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Nothing shines brighter than a rising star and vocalist Sara Gazarek delivers a sensational follow-up to her widely hailed 2005 debut that focused on Great American Songbook standards. On Return to You, her expanded repertoire features an array of new textures and sounds via woodwind, brass and string accompaniment that reshapes Seamus Blake's "Northern Lights," Josh Nelson's "Just Let Me Be," and Paul McCartney's pop standard titled "Junk." Gazarek does a fine job on Joni Mitchell's "Carey," giving it a playful mood. By contrast she gives Billy Joel's lovelorn lyrics on "And So It Goes" a complete emotional makeover. The recording also features several new songs written by her pianist Josh Nelson, including the opening track "Let's Try This Again," which he co-wrote with Gazarek. However, she shines brightest as a singer and on "Northern Lights" her voice is delicate, sensitive and has a strong resemblance to Norah Jones' folk-jazz style. Leonard Cohen's rarely heard "Hallelujah" commands your attention because of the rarely recorded final chorus that is included here. Overall, Return to You is a complete gift that should endear Gazarek's fans even closer to her easygoing, youthful sound and charisma. [A bonus track version was also released.] ~ Paula Edelstein
Recording information: Sounden Studios, San Clemente, CA (09/2006-12/2006).
Photographer: Andrew Southam.
Personnel: Sara Gazarek (vocals); Sara Gazarek; Robert Anderson (violin); Miguel Atwood-Ferguson (viola); Jacob Szekely, Jacob Szekely (cello); Supernova String Quartet, Supernova String Quartet (strings); Josh Nelson (piano, glockenspiel); John Nelson (glockenspiel); Erik Kertes (acoustic bass); Seamus Blake (vocals, guitar, tenor saxophone); John Proulx (vocals); Paul Cartwright (violin); Ambrose Akinmusire (trumpet); Matt Slocum (drums).
Audio Mixers: Joel Moss ; Chris Hobson.
Down Beat (p.74) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Gazarek's tart enunciations, sweet yet stinging tone and supple sense of swing make RETURN TO YOU a treat."
JazzTimes (p.83) - "Somewhere near the midpoint of Norah Jones and Diana Krall sits Sara Gazarek....[There's] a charming peculiarity unique to her." Sara Gazarek Return To You Songs Return To You Music Review Purchase Return To You CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Billie Holiday Complete Verve Studio Master Takes CDs (2005) Remastered; Box Set
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THE COMPLETE VERVE STUDIO MASTER TAKES makes a definitive and compelling case for Holiday's Verve tenure. Packaged in a deep-dish metallic box (which resembles the world's most beautiful lunch pail), THE COMPLETE comprises six CDs, a 60-page booklet filled with rare photographs and superb liner notes, and dazzlingly crisp sound via digital remastering. The musicians on these sessions were some of the finest of the era, and Holiday herself--even with a gift impaired by time and abuse--sings with impeccable artistry, and beautifully enough to break the heart. The set is essential for completists, and is also a great one-stop for those looking to acquaint themselves with Lady Day's later work.
Billie Holiday fans will argue eternally over the relative merits of the different phases of her career. In these arguments Lady Day's work for Verve, which roughly covered the last decade of her life, often gets short shrift. While it cannot be denied that Holiday had lost much of the elasticity and spring in her voice (due in large part to a rough life filled with alcohol and drug ...
| | Wynton Marsalis Live At The House Of Tribes CD (2005)
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| | Hank Jones Compassion CD (2002) (Import)
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This is an easy set to enjoy. Guitarist Ximo Tebar has ...
| | Dillards Live!!! Almost!!! CD (1964)
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In the early 1960s, the Dillards were one of the first bluegrass acts to try to move the music out of the traditional confines of its Southern roots and into something closer to the mainstream, and Live!!! Almost!!!, recorded at an L.A. nightclub in 1964, plays like a clever and quite successful attempt to introduce bluegrass to the upscale folk audience who had embraced acts like the Kingston Trio, the Limelighters or the Smothers Brothers. The latter comparison is especially apt given the significant amount of playing time devoted to bassist Mitch Jayne's witty between-song ...
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