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Rigmor Gustafsson: Calling You
by Jerome Wilson
"Calling You" is a song introduced in the 1987 comedy, Bagdad Cafe. With its floating melody and evocative lyrics, the song is haunting and memorable no matter who performs it. Jevetta Steele sings it beautifully in the movie itself, and it has been covered by the likes of Jeff Buckley and Celine Dion. The most remarkable version, however, may be the one Swedish vocalist Rigmor Gustafsson does on her album, Calling You (ACT, 2010). Gustafsson is accompanied here ...
Continue ReadingRigmor Gustafsson: When You Make Me Smile
by Angelo Leonardi
Il primo aggettivo che viene in mente ascoltando il nuovo disco di Rigmor Gustafsson è “seducente." Tredici brani, scritti quasi tutti dalla cantante svedese, che si sviluppano secondo i modelli del jazz vocale anni cinquanta/sessanta: un paio di blues, molte ballad, una bossa nova, qualche episodio soul, un classico del pop. In Italia è poco nota ed è un peccato perchè Rigmor Gustafsson è un'interprete di gran classe, dalla voce suadente e sensuale, che s'innesta del filone delle ...
Continue ReadingRigmor Gustafsson: When You Make Me Smile
by Bruce Lindsay
Rigmor Gustaffson's extensive discography, stretching back to 1997, has seen the Swedish vocalist working with major jazz musicians such as Jacky Terrasson and Eric Harland. When You Make Me Smile is her sixth album on the ACT Music label--all of which have included “You" in the title. Gustafsson is a subtle vocalist--no over-the-top melodrama or blues hollerin' here--and this is a polished collection of songs. The album title and its cover photo of a smiling Gustafsson hint strongly ...
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