Laura Dickinson - One for My Baby (To Frank Sinatra With Love)

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2014
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:19
Size: 129,9 MB
Art: Front

(3:33)  1. Come Fly With Me
(3:06)  2. Learnin' the Blues
(2:32)  3. (Love Is) The Tender Trap
(4:33)  4. Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry
(3:13)  5. You're Getting to Be a Habit With Me
(2:44)  6. Here's to the Losers
(3:35)  7. Indian Summer
(5:07)  8. You Go to My Head
(3:08)  9. How About You
(3:15) 10. The Best Is Yet to Come
(3:56) 11. I Only Have Eyes for You
(5:09) 12. My Funny Valentine
(2:52) 13. I'm Gonna Live 'Til I Die
(4:04) 14. All the Way
(4:27) 15. One for My Baby

Paying homage to the Chairman of the Board is never quite an easy thing to do, but vocalist Laura Dickinson takes on this challenge and delivers one of the best tributes to the crooner on her astonishing debut album One for My Baby, To Frank Sinatra with Love. Influenced by the sound early on in her life as a teenager and falling in love with Sinatra every time her parents played his music, the native Southern California songstress vowed to do her part in keeping his legacy alive. An in-demand performer in Hollywood, her voice is heard in the sound track of the hit movie Pitch Perfect, in various commercials and other Disney Channel projects. On this remarkable debut, Dickinson offers some of Sinatra's favorite songs in a fifteen-piece repertoire performed by many of Los Angeles area's jazz masters presenting the music with classic arrangements by such designers as Sammy Nestico, Gordon Goodwin, Marty Paich and Alan Steinberger. Supported by a big band, the vocalist begins this blast from the past with the Sinatra staple "Come Fly with Me" then, belting the melody with crisp powerful vocals, turns the tables on the familiar "Learnin' the Blues."

The band and singer swing on the delicious "(Love Is) the Tender Trap" providing a rousing rendition of the classic. Bringing the sound down a few notches, Dickinson shows her softer side on the delicate "Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry" and the beautiful ballad of "Indian Summer." Her impeccable vocals seem the perfect fit on the familiar "You Go to My Head," while Burton Lane's immortal "How About You" is clearly one of the memorable tunes of the disc. The music gets a bit intimate and tender with duets featuring guitarist Danny Jacob on "I Only Have Eyes for You" and electric bassist Neil Stubenhaus on the introspective "My Funny Valentine." The big band sound returns with Dickinson reaching on age old standard Sinatra loved to voice, "I'm Gonna Live Till I Die" and begins to wind down the project with two of the most associated Sinatra songs, "All The Way" and "One for My Baby" featuring pianist Vince di Mura on the piano. 

Laura Dickinson introduces herself in the best way, paying tribute to one of the best singers in the world and surely, putting a smile on Sinatra's face as he fronts that big band in the sky, for One for My Baby, To Frank Sinatra with Love, is one impressive performance by a superior vocalist in one of the finest debut recordings around.By Edward Blanco

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/one-for-my-baby-to-frank-sinatra-with-love-laura-dickinson-blujazz-productions-review-by-edward-blanco.php

Personnel: Laura Dickinson: vocals; Chuck Findley: trumpet; Wayne Bergeron: trumpet; Kye Palmer: trumpet; John Fumo: trumpet; Larry Hall: trumpet; Rob Schaer: trumpet; Dan Higgins, Brian Scanlon, Greg Huckins, Tom Luer, John Yoakum, Vince Trombetta Jr., Doug Webb, John Mitchell, Chad Smith: woodwinds; Bob McChesney: trombone; Ira Nepus: trombone; Steve Holtman: trombone; Steve Trapani: trombone; Danny Jacob: guitar; Andrew Synowiec: guitar; Alan Steinberger: piano, keyboards; Neil Stubenhaus: electric bass; Trey Henry: acoustic bass; Ray Brinker: drums; Robert F. Peterson: violin; Ken Yerke: violin; Kevin Connolly: violin; Gerardo Hilera: violin; Steve Richards: cello; Maurice Grants: cello; Randy Kerber: piano (7); Dan Lutz: bass (7); Bernie Dresel: drums (7); Vince di Mura: piano (15).

One for My Baby (To Frank Sinatra With Love)

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Laura Dickinson 17 - Auld Lang Syne

Styles: Vocal, Christmas
Year: 2018
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:20
Size: 96,4 MB
Art: Front

(4:06)  1. Happy Holiday / The Holiday Season
(3:12)  2. I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
(2:46)  3. Christmas Is Starting Now (From Phineas & Ferb)
(3:41)  4. Peace and Joy (From Sofia the First)
(3:11)  5. The Man with the Bag
(5:02)  6. Love, You Didn't Do Right by Me
(2:54)  7. A Marshmallow World
(4:23)  8. Miss You Most (At Christmas Time)
(4:21)  9. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
(3:46) 10. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
(3:53) 11. Auld Lang Syne

In 2017, Laura won three GRAMMY® awards for her work as a female music producer and vocal contractor. In 2018, Michael Bublé's Nobody But Me album was nominated in the Traditional Pop category, which Laura was honored to work on as vocal contractor with a featured vocal on the first track. Dickinson’s sophomore album ventures into a classic, holiday mood with her 17-piece big band comprised of Los Angeles’ finest session musicians. She hand-selected her favorite arrangers and oversaw every detail in creating this timeless winter love letter. Laura Dickinson’s debut album, One for My Baby  To Frank Sinatra With Love, showcases the powerhouse vocals that have won her countless accolades on Emmy-award winning TV shows along with her talents as an arranger and multi-instrumentalist. In her mind, Laura heard Sinatra's classics in a fresh new way. It's those inspired arrangements played by a full big band and a lush string section that make One for My Baby a romantic romp of sonic bliss. A native of Southern California, Laura simultaneously infuses a unique freedom and laser-beam vocal precision into every song she performs. An in-demand vocal contractor and voice actress in Hollywood, her soaring vocals can be heard in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, War For The Planet Of The Apes, Sing, the Pitch Perfect franchise, Justin Timberlake & Chris Stapleton’s Say Something music video, A Christmas Story Live, on commercials for Maybelline, Target, and Priceline along with hit shows such as Modern Family, Son Of Zorn and Supernatural. However, it's her award-winning work on Disney Channel's animated hits Phineas and Ferb, Jake and The Never Land Pirates and Sofia The First that bring her the most attention. With a wink, Laura will introduce herself as "I'm your nine year-old daughter's favorite singer." Between her recording career, live performances, leading her own big band, and her responsibilities as a vocal director and vocal contractor for Disney TV Animation, Laura enjoys vocal contracting the most. Her recent contracting credits include Michael Bublé's Nobody But Me album and several international tours, The Simpsons' creator Matt Groening’s Disenchantment, Milo Murphy's Law, Pickle and Peanut, Elena Of Avalor and Amazon's The Last Tycoon starring Kelsey Grammer and Matt Bomer. She recently toured the United States with UK space rockers Spiritualized, sang on the MTV VMAs with Florence + The Machine, performed on Ellen with Keala Settle from The Greatest Showman, performed on the The Talk with Andy Grammer, and opened for many artists including Tony Bennett, Lyle Lovett and Bob Newhart. Her newest and upcoming recording credits include Paul McCartney’s new album Egypt Station, Ralph Breaks The Internet: Wreck-It-Ralph 2, The Nun, The Christmas Chronicles with Kurt Russell, and Call Of Duty: Black Ops 4. http://www.lauradickinson.com/about.php

Auld Lang Syne

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