16 July 2010
By Lyov
In Jazz
Every Time We Say Goodbye
Why vocalist Marilyn Scott has never made a bigger splash in the jazz world is a mystery. Her voice has the smoothness of the highest grade velvet with just enough corduroy in the weave to turn a phrase with the deepest emotion; maybe it’s because her history includes a single in the Billboard Top 100 and West Coast studio work. In many ways she’s a female Lou Rawls, just enough commercial success to be popular but with strong enough chops to have street cred in jazz circles. On Every Time We Say Goodbye she strips down the accompaniment to a rhythm quartet able to subtly convey the dulcet tones and shifts of delicate sentiment for which she is universally known....
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Every Time We Say Goodbye, fmera artist, fmera jazz, fmera lounge, Jazz, Marilyn Scott, vocal jazz
15 July 2010
By Lyov
In Jazz, Pop
Egocentrica
New Pop-Jazz Artist Who Is Going To Participate To Sanremo After A Long Live Experience. Her Sanremo Single Features A Guest Performance By Jazz Trumpetist Fabrizio Bosso. The Album Also Features The Participation Of Stefano Di Battista, Gio’ Di Tonno. The Album Also Contains Songs Intepreted In French And English...
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Egocentrica, female vocalists, Italian, Jazz, Simona Molinari, singer-songwriter, swing
14 July 2010
By Lyov
In Pop
100 Miles From Memphis
For Sheryl Crow, the title of her seventh album isn’t just a location; it’s a state of mind. “I grew up in a small town 100 miles from Memphis, and that informed not only my musical taste, but how I look at life,” she says. “The drive to Memphis is all farmland, and everyone is community-oriented, God-fearing people, connected to the earth. The music that came out of that part of the world is a part of who I am, and it’s the biggest inspiration for what I do and why I do it.”...
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100 Miles From Memphis, alternative, female vocalists, Pop, Rock, Sheryl Crow, singer-songwriter
13 July 2010
By Lyov
In Pop
Dark Lady
For someone whose style changes as often as Cher’s does, her style always seems just as sincere and just as much Cher as the previous change. Her personality is set in stone and shines through — shines brighter than whatever she is dressed in or however many times she has her cheekbones drilled into. How many music artists, even if they lasted in the industry as long as Cher has, would sound just as recognizable on a 1999 synthetically vocalized song called &”Believe” as on her 1974 grimly comedic folk song &”Dark Lady”? She was more wholesome and organic in the early ’70s, but the music is entertaining and hip in its own way. Those who like Cher’s ’90s material will probably like Cher back then, even though the music is completely different. Released the year following Half Breed, Dark Lady is very similar, like an extension of that album, though more upbeat. &”Train of Thought” is raw and fast-moving rock (hence “train”) and gave her another American hit. &”Miss Subway of 1952″ is reminiscent of the acts Cher performed on Sonny and Cher, the kind of song Bette Midler likes to sneak into her albums: clever and fun, sort of breaks the mood and yet seems perfectly placed. &”Make the Man Love Me” is not as blatantly comedic, but its prayer to God, as if he was a genie with a deck of cards, comes close. &”Rescue Me” is a good cover choice; Cher may not have transformed the song the way she did &”Walking in Memphis,” but transformation did not used to be the point of covering songs. The point was hearing someone else’s voice and it is always fun to hear Cher’s renditions of the classics. The sweet and sentimental &”What’ll I Do” (theme song from The Great Gatsby) softens the mood, and then &”Apples Don’t Fall Far From the Tree” — written by Bob Stone, who penned &”Gypsys, Tramps, and Thieves” — brings the album to a very fine, very spirited finish. Peter Fawthrop, All Music Guide...
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80s, Cher, dance, Dark Lady, female vocalists, Pop, Rock
12 July 2010
By Lyov
In Jazz
Zaboum
Introducing the electrifying new French/Beninoise vocal star, already the darling of the French press, Mina is described as “Tumultuese” (Nice Matin) “Une Voix Magique” (France Sud Ovest) “Energie, Energie, Energie” (Virgin Hebdo) and “The voice of today...
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alternative, female jazz, france, Jazz, Mina Agossi, vocal jazz, Zaboum
11 July 2010
By Lyov
In Jazz
Hooked
“Hooked!” showcases Woodward’s engaging, expressive vocals and witty, insightful songwriting on such memorable originals as “He Got Away,” “Purple Heart,” and “Slow Recovery.” Another highlight is “Another Woman,” especially written for Lucy by admirer Nellie McKay, who lends her harmony vocals to the track. Woodward’s gifts as an interpreter of outside material are showcased on her readings of such vintage tunes as the obscure Peggy Lee number “Sans Souci,” Hoagy Carmichael’s 1930s pop standard “Stardust” and “I Wan’na Be Like You (The Monkey Song),” originally sung by Louis Prima in Disney’s The Jungle Book....
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female vocalists, Hooked, Lucy Woodward, Pop, pop rock, Rock, singer-songwriter
10 July 2010
By Lyov
In Pop
For Your Love
The Savage Rose was a danish psychedelic rock group, founded in 1967 by Thomas Koppel, Anders Koppel, Alex Riel, Jens Rugsted, Flemming Ostermann, and Annisette. Ilse Marie Koppel also participated. Their debut album was recently selected to be part of the Danish national “cultural canon”. The first two albums have cult status in the U.S....
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danish, For Your Love, progressive rock, psychedelic, psychedelic rock, Rock, The Savage Rose
09 July 2010
By Lyov
In Lounge
Club Noir
“Club Noir” is a very successful and balanced Lounge CD: There is more passion Chill Out, Down Beat with a French flair, a harmonious blend of slow electronic music. 16 plays wisely pieces that develop a calm, gentle flow. Speed & direction remain similar and create a harmonic density....
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Bloomfield, Chillout, Club Noir, downtempo, erotic lounge, Lounge, trip-hop
