Michael Civisca - Love Is Like a Breeze

Styles: Vocal 
Year: 2001
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:56
Size: 119,8 MB
Art: Front

(4:23)  1. Love Is Like a Breeze
(4:36)  2. I Wish You Love
(3:24)  3. Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
(4:26)  4. Stormy Weather
(4:01)  5. Desafinado
(3:56)  6. You Go to My Head
(3:16)  7. Just in Time
(4:11)  8. I May Love You More
(3:20)  9. I Feel Sorry for You
(4:24) 10. Just One of Those Things
(4:40) 11. The Very Thought of You
(3:23) 12. Wild Is Love
(3:50) 13. If I Ruled the World

Western New York denizen and vocalist, Michael Civisca, went to London, England for his fourth album. To say that this one is a departure from his previous release is an understatement. His last featured him in live performance with just a trio. This time out, he's accompanied by an orchestra of 80 musicians (!), replete with a large bevy of strings This album might be called the Musicians Relief Act of 2002. But there is lots of good news. The strings are not present on all tracks and when the group is unencumbered by violins, violas and celli, it and the singer swing up a storm. The best news is that Civisca is a fine singer with a great sense of timing and pace along with an intuitive, savior-faire feel for the music, making him a welcome addition to the male jazz/pop singers where fresh blood is desperately needed. From a mold similar to those that shaped the styles of Frank Sinatra and Bobby Darin, Civisca manages to have some fun with the lyrics much like Sinatra used to do. On "Please Don't Talk about Me When I'm Gone", he tells his detractor to "shut your mouth" if he/she can't say anything nice. The British musicians present are no slouches. There's a Don Fagerquist like lyrical trumpet noodling underneath on "Love Is Like a Breeze", a pleasant refrain composed by Civisca, as well as a good trombone solo on "I Wish You Love". It's on romantic ballads such as this one and "If I Ruled the World", where the strings come in and they do so tastefully. A nod to Charles Calello who conducted the large assembly, but most of all for his fresh, contemporary arrangements of familiar material. Michael Civisca has a considerable set of chops making Love Is...Like a Breeze a welcome addition to the roster of highly listenable male vocalist albums. Recommended. ~ Dave Nathan https://www.allaboutjazz.com/love-islike-a-breeze-michael-civisca-neptune-music-review-by-dave-nathan.php

Personnel: Michael Civisca - Vocal; Charles Calello - Arranger/Conductor; 80 piece orchestra

Love Is Like a Breeze

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Michael Civisca - Blue Skies

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2004
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:56
Size: 126,7 MB
Art: Front

(2:53)  1. East Of The Sun
(3:56)  2. Nobody Else But Me
(3:27)  3. Honeysuckle Rose
(2:38)  4. How Deep Is The Ocean
(3:58)  5. Moonlight In Vermont
(2:29)  6. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You
(3:53)  7. I Didn't Know What Time It Was
(3:54)  8. Love Walked In
(2:01)  9. Blue Skies
(3:39) 10. It's A Beautiful Evening
(3:00) 11. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter
(3:53) 12. Ain't Misbehavin'
(2:54) 13. Here I'll Stay
(2:54) 14. My Funny Valentine
(2:16) 15. It Could Happen To You
(3:14) 16. All Of Me
(3:48) 17. As Time Goes By

Michael Civisca is a performer who sings the music of the Great American Songbook. His voice carries the warmth and style of a modern-day crooner. Michael is dedicated to the production of recordings and performances that spotlight the music of the great composers including Cole Porter, Harold Arlen, George and Ira Gershwin, and Irving Berlin. Civisca possesses a full-ranged baritone voice which he uses with finesse and discretion to fit the mood, tone and tempo of the song he's singing, Civisca is easily at home working with small trio groups, brassy big bands, or lush orchestras. Michael debuted March 17, 1997 with his first CD, 

A Collection of Great American Standards. The CD was picked up on national radio by May of that year. MJJ Music and Sony stepped up to the task of redistributing Michael's music to a national market. https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/civisca

Blue Skies

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