Wendy Luck - Stand Up

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2017
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 39:18
Size: 90,5 MB
Art: Front

(3:42)  1. Stand Up
(3:37)  2. What's Freedom For
(3:24)  3. My God Is Love
(3:39)  4. You Cheer for Me
(3:40)  5. My House
(4:35)  6. Mercy More
(4:26)  7. You'll Be There
(4:44)  8. I Love You
(3:18)  9. Amazing Grace
(4:07) 10. Ave Maria

It was another very gray, dreary, not yet spring morning as I headed out the door decked with my headset in place. I was headed for the subway, beginning to familiarize myself with the song, Stand Up, in preparation for my upcoming recording session. I got on the C train, and on this day, the “C” stood for crowded. I locked eyes with an old man sitting on the train leaning on his cane. In my earbuds only, I heard the lyrics urging, “Stand up ... Stand up.” Suddenly the man stood up and said, “I am going to stand up. You sit.” I sat down and looked up and into the eyes of a weary pregnant woman in her last weeks. The lyrics again danced in my earbuds ... “Stand up ... Stand up.” This time I stood up and waved her into my seat. She sat, and pretty soon a number of passengers started smiling, laughing, and standing up, offering their seats to others on the subway car. As the train pulled into my stop at Times Square, a few of us got off, smiling like old friends. We had connected by standing up together. On that initially dreary morning, the music, as soundtrack to my life, seemed to magically transform me and somehow those around me, with a sparkling inspiration to stand up for ourselves and for others, and to have some fun in the process. It happened in New York City, so it can happen anywhere. Thank you for the opportunity to share my music with you. This album of songs is about “standing up” while connecting with the joy, passion and love that resides within each of us. The title song, Stand Up, offers a universal message and for me, a unique deeper personal meaning. May the music speak to you, bless you, lift you, and encourage you to stand up to the beautiful truth of who you really are. Peace and blessings, Wendy https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/wendyluck2

Stand Up

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Wendy Luck - See You In Rio

Styles: Vocal And Flute Jazz 
Year: 2006
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 56:19
Size: 132,2 MB
Art: Front

(2:59)  1. See You In Rio
(4:54)  2. Only Trust Your Heart
(3:54)  3. London Samba
(4:30)  4. After The Dance
(4:15)  5. Why Did I Choose You
(3:46)  6. Fotografia
(3:38)  7. Serrado
(3:14)  8. A Man Who Loves
(0:57)  9. Prelude: Cafe 1930
(2:48) 10. Cafe 1930
(6:27) 11. Bonita
(3:03) 12. Apanhei-Te, Cavaquinho
(6:44) 13. Bachianas Brasilieras No. 5
(5:05) 14. Rio After Dark

Erstwhile flutist Wendy Luck is now bossa nova vocalist/flutist on See You In Rio. Formerly a New Age player, The Ancient Key (Amosaya, 1998) and The Ancient Journey (Amosaya, 2001) both took advantage of recording inside one of Egypt's Great Pyramids and in temples along the Nile River. Luck has performed with jazz artists including Ornette Coleman and the late Don Cherry, and more recently performs as lead flutist/vocalist with New York's Rainbow Room Orchestra. See You In Rio was recorded in part in Rio de Janeiro, and in part in New York. Long Island keyboardist Cliff Gorman is pianist, producer and arranger; utilizing Brazilian guitarist/vocalist Joao Bosco's rhythm section for the Rio sessions, while recruiting percussionist Cyro Baptista and bassist Sergio Brandao for the New York recording date. So, while Luck has no apparent Brazilian links in her background, she is appearing with an almost entirely Brazilian ensemble. The music is authentic and the vocals are pleasant, pop-oriented bossa nova. Luck's vocal style is easy to take, and she makes these tunes, all sung in English, fit together very comfortably. 

Only a few vocal tunes are from Brazilian sources (Jobim's "Fotografia" and "Bonita," plus Joyce's title tune), while "Cafe 1930" is by Tango master Astor Piazzolla and "Rio After Dark" is penned by New York label owner David Chesky. The latter is lent a samba setting, with the addition of a five-person chorus towards the song's end. Luck's vocals are most effective on Benny Carter's jazz standard, "Only Trust Your Heart," "Rio After Dark" and "Bonita." A third of the album is dedicated to instrumentals that largely showcase for Luck's flute work and she adroitly displays her skills on such tunes as Djavan's "Serrado" Joyce's "London Samba" and Villa-Lobos' classic "Bachianas Brasilieras No.5." The combination of Brazilian-informed music and nicely paced English vocals work well, making See You in Rio a successful new direction for Luck.

~ Michael P.Gladstone https://www.allaboutjazz.com/see-you-in-rio-wendy-luck-wendy-luck-music-review-by-michael-p-gladstone.php
 

Personnel: Wendy Luck: vocals, flute; Cliff Korman: piano, arranger; Nelson Faria: guitar; Ney Conceicao: bass; Kiko Freitas: drums; Cyro Baptista: percussion; Sergio Brandao: bassist (1); Henrique Cazas: cavaquinho (12); Fernando Duarte: l7-string guitar (12); Humberto Cazas: percussion (12); Chris DeLanno: vocals (14); Carla Martinelli: vocals (14); Bruno Salgado: vocals (14); Leo Lopes: vocals (14); arissa Gorberg: vocals (14).

See You In Rio

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