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Ava Logan: So Many Stars

AAJ Italy Staff By AAJ Italy Staff

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Un gradevole assolo di pianoforte apre "Day In Day Out" ed il disco di Ava Logan, una cantante non tra le piú giovani fra quelle che si affacciano sull´affollata scena del jazz vocale contemporaneo. La sua voce, la sua maestria nel cantare su brani conosciuti la rende subito degna di attenzione, così come il suo gruppo che, con un approccio swingante, dà alle esecuzioni un´impronta Made in USA senza alcuna ombra di dubbio.

Siamo dalle parti della tradizione, interiorizzata come forma espressiva, senza grandi variazioni in termini di arrangiamenti originali o di assoli ai limiti della tonalità. Tuttavia un paio di esecuzioni spiccano, come "Wild Is the Wind" o "Detour Ahead," in mezzo ad altre più convenzionali, più immediatamente riconoscibili.

Per i quattro musicisti della ritmica e la cantante il jazz sembra parte del patrimonio genetico e lo swing una cosa naturale, senza sguardi verso la cultura pop. Suonano credibili: ed in questo è la forza di un disco che si rivolge a chi ama la grande tradizione eseguita con una certa raffinatezza.

Track Listing

01. Day In, Day Out (Johnny Mercer) - 2:55; 02. Too Close for Comfort (Jerry Bock) - 3:40; 03. So Many Stars (Sergio Mendez) - 4:01; 04. The Song Is You (Hemmerstein/Kern) - 2:14; 05. Wild Is the Wind (Ned Washington) - 6:50; 06. The Grass Is Greener (Barry Mann) - 2:30; 07. Detour Ahead (Lou Carter) - 5:25; 08. Day Dream (Ellington/Strayhorn) - 5:39; 09. The Best Thing for You (Irving Berlin) - 2:22; 10. At Last (Harry Warren) - 5:20; 11. I Love Being Here with You (Peggy Lee) - 3:47.

Personnel

Ava Logan
vocals

Ava Logan (voce), Henry Johnson (chitarra); Larry Novak (piano); Larry Gray (contrabbasso); Leon Joyce (batteria).

Album information

Title: So Many Stars | Year Released: 2009 | Record Label: The Spirit of Django Reinhardt Concert


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