Karen Lane and Paul Malsom - Can't Help It

Styles: Vocal And Guitar Jazz
Year: 2006
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:26
Size: 117,4 MB
Art: Front

(4:16)  1. I Can't Help It
(4:59)  2. Água De Beber
(4:47)  3. Missing
(3:45)  4. Everything Falls Apart
(5:11)  5. Desafinado
(4:49)  6. It Ain't Over 'til It's Over
(4:58)  7. Song for My Father
(4:35)  8. Is This Love
(4:30)  9. Nature Boy
(4:59) 10. Mas que nada
(3:37) 11. Baby Come Home

Karen Lane originally from Perth Western Australia, moved to Sydney in1990. Her initial grounding was the graveyard shift in seedy Kings Cross, with 10 piece original soul funk band, The Hard Word. Her first foray into Jazz quickly followed with the formation of The Eclectics, a sophisticated lounge trio playing standards. She won coveted slots, including headline at 1993 Western Australia¹s York Jazz Festival, and support for the elite British jazz pianist, Julian Joseph, during his 1994 Australian tour, at Sydney¹s premier jazz club the Basement. In 1993 Lane formed her first original band Deluge and between 1994 and 1997 established her song writing and band leading credentials culminating in the debut of her original acid jazz band, Substance, at the prestigious Bacardi Club for the 1995 Sydney International Arts festival. During this period she also wrote and produced music for a NIDA (National Institute of Dramatic Art) dance production "Appetite" which was featured at the Melbourne International Arts Festival. From her experience as one of the few song writing and band leading females in an Australian music scene dominated by mass marketed, made to order young popstars, Lane conceived the idea that became Bloomers, an independent recording project for women singer songwriters. She secured government funding and recorded 17 women from around Australia. The Bloomers compilation CD was released with considerable national print, radio and TV coverage in August 1998 through Roadshow/Warners music. In 1997, before Lane relocated to Singapore she recorded her original album titled "Sheherazade 1001 nights", and was subsequently invited back to Australia to perform at the 1998 Go Girl! Festival celebrating International Women¹s Day, to a 10,000 strong crowd in The Domain Sydney. In Singapore Lane worked extensively singing sessions, writing and performing in various jazz clubs and hotels including the renowned Raffles Hotel. Since moving to London in 2000, she has steadily established a UK audience and released two UK band albums 'Once In A Lifetime' in 2002, and 'Taste' in 2004. After appearing succesfully as a duo with Paul Malsom, the UK guitarist, at The Sevenoaks Festival, they decided to record this album of their favourite songs from the live concert. https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/malsonlane

Personnel: Karen Lane - (vocals), Paul Malsom - (guitars), Nic France - (percussion), Jo Fooks - (saxophone).

Can't Help It

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Karen Lane - Once In A Lifetime

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 62:58
Size: 144.2 MB
Styles: Jazz vocals
Year: 2009
Art: Front

[7:28] 1. On Green Dolphin Street
[3:36] 2. Devil May Care
[6:03] 3. The Good Life
[4:06] 4. Lullaby Of Birdland
[3:30] 5. Sometimes I'm Happy
[4:49] 6. Love Is In Bloom
[3:38] 7. I Hadn't Anyone Till You
[5:06] 8. Memory Serves
[4:50] 9. Here's To Life
[3:31] 10. This Is It
[5:27] 11. Till Death Do Us Part
[5:36] 12. Love Me Or Leave Me
[5:11] 13. Once In A Lifetime

