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Claire Daly: Heaven Help Us All
Il suo fraseggio esprime linee melodiche sempre lineari, il timbro ha un bel tratto scuro che ricorda Leo Parker e Ronnie Cuber.
Diplomata al Berklee College, Claire Daly ha una lunga e diversificata esperienza alle spalle, avendo lavorato in formazioni orchestrali o accompagnato cantanti come James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Joe Williams. Per sette anni ha fatto parte dell'orchestra tutta femminile Diva, registrato cinque album col gruppo di Joel Forrester e due CD a suo nome per la Koch Jazz (Swing Low e Movin' On). Per quattro volte ha vinto il referendum di Down Beat nella categoria talenti emergenti e l'anno scorso il premio della Jazz Journalist Association quale sax baritono dell'anno.
Il disco presenta un modern mainstream eseguito con professionalità e passione: una musica fresca, attenta ai valori melodici, ricca d'ottimi interventi, che si snoda senza cadute di tensione.
Claire Daly è ovviamente protagonista in tutti i brani, sostenuta da ottimi partner come il pianista Eli Yamin, il vibrafonista Warren Smith e la fresca sezione ritmica. Tra i brani più interessanti ricordiamo gli swinganti "The Small But Evil Man" e "Ol' Devil Moon" più le ballad "Jacquet's Meditation" e "Heavenly".
Track Listing
Dear Lord; Between The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea; Heaven Help Us All; Heavenly; Ol' Devil Moon; Theme for the Eulipions/What We Got Against Tyranny; Jacquet's Meditation; The Small But Evil Man; Evil Ways/Don't Dismiss The Bliss; My Blue Heaven; Heaven Help Us All (reprise).
Personnel
Claire Daly
saxophone, baritoneClaire Daly: baritone saxophone, vocals (4, 11); Eli Yamin: piano; Andy Bernstein: bass; Andy Demos: drums; Warren Smith: vibes, percussion; Kirpal Gordon: spoken word (6, 9); Napoleon Maddox: human beat box (4, 6, 11).
Album information
Title: Heaven Help Us All | Year Released: 2004 | Record Label: Daly Bread
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