Amy McConnell & William Sperandei - Accomplice

Size: 130,2 MB
Time: 55:52
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Jazz/Pop Vocals
Art: Front

01. Where Do I Begin (6:03)
02. L-O-V-E (5:04)
03. Dance Me To The End Of Love (3:41)
04. Wild Is Love (4:21)
05. Ne Me Quitte Pas (3:23)
06. On The Street Where You Live (4:25)
07. If I Fell (3:58)
08. Petite Fleur (3:26)
09. Charade (4:49)
10. Les Parapluies De Cherbourg (4:01)
11. Don’t Forget Me (2:18)
12. I Wish You Love (4:11)
13. Une Histoire D’amour (6:05)

Jazz singer Amy McConnell and trumpet player William Sperandei have followed up their JUNO nominated debut album Stealing Genius with an even more arresting offering, Accomplice.

Accomplice sees the pair taking on repertoire from composers of the 60s and 70s like Legrand, Brel, Loewe & Mancini. McConnell and Sperandei push the stylistic boundaries of jazz by taking these much loved, complex melodies and putting them in a fresh context influenced by the sound of vintage French pop and electronica. Their groovy takes on favourites like L-O-V-E, Where Do I Begin? and Wild Is Love embrace non-traditional jazz rhythms and instrumentation to dramatic and compelling effect.

Accomplice

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Amy McConnell & William Sperandei - Stealing Genius

Styles: Vocal And Trumpet Jazz
Year: 2012
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:58
Size: 121,4 MB
Art: Front

(3:52)  1. Wild is the Wind
(4:25)  2. Padam… Padam
(4:35)  3. Soon It's Gonna Rain
(4:27)  4. I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire
(4:09)  5. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
(3:35)  6. The Look of Love
(4:20)  7. Suspicious Minds
(3:47)  8. From Russia with Love
(4:23)  9. La Vie en Rose
(4:15) 10. Thank You
(3:54) 11. Candy
(4:33) 12. Soul on Fire
(2:36) 13. Back in Your Mind Somewhere

“For its jaw-dropping chutzpah, Stealing Genius deserves a JUNO Award,” said the Toronto Star’s Peter Goddard. Stealing Genius producer Feisal Patel wanted to make an album with William Sperandei for years. “William is the best trumpet player I’ve heard. When I first heard him, I couldn’t believe he was playing in this small club in Toronto.” William, who studied with Ellis Marsalis in New Orleans, has played with some of the best, including Wynton Marsalis, Andrea Bocelli, David Foster and more. William and Feisal both wanted to work with a singer, but they had a very specific idea of what they were looking for  a jazz singer who loved melody. After years of searching, they found Amy. Amy’s singing background is jazz and musical theatre so “she understands the art of singing as an expression of words,” William says. “Her tone is incredibly beautiful and she feels the lyrics.” Amy is just as big a fan of William’s. “William is amazing. He stands there and music pours out of him. And it’s different every time and it’s brilliant every time. He plays with so much imagination and fire.” Together, they set out on a journey through some of the most beautiful melodies of the 20th century.http://junoawards.ca/nomination/2014-vocal-jazz-album-of-the-year-amy-mcconnell-william-sperandei/

Personnel: Amy McConnell – vocals;  William Sperandei – trumpet.

Stealing Genius

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