Arriving in London through Perth in western Australia, song stylist and singer/songwriter Karen Lane serenades her listeners with a light, expressive, but highly personal voice that delivers each tune with coquettish emotion. She's like a child caught with her hand in the cookie jar and getting away with it coyly with a wry smile. She possesses a built-in sense not only of melody and lyricism, but for the rhythmic feel of the music. Listen to a rather misnamed "Till Death Do Us Part," a catchy tune with a calypso beat where her second voice fades in and out with Robin Aspland's Fender Rhodes. Dave Colton's guitar makes "Lullaby of Birdland" one of the swingier cuts on the CD. On the other side, there is a good deal of pain and heavy breathing leading into her version of the classic "On Green Dolphin Street." This is a prime example of the images a singer with an expressive voice can create. Here in one's minds eye, there's a picture of Lane not only swaying vocally, but bodily as well. On this cut, the vibes of Milo Fell carry the main instrumental load. For her first album, she has wisely hooked up with some of London's young modern creative jazz, blues, and rock musicians. Aspland has worked with Claire Martin and Van Morrison, and sax player Derek Nash with the Peter Green Splinter Group. Lane and her cohorts have succeeded where many have tried and failed, bringing together elements of jazz and contemporary pop in a way that is mature and well constructed rather than shallow and contrived. Recommended. ~Dave Nathan

Once In A Lifetime

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Karen Lane Organ Project - Two Steps From The Blues

Size: 113,4 MB
Time: 48:52
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Jazz: Hammond Organ, Vocals
Art: Front

01. Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin (4:58)
02. Don't Explain (4:52)
03. A Handful Of Soul (4:18)
04. Two Steps From The Blues (4:56)
05. Easy Street (5:02)
06. I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry (4:39)
07. All Night Long (5:15)
08. Gravy Waltz (3:24)
09. Make Sure You're Sure (3:02)
10. He Was To Good To Me (3:18)
11. Sugar In My Bowl (5:02)

A Hammond organ and Jazz guitar lovers delight, of moody blues tinged songs to soothe the brooding soul. Topped with Lane's sensually funky vocals and John Hoare's mellifluous trumpet licks.

This recording was inspired by one of my favorite albums of all time “Sarah Sings Soulfully” recorded in 1963. I had wanted for years to explore a line up featuring Organ, Guitar and Drums as the main backing section for a vocal album with horns featured as well in the line up. I had done many gigs ending with a blues tune, and people often asked my why I didn’t do a blues album or more blues tunes in my set. It was often “Sugar in My Bowl” (Nina Simone) featured on this album or “Baby, Baby All the Time” which was brought to my attention by the wonderful Shirley Horn – who I was lucky enough to perform see “live” in 2000 during a fleeting visit to Washington D.C at the Bohemian Caverns.

This recording features the amazing Canadian born guitarist, Dominic Ashworth who I have worked with for many years, and has more recently been getting the attention he so deserves from the mainstream British press. Nic France (Loose Tubes, Terry Callier, Tanita Tikaram) whose sensitive and intuitive drumming and percussion has featured on my other recordings. Hammond Organ player Pete Whittaker – well known in London as one of the best and busiest organ players. Just a day in the studio was all we had and so the vibe of the rhythm section is reflective of a “live” sound. John Hoare is a sensitive yet inventive player trumpet player, whose tasteful licks and solos provide the perfect foil. The repertoire is drawn from inspirations thanks to Aretha Franklin, Nina Simone, Nancy Wilson, Shirley Horn and Miriam Aida.

Two Steps From The Blues

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Karen Lane - Once In A Lifetime

Styles: Jazz, Vocal
Year: 2009
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 62:28
Size: 143,1 MB
Art: Front

(7:26)  1. On Green Dolphin Street
(3:34)  2. Devil May Care
(5:59)  3. The Good Life
(4:05)  4. Lullaby Of Birdland
(3:27)  5. Sometimes I'm Happy
(4:47)  6. Love Is In Bloom
(3:36)  7. I Hadn't Anyone Till You
(5:05)  8. Memory Serves
(4:46)  9. Here's To Life
(3:30) 10. This Is It
(5:26) 11. Till Death Do Us Part
(5:32) 12. Love Me Or Leave Me
(5:08) 13. Once In A Lifetime

