PARLATO, GRETCHEN
LOST AND FOUND
Label: OBLIQ SOUNDS
Releasedatum: 05-04-2011
Herkomst: US
Item-nr: 2759617
EAN: 0823889911324
Levertijd: Gemiddeld 28 werkdagen
Recensie
De stem van Gretchen Parlato is een wonder. De Amerikaanse zangeres heeft een ideale balans tussen precisie en flexibiliteit. Parlato is nooit voorspelbaar, improviseert voortdurend en laat de grens tussen vocaal en instrumentaal vervagen. Vier jaar na haar titelloze debuut kwam onlangs In a Dream uit. Daarop neemt ze de luisteraar mee langs Stevie Wonder, Duke Ellington, Herbie Hancock en Wayne Shorter, maar laat ze ook eigen nummers horen. Ze wordt begeleid door een virtuoos kwartet op toetsen, bas, gitaar en drums dat ze mee neemt naar Rotterdam. Herbie Hancock kwalificeerde haar zangkunst als een 'diepe, magische verbinding tot muziek'. Wayne Shorter vindt dat ze 'op een onopvallende manier hetzelfde instrument bespeelt als Frank Sinatra'. Parlato's vertrekpunt is jazz, maar haar stem gaat veel verder. Opvallend is haar timing en subtiliteit. Daarmee kan ze een moeilijk liedje heel makkelijk laten klinken.
(www.northseajazz.com)
The Lost And Found is Parlato's third release, and possesses a more personal feel, with Parlato revealing herself as an accomplished composer. She also contributes lyrics to "Without A Sound," "The Lost And Found," "Henya," the folksy "Still" and Wayne Shorter's "Juju." Parlato also composed the music and wrote the lyrics for the bossa-influenced "Winter Wind," "Circling," "Better Than" and the funky "How We Love."
The Lost And Found also includes a remix of the title track to Parlato's In a Dream (ObliqSound, 2009), and pianist Bill Evans' "Blue In Green," one of the jazzier songs on the album, with lyrics by Meredith D'Ambrosio.
Parlato does wonderful versions of Mary J. Blige's "All That I Can Say" and Simply Red's "Holding Back The Years," two odd selections for a jazz album that reveal her modern and diverse musical influences.
Like any good jazz vocalist, Parlato is more than a singer, she is a musician. Rhythm and melody are just as important as lyrics in Parlato's interpretations. Her distinct, creative and sharp phrasing sounds, at times, like a saxophonist like on "Juju," or in the ostinato lines on "Winter Wind." On a mesmerizing version of Paulinho Da Viola "Alo Alo," Parlato turns into a percussionist—contributing all percussion and vocals on this song and, once again, showing her love for Brazilian music.
With The Lost And Found, Parlato continues to establish herself as one of the premier jazz singers of the 21th century.
Track Listing: Holdin Back The Years; Winter Wind; How We Love; Juju; Still; Better Than; Alo Alo; Circling; Henya; In A Dream Remix; All That I Can Say; Me And You; Blue In Green; The Lost And Found; Without A Sound.
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(www.northseajazz.com)
The Lost And Found is Parlato's third release, and possesses a more personal feel, with Parlato revealing herself as an accomplished composer. She also contributes lyrics to "Without A Sound," "The Lost And Found," "Henya," the folksy "Still" and Wayne Shorter's "Juju." Parlato also composed the music and wrote the lyrics for the bossa-influenced "Winter Wind," "Circling," "Better Than" and the funky "How We Love."
The Lost And Found also includes a remix of the title track to Parlato's In a Dream (ObliqSound, 2009), and pianist Bill Evans' "Blue In Green," one of the jazzier songs on the album, with lyrics by Meredith D'Ambrosio.
Parlato does wonderful versions of Mary J. Blige's "All That I Can Say" and Simply Red's "Holding Back The Years," two odd selections for a jazz album that reveal her modern and diverse musical influences.
Like any good jazz vocalist, Parlato is more than a singer, she is a musician. Rhythm and melody are just as important as lyrics in Parlato's interpretations. Her distinct, creative and sharp phrasing sounds, at times, like a saxophonist like on "Juju," or in the ostinato lines on "Winter Wind." On a mesmerizing version of Paulinho Da Viola "Alo Alo," Parlato turns into a percussionist—contributing all percussion and vocals on this song and, once again, showing her love for Brazilian music.
With The Lost And Found, Parlato continues to establish herself as one of the premier jazz singers of the 21th century.
Track Listing: Holdin Back The Years; Winter Wind; How We Love; Juju; Still; Better Than; Alo Alo; Circling; Henya; In A Dream Remix; All That I Can Say; Me And You; Blue In Green; The Lost And Found; Without A Sound.
(www.allaboutjazz.com)
Tracks
Disc 1
1. Holding Back The Years
2. Winter Wind
3. How We Love
4. Juju
5. Still
6. Better Than
7. Al" Al"
8. Circling
9. Henya
10. In A Dream (Remix)
11. All That I Can Say
12. Me And You
13. Blue In Green
14. The Lost And Found
15. Without A Sound
