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Champian Fulton: Champian
Fulton has a pleasant voice but, to borrow the vocabulary of an American Idol judge, she can be "pitchy." But even more problematical is an almost callow lack of a personality in her vocal delivery, marked by a penchant for phrasing that habitually drifts off at the end of lines. Berger has said that he wanted to make an album in the "tradition of those made by the great popular singers of the 1950s and 1960s," but when direct comparisons are unavoidable, as on "It's Crazy," inspired by Sarah Vaughan's recording with Clifford Brown, Fulton proves a pale imitation of The Divine One. The singer actually seems more at home in the 1930s, in Jimmie Lunceford/Sy Oliver-styled arrangements of "He Ain't Got Rhythm and a "I Can't Give You Anything But Love," the last complete with a hip male vocal trio.
Track Listing
I Didn't Mean A Word I Said; He Ain't Got Rhythm; This Is Always; They Didn't Believe Me; I Can't Give You Anything But Love; Get Out of Town; Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens; It's Crazy; The Gypsy; You Turned The Tables On Me; Too Close For Comfort; Romance In The Dark; Just One Of Those Things; Never-The-Less.
Personnel
Champian Fulton
piano and vocalsChampian Fulton: vocals, piano (10, 14); David Berger: conductor, arranger; Jay Brandford: reeds; Matt Hong: reeds, vocals; Dan Block: reeds; Mark Hynes: reeds; Carl Maraghi: reeds; Bob Millikan: trumpet; Brian "Fletch" Pareschi: trumpet, vocals; Irv Grossman: trumpet; Michael Rodriguez: trumpet; Wayne Goodman: trombone; Ryan Keberle: trombone, vocals; Marshall Gilkes: trombone; Isaac ben Ayala: piano; Dennis Irwin: bass; Jimmy Madison: drums.
Album information
Title: Champian | Year Released: 2008 | Record Label: Such Sweet Thunder
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About Champian Fulton
Instrument: Piano and vocals
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