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Melody Gardot: Sunset in the Blue - The Deluxe Version

Read "Sunset in the Blue - The  Deluxe Version" reviewed by William H. Snyder


Henri Matisse, the master of the use of color, said, “Art should be something like a good armchair in which to rest from physical fatigue." Melody Gardot's Sunset in the Blue: The Deluxe Version shows its mastery, in both the color of its cover design and the execution of its musicianship. Back in the day, Matisse got in trouble with some art critics for his simile. Some listeners might have a similar reaction to Melody's music, but not all. Gardot's ...

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Melody Gardot: Sunset in the Blue

Read "Sunset in the Blue" reviewed by Scott Gudell


Melody Gardot emerged from her own smoky shadows of the mid-2000s as if she were some femme fatale emanating from a film noir movie. The plot twist was that she was the good girl, but it was her body that had been damaged in an auto accident. An extensive recovery followed. Her long, lean cane only reinforced her long, lean looks. The shades added just a touch of mystery. If there was anything positive, it was that she confronted the ...

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Melody Gardot at the Merriam Theater

Read "Melody Gardot at the Merriam Theater" reviewed by Victor L. Schermer


Melody Gardot Merriam Theater Philadelphia, PA October 9, 2015 In this highly touted concert, Philadelphia born and bred vocalist Melody Gardot made a return visit to her home town after several years on the road in Europe and other destinations where her stunning voice and soul-stirring original songs have grabbed the world's attention. Her loyal fans know her life-changing story of a bicycle accident and the severe brain trauma it inflicted, with music playing ...

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44 Voll-Damm Festival Internacional de Jazz de Barcelona: Melody Gardot

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Melody Gardot44 Voll-Damm Festival Internacional de Jazz de BarcelonaPalau de la Música16 Noviembre 2012Melody Gardot es carne de escenario. Es pura potencia e intensidad. Es consciente de todo eso, y actúa en consecuencia. Tiene un control absoluto de lo que pasa en el escenario y la proyección hacia el público, al que controla desde el primer minuto. Un público entregado previamente. La mayoría ya conoce a esta bestia escénica de Nueva Jersey y todos tienen ...

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Melody Gardot and New York Pops Open Central Park Summerstage 2010

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Melody Gardot and the New York PopsCentral Park/Mainstage Rumsey Playfield New York, New YorkJune 1, 2010

For the opening of the 2010 Central Park Summerstage concert series, the New York Pops (which also performed at the 2009 opener) kicked off with versions of Dave Brubeck's “Blue Rondo a La Turk" and Duke Ellington's “It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" before welcoming Melody Gardot, who came on with her ...

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Melody Gardot at the Kimmel Center

Read "Melody Gardot at the Kimmel Center" reviewed by Victor L. Schermer


Melody GardotThe Kimmel Center for the Performing ArtsPhiladelphia, PAOctober 17, 2009“A Star is Born" is the only adequate way to characterize singer-composer Melody Gardot's appearance on the stage of the Perelman Theater of the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia on October 17. While the recent buzz surrounding her debut recordings are all about her fine jazz and blues vocalizing with a sensual flair, neither the media spin nor her first two albums prepare one for the ...

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Melody Gardot: My One And Only Thrill

Read "My One And Only Thrill" reviewed by Ian Patterson


The old saying 'stick to what you know' has paid handsome dividends for Melody Gardot, for in writing her own songs she is able to express her considerable talent to the full. With the exception of one non-original, (a Brazilian tinged “Somewhere Over the Rainbow") these self penned songs show that Gardot is a poet bursting with lyricism and a balladeer of real class, spiced with panache. Gardot's voice is her own, but exhibits the intimacy of Peggy Lee, the ...


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