“CHARADE” – The Henry Mancini Songbook_音乐专辑
“CHARADE” – The Henry Mancini Songbook
表演者: Janet Seidel
专辑类型: HDCD
介质: CD
发行时间: 2008
条形码: 8888916006994
专辑简介
Following 16 best selling vocal jazz albums from Janet Seidel, is this luxurious new CD, “CHARADE” – The Henry Mancini Songbook. Each new album by Janet brings a fresh view of her uniquely cool and clear vocal artistry, and on this one the presence of piano master, Joe Chindamo, as featured sideman brings a further world class sophistication to the sound.
Henry Mancini wrote great timeless songs, usually for movies, some very much of an era and others timeless masterpieces. Janet loves to find good songs to challenge her and this theme provided enough choices for two albums, so the list was culled to 14 tracks, ranging from Dreamsville "a love refrain for hipsters" to Two For the Road, Mancini’s favourite of all. The sublime vocals are matched with the brilliant piano of Melbourne’s Joe Chindamo, and the deep, spacious backgrounds provided by Chuck Morgan, David Seidel (and Fabian Hevia on several tracks), enhance every move.
Recorded in just 8 hours at Sydney’s Studio 301 the finished CD consists almost entirely of first takes. Janet and her touring trio had sketched some arrangements of her choice of Mancini originals and Chindamo breezed in from Melbourne with no rehearsal and immediately established an almost telepathic rapport throughout the whole session. The all analogue recording by Richard Lush (one of the original Abbey Road engineers for artists such as the Beatles!) is certainly of audiophile quality, and the natural acoustic ambience is just right for the music.
Janet Seidel has been described as “first lady of Australian jazz singing” in the “Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD” (UK). Though perhaps not a typical jazz singer, in the clichéd sense of the word, she is a stylist and interpreter and is regarded in Japan and some other countries as ranking in the Top 10 female jazz vocalists in the world today.
曲目
1. Dreamsville 4.11
2. Slow Hot Wind 3.26
3. Straight To Baby 3.31
4. Whistling Away the Dark 3.31
5. Days Of Wine and Roses 4.14
6. Charade 3.28
7. Nothing To Lose 3.57
8. Dear Heart 3.26
9. The Loss Of Love 2.33
10. Mr Lucky 4.49
11. Moment To Moment 6.28
12. Crazy World 6.11
13. (I Love You) Don’t You Forget it 2.24
14. Two For the Road 6.09
