garrison) infusing Eade's spirit with a rip-roaring energy. She practically jumps into this lyric. A bass-vocal intro on the well-swung "If I Were a Bell" is the way a jazz standard should be interpreted. It's clear Eade has a good time with this she's light, heartfelt, and funny, (especially when Cowell chimes in quoting "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"). 

The one misstep might be "Inner Urge," where the very tough melody is scatted in a higher key than the original. She'd have to have a much lower range to get this one down pat, but a good, if uneven attempt. She makes up for it on "Crazeology," with its fast changes and alto rumblings from Chase's solo. Eade is as promising a jazz singer, and will likely get better and better as she ventures in and out of love songs into her own personalized domain. ~ Michael G.Nastos  http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-ruby-and-the-pearl-mw0000677020

Personnel: Dominique Eade (vocals); Allan Chase (alto & soprano saxophones); Stanley Cowell (piano); John Lockwood (bass); Alan Dawson (drums).

The Ruby And The Pearl

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Dominique Eade - When The Wind Was Cool

Styles: Vocal
Year: 1997
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:53
Size: 126,1 MB
Art: Front + Back

(4:45)  1. Moonray
(3:16)  2. Ridin' High
(5:49)  3. Something Cool
(4:31)  4. All About Ronnie
(5:17)  5. Poor Little Rich Girl
(3:46)  6. When the Wind Was Green
(5:18)  7. I'll Take Romance
(4:21)  8. The Wind
(3:08)  9. Intrigue
(3:07) 10. Lullaby of Birdland
(4:39) 11. The Bad and the Beautiful
(2:15) 12. Tea for Two
(4:36) 13. Goodbye

Dominique Eade interprets 13 songs from the 1950s on this CD, most of which had been recorded previously by Chris Connor and June Christy. Eade's voice captures the essence of those cool-toned singers, yet she also sounds fairly distinctive. The instrumentation varies from cut to cut with such players as tenor saxophonist Benny Golson, bass clarinetist Bruce Williamson, vibraphonist Steve Nelson, pianist Fred Hersch, guitarist Peter Leitch, and bassist James Genus (featured on "Tea for Two" in a duet with Eade), among others, making strong contributions. Among the highlights are Eade's timeless yet fresh renditions of "Moonray," "Something Cool," "All About Ronnie," "The Wind," and "Lullaby of Birdland"; the appealing singer herself wrote half of the arrangements. Recommended. ~ Scott Yanow   http://www.allmusic.com/album/when-the-wind-was-cool-mw0000028019

Personnel: Dominique Eade (vocals); Benny Golson (tenor saxophone); Bob Malach (flute); Bruce Williamson (bass clarinet); Steve Nelson (vibraphone); Fred Hersch (piano); Peter Leitch (guitar); James Genus (bass); Matt Wilson (drums); Jamie Haddad (frame drum); Cafe (percussion).

 

When the wind was cool

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