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Melody Gardot: Sunset in the Blue - The Deluxe Version
ByThe Deluxe Version adds acoustic versions of five tracks without the lush orchestrations. Leslie Duncan's "Love Song," in The Deluxe Version, counterpoints Gardot with Ibrahim Maalouf. An adult beverage will be even more enjoyable with the sound of his Middle Eastern trumpet and her honey-infused voice. Philippe Baden Powell adds a Brazilian/European/Bill Evans touch throughout both versions. Some songs qualify as the finest examples, to use the late Charlie Haden's album title, of The Art of the Song, particularly the opening track of both versions, "If You Love Me." But it is not the only one, just the one that stands out.
The Philly Girl who lived out of a family suitcase for awhile has become a fixture in Paris and the European jazz scene. Check out the official YouTube video of "C'est Magnifique," below, for shades of its derivation from Aimee, Trintignant and Lelouch. Around the world critics compare Gardot to Julie London, Sade, Norah Jones, Shirley Horn, Diana Krall, Dinah Washington, Abbey Lincoln and Marlene Dietrich. All that being said, she is all Melody.
Track Listing
If You Love Me; C'est Magnifique; There Where He Lives in Me; Love Song; You Won't Forget Me; Sunset in the Blue; Um Beijo; Ninguem, Ninguem; From Paris With Love; Ave Maria; Moon River; I Fall in Love Too Easily; Little Something; From Paris with Love(acoustic); Love Song (Ibrahim Maalouf); Trav'lin' Light; What Is This Thing Called Love; C'est Magnifique - Live in Namouche Studios - Antonio Zambujo
Personnel
Melody Gardot
vocalsAntonio Zambujo
vocalsTill Bronner
trumpetDonny McCaslin
saxophone, tenorAnthony Wilson
guitarDadi Carvalho
guitarNando Duarte
guitar, acousticLarry Klein
guitar, acousticPhilippe Baden Powell
pianoSam Minaie
bassJohn Leftwich
bass, acousticChuck Berghofer
bass, acousticChuck Staab
drumsVinnie Colaiuta
drumsPaulinho DaCosta
percussionIbrahim Maalouf
trumpetAdditional Instrumentation
On "Little Someting": Melody Gardot: vocals; Sting: vocals ; Dominic Milller: guitar; Antione Chatenet: guitar, bass, synth pads, synthesizer pluck and strings, drums.
Album information
Title: Sunset in the Blue - The Deluxe Version | Year Released: 2021 | Record Label: Verve Records
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