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Sparkler by Lisa Marie Simmons

From the album

Album Title: Notespeak 12
Label: Ropeadope
Released: 2023

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About the Album

Lisa Marie Simmons uses arresting lyrics and warm vocals to co-create the NoteSpeak 12 album with inventive artists and music director Marco Cremaschini. Music of this Italian-based band, billed as “global jazz hybrid,” defies category. Each eclectic song is its own galaxy within the Cremashini-Simmons universe. Meticulously mastered tracks include: "Sparkler" is an electrifying cut for syncopated ensemble with 1960’s pop roots. Each instrument celebrates New Year’s Eve from a unique downbeat.

Tracks

1. Blaze 5:50 2. Can We Agree? 6:10 3. The Last Supper 7:18 4. I Gotta Hunch 8:32 5. Individually One 2:11 6. Transcend 6:12 7. I Think I Understand 6:19 8. Another Strings Pulled from the Theory 6:42 9. The Longest Night 5:34 10. Elegy 3:11 11. Sparkler 5:11 12. The 12th Thing 2:51

Personnel

Lisa Marie Simmons

vocals

Marco Cremaschini

piano

Marco Cocconi

bass

Federico Negri

drums

Manuel Callumi

Laura Masotto

violin

Denise Dime

Dionne Draper

Ernest Ikwanga

Mauro Negri

Federico Pierantoni

trombone

Fulvio Sigurta

trumpet

Donata Greco

Weedie Braimah

percussion

Maurizio Giannone

Manuel Caliumi

saxophone, alto

Additional Personnel

Marco Cremaschini: keyboards, percussion (12); Marco Cocconi: electric and acoustic bass ; Federico Negri: drums; Manuel Caliumi: alto saxophone; Laura Masotto: violin (2, 8); Denise Dimè: vocals; Dionne Draper: vocals (9) Ernest Ikwanga: guitars (2, 4, 11); Mauro Negri: tenor saxophone (1, 6, 10, 11); Federico Pierantoni: trombone 1, 6, 10, 11); Fulvio Sigurtà: trumpet, flugelhorn (1, 6, 10, 11); Donata Greco: flute (1) Weedie Braimah: percussion (8, 11); Maurizio Giannone: percussion (4).

Reviews

Notespeak 12 by Chris May

Date featured

February 26, 2023

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