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Label: Outside in Music
Released: 2023
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Tracks

The One I Love(Belongs to Somebody Else); All of Me; Social Call; Summertime; You Turned the Tables on Me; What a Difference a Day Made; Blame It on My Youth; Born to Be Blue; So Many Stars; All or Nothing at All; I'm Just a Lucky So-and-so.

Personnel

Danny Jonokuchi

trumpet

Alexa Barchini

vocals

Tahira Clayton

vocals

Nicole Zuraitis

vocals

Brianna Thomas

vocals

Shenel Johns

vocals

Alita Moses

vocals

Charles Turner

vocals

Lucy Yeghiazaryan

vocals

Sirintip “Tippan” Phasuk

vocals

Martina DaSilva

vocals

Hannah Gill

vocals

Additional Personnel / Information

Reeds: Andrew Gould; Christopher Mcbride; Chris Oatts; John Beshay; Chris Lewis; Andrew Gutauskas. Trumpets: Nick Marchione; San Hyot; John Lake; James Zollar; Scott Wendholt; Noah Halpern; Bruce Harris. Trombones: Robert Edwards; Sara Jacovino; Jason Jackson; Reginald Chapman. Piano - Jeb Patton; Bass - Samuel Harris; Drums - Kevin Congleton; Percussion - Victor Pablo.

Album Description

The jazz landscape has always been a melting pot of styles, ideas, and influences and {{Danny Jonokuchi}}’s Big Band debut album as a bandleader Voicesis an acknowledgement of the lasting force of the combined artistry and possibilities of vocal expression. Featuring eleven of today's most promising jazz vocalists, each puts their cohesive narrative on newly arranged jazz and popular standards.

This spirit of musical exploration can be found in the opening track “The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else) with vocalist {{Alexa Barchini}}. In this rhythmically propulsive chart, Barchini’s voice revels in the situation, and there is a solid baritone sax interjection from {{Andrew Gutauskas}} along the way. A couple of jazz heavyweights {{Gigi Gryce}} and {{Jon Hendricks}} wrote “Social Call” which features {{Nicole Zuraitis}}. Supported by Jonokuchi’s sprightly swinging chart, Zuraitis’ common sense delivery and warm vocal vocabulary make an appealing listening experience.

Whether it is {{Shenel Johns}} with “You Turned the Tables on Me” or {{Alita Moses}} with “What a Difference a Day Made,” Jonokuchi has developed the album so that it is not just a collection of songs, but a cohesive narrative through a sonic landscape. The only male singer in this panoply of stars is {{Charles Turner}}, covering “Blame It on My Youth” the Oscar Levant / Edward Heyman standard. With his mellow and inviting voice, Turner shows he is an open-hearted vocalist who knows his way around a lyric. Pianist {{Jeb Patton}} adds a glistening solo to the proceedings.

The always interesting singer {{Mel Tormé}} along with Robert Wells, wrote “Born to Be Blue,” which provides {{Lucy Yeghiazaryan}} an opportunity to showcase her artistry and vocal suppleness. Patton again impresses as an irrepressible pianist. The final track is that {{Duke Ellington}}/Mack David jazz favourite “Just a Lucky So-and-So,” which provides Hannah Gill a chance to shine. And she does so with aplomb by bringing a clear-eyed approach to the number without any filagree. To conclude, the Danny Jonokuchi Big Band, through its intricate arrangements and skilful performances, has provided a SoundCloud by which the many “voices” could explore the multifaceted world of jazz.

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