Arriving in London through Perth in western Australia, song stylist and singer/songwriter Karen Lane serenades her listeners with a light, expressive, but highly personal voice that delivers each tune with coquettish emotion. She's like a child caught with her hand in the cookie jar and getting away with it coyly with a wry smile. She possesses a built-in sense not only of melody and lyricism, but for the rhythmic feel of the music. Listen to a rather misnamed "Till Death Do Us Part," a catchy tune with a calypso beat where her second voice fades in and out with Robin Aspland's Fender Rhodes. Dave Colton's guitar makes "Lullaby of Birdland" one of the swingier cuts on the CD. On the other side, there is a good deal of pain and heavy breathing leading into her version of the classic "On Green Dolphin Street." 

This is a prime example of the images a singer with an expressive voice can create. Here in one's minds eye, there's a picture of Lane not only swaying vocally, but bodily as well. On this cut, the vibes of Milo Fell carry the main instrumental load. For her first album, she has wisely hooked up with some of London's young modern creative jazz, blues, and rock musicians. Aspland has worked with Claire Martin and Van Morrison, and sax player Derek Nash with the Peter Green Splinter Group. Lane and her cohorts have succeeded where many have tried and failed, bringing together elements of jazz and contemporary pop in a way that is mature and well constructed rather than shallow and contrived. Recommended. ~ Dave Nathan   http://www.allmusic.com/album/once-in-a-lifetime-mw0000320589

Personnel:  Karen Lane vocals, Dave Colton, guitar, Robin Aspland piano and Fender Rhodes, Jeremy Brown bass, Rod Youngs drums, Martin Shaw trumpet, Phil Peskett piano, Milo Fell percussion, Sam Burgess bass, Simon Pearson drums, Dave Jones bass, Josephone Knight cello, Laura Melhuish violin, Derek Nash saxophone

Once In A Lifetime

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Karen Lane - Beautiful Love

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 53:27
Size: 122.4 MB
Styles: Vocal jazz
Year: 2009
Art: Front

[5:36] 1. Softly As In The Morning Sunrise
[5:00] 2. Angel Eyes
[4:20] 3. Feeling Good
[5:02] 4. Beautiful Love
[4:14] 5. Meditation
[3:12] 6. Day In Day Out
[3:56] 7. We'll Be Together Again
[4:16] 8. Midnight Sun
[2:56] 9. More
[4:38] 10. Mood Indigo
[4:11] 11. Outta This World
[6:00] 12. I Thought About You

b. 1970, Perth, Western Australia, Australia. Encouraged to study music, Lane learned piano from the age of six and also played guitar. She heard pop music on radio and records and from a very early age had ambitions to become a singer. She sang in school shows and also in some teenage bands. Mainly, though, these years were spent studying for a Bachelor of Science degree and qualifying as a speech therapist. At 21 Lane moved to Sydney where she sang in clubs and pubs with a soul funk band and also with a jazz trio. She also began writing her own songs. Gradually, Lane developed her own style and found a following. Over the next few years her skills were enhanced and she wrote and produced music for the National Institute of Dramatic Art dance production Appetite, which was performed at 1994’s Melbourne International Arts Festival. In 1996, she founded Bloomers, a government-sponsored but independent project to record female singer-songwriters. The following year, she recorded a funk soul album, Sheherazade 1001 Nights, but then went to Singapore where she sang at prestigious clubs and hotels.

In 1999 Lane moved to London where she worked on corporate projects, visiting Europe and Asia with her musicians. Among musicians with whom she has worked are pianists Robin Aspland and Phil Peskett, saxophonist Derek Nash, Andy Hamill, violinist Julian Ferraretto, drummer Nic France and in particular with guitarist Dave Colton, with whom Lane writes many of her arrangements. Three of Lane’s cousins are also musical and they too relocated to London where they formed the Fairer Sax. A stylish and elegant singer with a special flair for ballads, Lane is a highly professional performer with a very pleasing vocal sound. ~bio from AMG

Beautiful Love

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