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Allegra Levy: Looking at the Moon

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L'hanno già fatto Frank Sinatra e Mel Torme ma non è vietato riprovarci, deve aver pensato Allegra Levy. Giunta al terzo disco, la giovane cantante statunitense esplora un repertorio di canzoni che si riferiscono alla luna, nel titolo e/o nel testo. Sono trascorsi più di cinquant'anni da Moonlingt Sinatra e Swingin' On The Moon (quest'ultimo ne ha quasi sessanta) e la scelta dei temi s'è ovviamente aggiornata. Accanto a classici standard come "Moonlight in Vermont" o "Blue Moon," Allegra introduce splendidi temi di Neil Young ("Harvest Moon"), Nick Drake ("Pink Moon") e Cat Stevens ("MoonShadow"). Come ricorda la cantante nelle note, quest'ultimo è ben impresso nei suoi ricordi, visto che gliela cantava la mamma quand'era piccola, per farla addormentare.

Allegra Levy ha dimostrato di essere una suadente cantante d'impronta cool, vicina a Chris Connor, Peggy Lee e Julie London e in questo disco conferma le sue doti: gusto interpretativo, intima colloquialità romantica, fantasia nel canto scat e nel vivace timing.
In piena sintonia coi suoi partner, Allegra offre pregevoli interpretazioni nei dinamici "Moon Ray" e "It's Only A Paper Moon" e nel classico di Nick Drake, eseguito in dialogo con Tim Norton al contrabbasso.
Un disco apparentemente facile ma per niente scontato, che regala emozioni.

Track Listing

Moon River; I Got The Sun In The Morning; Harvest Moon; Blue Moon; Moon Ray; Moonlight In Vermont; Moonshadow; Moonglow; Polkadots And Moonbeams; No Moon At All; It's Only A Papermoon; Pink Moon; I'll Be Seeing You.

Personnel

Allegra Levy: vocal; Carmen Staaf: piano; Alex Goodman: guitar; Tim Norton: bass.

Album information

Title: Looking at the Moon | Year Released: 2018 | Record Label: SteepleChase Records


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