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Jennifer Lee: Quiet Joy
by Woodrow Wilkins
When a vocalist does a collection of standards, it's important to create something that stands out--something that distinguishes his/her recording from so many others. Jennifer Lee comes through in more ways than one. Quiet Joy showcases Lee's versatility as a pianist, guitarist, arranger, composer and singer. This album is mostly comprised of songs written by Brazilian ...
J.D. Walter: Being a Verb
by Victor L. Schermer
J.D. Walter is a jazz singers' singer--a purist and an innovator. Although his style has been compared to many vocal titans, it is in the same breath, uniquely his own, and he has become a singular phenomenon on the music scene. Respected and lauded by the great musicians of the contemporary circuit, ...
Randy Brecker: Randy in Brasil
by John Kelman
Perhaps unfairly overshadowed by his brother, the late saxophonist Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker has, nevertheless been one of the most significant trumpeters of the past forty years. While his small discography as a leader contains as many misses as it does hits, he's brought a unique voice to countless sessions, working with everyone from Horace Silver, ...
Butterfly Dreams
By Flora Purim
Label: Milestone
Released: 2007
Track listing: Dr. Jive (part 1); Butterfly Dreams; Dindi; Summer Night; Love Reborn; Moon Dreams; Dr. Jive (part 2); Light as a Feather.
Sings Milton Nascimento
By Flora Purim
Label: MELT
Released: 2007
Track listing: 01. Maria tres filhos; 02. Encontros e despedidas; 03. Tudo que voce podia ser; 04. Nuvem Cigana; 05. Canto latino; 06. Nada sera
como antes, amanha; 07, Gira girou; 08. Nos dois; 09. Cravo e canela; 10. Cais.
I brani sono di Milton Nascimento.
Flora Purim: Sings Milton Nascimento
by AAJ Italy Staff
Nois Dois non rende merito alla classe della celebre vocalist brasiliana Flora Purim. Un’occasione perduta per divulgare al meglio lo straordinario repertorio di Milton Nascimento, che in Europa è conosciuto ed amato più dalla critica che dal pubblico. La produzione è caduta nella trappola di utilizzare modalità e sonorità neo-lounge di base, che snaturano l’intrinseca bellezza ...
Orrin Keepnews' Collection
by Marc Medwin
"Listen," Orrin Keepnews' no-nonsense delivery tempered by a smile. “I'm 84 years old. I'll take my legacies where I can get them," referring to the Keepnews Collection, a series launched this year by Concord Records. An astonishing study in longevity and ingenuity, the multiple facets and accomplishments of Keepnews' career as label maverick, writer ...
Flora Purim: Butterfly Dreams
by John Kelman
Flora Purim may be one of the most unfortunate stories in jazz of the past 35 years. First coming to light with Duke Pearson and Gil Evans, it was the one-two punch of pianist Chick Corea's Return to Forever (ECM, 1972) and Light as a Feather (Polydor, 1973) that introduced the Brazilian singer to a broader ...
Speak No Evil
By Flora Purim
Label: Virgin Records
Released: 2003
Track listing: 1. This Magic (Booker/Grusin) 2. You Go To My Head (Coots/Gillespie) 3. Speak No
Evil (Rubin/Shorter) 4. I've Got You Under My Skin (Porter) 5. Tamanco no Samba
(Divo/Menezes) 6. Don't Say A Word (Cantos) 7. Primeira Estrela
(Moreira/Yokokura) 8. It Ain't Necessarily So (Gershwin/Gershwin) 9. I Feel You
(Cantos)10. O Sonho [Moon Dreams] (Gismonti)
