Heather Bambrick - Fine State

Styles: Vocal 
Year: 2019
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:01
Size: 124,7 MB
Art: Front

(3:56)  1. You've Got to Be Carefully Taught
(2:51)  2. Take the B Train
(4:10)  3. It's Beautiful
(4:15)  4. It Never Entered My Mind
(4:24)  5. Wave over Wave
(4:29)  6. Off My List
(3:57)  7. Homeland
(4:57)  8. Bridges
(4:15)  9. I Don't Care Anymore
(3:10) 10. The Right to Love
(2:42) 11. Walk Between the Raindrops
(5:20) 12. Pat Murphy's Meadow
(5:30) 13. Fine State of Afairs

Heather Bambrick follows up her last JUNO-nominated recording with a brand new release. Fine State is a personal look at the music and sounds that have shaped Heather’s own brand of music, as well as a commentary on the world around her. Produced by renown musician / arranger / producer Ben Wittman (Sting, Paula Cole, New York Voices, Laila Biali) and composer / producer / multi-instrumentalist Jono Grant (Shuffle Demons, Kim Stockwood, Tea Party, Richard Underhill), Fine State features Canadian-heavy compositions as well as Canadian musical heavy-hitters Chase Sanborn (flugelhorn), Kelly Jefferson (saxophones), Adrean Farrugia (piano), Michael Shand (piano), Eric St. Laurent (guitar), Ross MacIntyre (bass), Ben Wittman (drums and percussion), and guest Carlos del Junco (harmonica). Once again, the technical team working with Heather is second to none, including award-winning engineers John “Beetle” Bailey and Jono Grant. Where Heather’s last release was personal to her in a familial manner, Fine State is thematically personal in areas of emotion and consciousness. In her song selections and songwriting, Heather tackles subjects such as racism, homophobia, and the feelings of divisiveness happening in the world. “As an artist, it’s sometimes easier to express myself through what I make. There have been some incredible creations that I’ve been able to interpret in order to make certain statements. As I was putting these songs together, I realized there was a theme of stating certain negative elements, but then presenting positive sides to them. I think a sense of action and hopefulness is important to present to the world, right now.” Also evident is Heather’s strong ties to Newfoundland, with sophisticated interpretations of traditional folk songs, as well as a sort of “love song” she’s written to her Newfoundland home, co-written by fellow Newfoundlander, award-winning LA-based composer Keith Power. Canada shows strongly on Fine State with material from some of the country’s finest composers and lyricists, including Burton Cummings, Gene Lees, the Breithaupt Brothers, and others, including Heather, herself. Stylistically, Fine State takes on more of a pop/rock-influenced sound, moving away from the somewhat “traditional” tones of her previous recordings. “This album is more of a departure from the traditional sort of records I’ve made in the past. It brings together more of the things that inspire me overall, not just in jazz and not just in music. The arrangements show influences from rock, pop, and folk music, and the tunes we’ve chosen have a strong connection to the events of the world around me, and the roots of who I am as a musician and a person.” https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/heatherbambrick2

Fine State

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Heather Bambrick - You'll Never Know

Size: 157,7 MB
Time: 68:07
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. I Only Have Eyes For You (4:27)
02. Lovers In A Dangerous Time (5:50)
03. I Can't See For Lookin' (4:38)
04. Never Never Land (4:54)
05. How Does It Feel (5:09)
06. Get Happy (4:35)
07. Far From The Home I Love (6:02)
08. Dedicated To You (5:37)
09. I Don't Mind A Bit (2:52)
10. You'll Never Know (4:47)
11. Surrey With The Fringe On Top (4:15)
12. A Time For Love (5:45)
13. My Ship (3:34)
14. Petty Harbour Bait Skiff (5:33)

It’s been 10 years since she’s released her last solo recording, and now award-winning vocalist Heather Bambrick is back with an all-new collection of songs that reflect her development as an artist and musician … featuring a stellar band, including Mark Kieswetter (piano), Ross MacIntyre (bass), Davide DiRenzo (drums, percussion), Rob Piltch (guitar), Chase Sanborn (trumpet, flugelhorn), John Johnson (saxophones), and special guest Guido Basso (flugelhorn).

Heather Bambrick has been wearing many hats for many years – and all of them fit her well! She’s an award-winning vocalist, voice actor, broadcaster, and educator, working with some of the best in the business.

Heather has performed internationally collaborating with artists such as Phil Nimmons, Fred Hirsch, Gene DiNovi, Guido Basso, Lea Delaria, Anne Hampton Callaway, Carol Welsman, Jackie Richardson, Ian Shaw, as well as the late Rob McConnell and Peter Appleyard. She is a founding member of the Beehive Singers (1994 – 2001) and Broadsway, a Jazz / Cabaret ensemble with whom she is currently actively recording and touring. Heather has been a guest performer with various Jazz ensembles, as well as with the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra, the Cathedral Bluffs Orchestra, and the Windsor Symphony Orchestra. She will make her debut with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra in 2017.

You'll Never Know

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Heather Bambrick - It's About Time

Size: 130,8 MB
Time: 56:19
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2003
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. (Sing) Joyspring (4:57)
02. That's Falling In Love (4:46)
03. Maybe (5:48)
04. Love For Sale (6:06)
05. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter (4:07)
06. Night Night, Smiley (4:09)
07. Stormy Weather (5:27)
08. How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore (6:10)
09. Aren't I Cute (4:37)
10. That's All (4:56)
11. Let Me Fish Off Cape St. Mary's (5:12)

Heather Bambrick's voice has been described as a combination of "the cool smoothness of Diana Krall, with the rich honey sounds of Ella Fitzgerald". She has recorded and/or performed at some of Canada's top Jazz events, festivals, and venues with artists like Phil Nimmons, Oliver Jones, Kenny Wheeler, Peter Appleyard, and Darmon Meader.

Heather's voice and/or music has been heard on radio and television commercials, in film scores and soundtracks, and on made-for-TV movie soundtracks. She has recorded backing vocals on a number of projects, and remains a consistent success in her live performances. Her stage persona has been described as a "love child of Bette Midler and Jann Arden but not without influences from those big-name Jazz ladies of the 40s and 50s."

After spending five years recording and touring with the award-winning Beehive Singers, Heather released her debut solo CD "It's About Time" to rave reviews. In its first month of release, the recording hit #17 in the first ever Canadian National Jazz Chart. "It's About Time" continues to receive regular airplay on Canadian national radio programs, on stations in New Jersey, Florida, and Alaska, as well as on satellite stations across North America.

The CD has something for everyone: classic standards, fresh unique arrangements, clever and catchy original tunes, outstanding musicianship, and a sensitive vocal delivery that goes from soft and sexy, to offbeat and quirky, to just plain "swingin'"!!!

It's About Time  

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