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Annie Chen: Secret Treetop
Il modern mainstream funge da terreno condiviso dall'organico e su questa base s'innestano riferimenti diversi. Influenze turche e balcaniche sono evidenti in "Ozledim Seni," con la cantante che evidenzia le sua ricca esuberanza ritmica; "Ao Bao Xiang Hui" e "Gan Lan Shu" sono brani folk provenienti da Mongolia e Taiwan: gli arrangiamenti di Sarnecki sono appropriati ma possono risultare ostici al pubblico del jazz. Momenti più vicini alla sensibilità occidentale sono invece le ricercate composizioni della cantante, dove il linguaggio jazzistico ha pieno spazio: "Orange Tears Lullaby," "My Ocean Is Blue in White," "Leaving Sonnet" e "Mr. Wind-Up Bird." In essi i partner hanno modo di mettersi in luce con appropriati interventi.
Dopo aver dimostrato d'essere un'ottima jazz singer d'impronta tradizionale, Annie Chen evidenzia viva immaginazione musicale ed ambiziose doti di ricerca transculturale.
Track Listing
Ozledim Seni; Majo Kiki in 12 Days; Ao Bao Xiang Hui; Secret Treetop; Orange Tears Lullaby; Mr. Wind-Up Bird, Strange Yearning; Leaving Sonnet; Gan Lan Shu; My Ocean Is Blue in White.
Personnel
Annie Chen
vocalsRafal Sarnecki
guitarTomoko Omura
violinAlex LoRe
saxophone, altoGlenn Zaleski
pianoMathew Munz
bassJerad Lippi
drumsDavid Smith: trumpet, flugelhorn (7).
Album information
Title: Secret Treetop | Year Released: 2018 | Record Label: Self Produced
About Annie Chen
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