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Rachel Caswell: We're All in the Dance

Angelo Leonardi By Angelo Leonardi

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È una vocalist per un pubblico di nicchia, Rachel Caswell, ma i percorsi che portano al successo internazionale sono complessi e talvolta misteriosi e non sempre riflettono il talento individuale. Al suo promettente debutto discografico del 2003 (Some Other Time) è seguita una lunga parentesi didattica, che l'ha tenuta per oltre un decennio lontana dai riflettori.

Nel 2015 ha pubblicato un secondo lavoro in coppia con il chitarrista Dave Stryker e il bassista Jeremy Allen (All I Know) e quest'incisione conferma le sue doti: ricca tecnica vocale con punti di forza nell'intonazione e nello scat, varietà cromatica, intensità espressiva. L'accompagnano magistrali partner come Dave Stryker, Fabian Almazan, Linda May Han Oh,Johnathan Blake e la sorella Sara Caswell al violino in tre brani.

Il terreno d'incontro è un ricercato modern mainstream che si snoda in un repertorio comprendente noti standard (”A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening”, ”I Didn't Know What Time It Was”, ”Devil My Care”), classici del be-bop storico (”Dexterity”), temi poco frequentati (”We're All In the Dance”), un torrido blues legato a Ray Charles e poi ad Aretha (”Drown in My Own Tears”) e omaggi a Thelonious Monk, Sting ed Herbie Hancock (il ”Tell Me a Bedtime Story” già riproposto da Robert Glasper).

Tutto si snoda con raffinatezza, rispetto per la tradizione vocale e strumentale anni cinquanta e le interpretazioni risultano fresche e coinvolgenti in un clima senza età. Sarah Caswell è una jazz singer a tutto tondo, migliore di molte cantanti ben più note, e i suoi partner confermano tutto il loro valore.

Un bell'equilibrio di calde interpretazioni vocali e luminosi assoli che assicurano davvero A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening.

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Track Listing

Fragile; A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening; We're All in the Dance; Devil May Care; Two for the Road; Drown in My Own Tears; I Didn't Know What Time It Was; Tell Me a Bedtime Story; Dexterity; Reflections (Looking Back).

Personnel

Rachel Caswell: vocals; Dave Stryker: guitar; Fabian Almazan: piano & Fender Rhodes; Linda May Han Oh: bass; Johnathan Blake: drums; Sara Caswell: violin.

Album information

Title: We're All in the Dance | Year Released: 2018 | Record Label: Turtle Ridge Records


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