Eileen Mager - Songs of Life

Styles: Vocal 
Year: 2008
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 74:22
Size: 173,9 MB
Art: Front

(2:05)  1. Darest Thou Now, O Soul
(4:36)  2. What God Doeth, That Is Rightly Done
(3:32)  3. High O'er the Lonely Hills
(4:49)  4. The Butterfly
(1:51)  5. Yes, That's the Way Things Are
(3:00)  6. Birdsong
(3:17)  7. Ridente La Calma
(3:55)  8. Gospel Blues
(2:01)  9. Juba: Ev'rytime I Feel the Spirit
(2:03) 10. From Far, From Eve and Morning
(4:24) 11. Laudate Dominum
(2:30) 12. An Die Musik
(4:32) 13. Recordare
(2:10) 14. Widmung
(3:19) 15. Yih'yu L'ratson
(2:53) 16. Adon Olam
(2:58) 17. Avinu Malkeynu
(3:40) 18. I Vow to Thee, My Country
(3:00) 19. Psalm 23
(2:31) 20. 4 Songs for Voice and Violin, Op. 35: I. Jesu Sweet
(1:03) 21. My Soul Has Nought but Fire and Ice
(1:23) 22. I Sing of a Maiden
(2:18) 23. My Leman Is So True
(2:08) 24. Ain't That Good News?
(2:18) 25. For I Will Consider My Cat, Jeoffry
(1:56) 26. How Joyful Is My Heart

A WORD ABOUT "SONGS OF LIFE" Eileen Mager

All of my life, I've been fascinated by and often humbled by the extraordinary strength and resilience of the human spirit. Our capacity for love, humor, spirituality, and joy, often in spite of whatever reverses and downright horrors and tragedies life may dish out. We are inspired by life's challenges, each other, all of nature, our connection with our Deity, the beauty that surrounds us, music, and life itself. These songs express those sources of inspiration. We begin with "Darest Thou Now, O Soul" a challenge to one's own soul to walk out "toward the Unknown Region" to take on life's adventure. We continue with songs expressing a lifetime of experiences and responses to them responsesliturgical songs, and a Benjamin Britten song which has perhaps the oddest expression of faith and worship I have ever encountered "For I Will Consider My Cat, Jeoffry." It all concludes with Bach's song of reconciliation with the spiritual, "Wie freudig ist mein Herz" ("How Joyful Is My Heart"). I was assisted in this project by some wonderful musicians and friends: pianist/organist Ellen Brown, bassoonist John Friedeman, flutist Lisa Tharp, and violinist Jim Apperson. "Songs of Life" is, to say the least, an eclectic collection. But then, isn't life a mixed bag as well? I hope you enjoy them...More https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/emager7

Songs of Life

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Eileen Mager - Jazzin Around'

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2004
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 76:29
Size: 175,8 MB
Art: Front

(3:42)  1. Sweet Georgia Brown
(3:39)  2. Who Needs Spring?
(1:42)  3. Take Five
(5:47)  4. Autumn In New York
(2:26)  5. Them There Eyes
(3:11)  6. Night In Tunisia
(5:52)  7. Body And Soul
(2:50)  8. Nice Work If You Can Get It
(6:01)  9. Stardust
(3:01) 10. Harlem Hights
(3:03) 11. Best Thing For You
(4:06) 12. You Go To My Head
(3:50) 13. Staighten Up And Fly Right
(5:26) 14. 'Round Midnight
(3:02) 15. Peel Me A Grape
(6:28) 16. Spring Cane Really Hang You Up The Most
(3:23) 17. It's All Right With Me
(4:25) 18. My Funny Valentine
(4:26) 19. How High The Moon

Most of the songs in this new Turn On Records release, "Jazzin' Around," will be familiar to most listeners. "Stardust" and "My Funny Valentine" for example, have probably been heard and loved bhy well over half the planet. Others, like the seductive but funny "Peel Me A Grape" and the playful "The Best Thing For You" are treasures we rarely hear. Two of the songs, "Take Five" and "A Night in Tunisia," are almost always done in the instrumental versions. Most people don't even realize there actually are lyrics for them. "Who Needs Spring" although used in a movie, is largely unknown in the U.S. It was written bhy Ruth Allen and Alan Berry. Alan is a fine British musician with his own jazz band. His sister Ruth is a personal friend of mine whom I met when she was playing a piano bar gig in London, singing lots of great songs - some standards and some her own - and singing them all beautifully. She writes lyrics, and for many songs, the music as well, and they're all very good. "Who Needs Spring" is a special favorite of mine. 

 "Harlem Nights" is a brand new song, written by a new personal friend, Bud Mayer, with words by Steve Princiotta. I met Bud at a party about a week before we recorded this CD, and we got into a mini jam session. At one point, he played the song, showed me the words, and I thought, I've got to include it. So there was a mad scramble, and we got it in. I hope you have as much pleasure out of these great songs as we did in performing them. ~ Eileen Mager  http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/emager6
 

Personnel: Eileen Mager (vocals);  Brad Bauder (flute, clarinet, tenor saxophone); Estelle Brown, Ellen Brown (piano); Bob Graham (double bass); Jimmy Golini (drums); Glenn Brown (trumpet, piano).

Jazzin Around'

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