Author: Barlow, Emilie Claire

Format: CD

Release Date: 06-02-2009

Details: Product Description This stunning new release may be Emilie-Claire's most personal album to date. There is an up-close and intimate tone that starts with the gorgeous cover art, and continues throughout this entire recording. The arrangements are fresh and focused, and all her own. Joined by an all-star band (Reg Schwager, Nancy Walker, Kieran Overs, Mark Kelso) and some fabulous guest soloists (Kelly Jefferson, Kevin Turcotte, Bill McBirnie, Alan Hetherington) Emilie-Claire leads the group, including a large string ensemble, through gems from the American Songbook (Almost Like being In Love, What A Little Moonlight Can Do, Surrey With The Fringe on Top), beautiful bossa novas (So Many Stars, De Conversa Em Conversa), and even a few tunes en francais! (C'est Si Bon, Les Yeux Ouverts).Ý This album is romantic, playful, lush, swinging......timeless. The Very Thought of You When you can't get that certain someone out of your head, and counting the minutes until you see them again.. You float around in a constant state of distraction, a few inches off the ground...dreamy, blurry...... It's infatuation, I guess. What a wonderful feeling... Almost Like Being in Love I didn't realize this tune had a verse, and at the last minute I found some old sheet music that had it written out. I was sold. I also thought it was the perfect tune to perform in the style that I love so much and have taken much inspiration from lately - Nat King Cole Trio. Just swinging piano, guitar and bass. O Pato (The Duck) I caught a video online of Joao Gilberto and Caetano Veloso performing this tune live. One of the comments was "Wow - 2 grown men quacking like a duck!". Somehow - they can pull it off. The Portuguese version of the word "quack"Ý is "quem" - Yes - animal noises are funny in any language. The story of this tune is so cute, and John Hendricks did a fantastic job of translating it to an english version. Everything he has anything to do with just turns out so hip - even a song about ducks. Les Yeux Ouverts This is such a well known song - a very familiar melody. It really lends itself to the french language in my opinion. I love singing in different languages. This song really seemed to fit on the record. This tune also gave me the string writing bug again. Pennies From Heaven I had this idea in my head for about 3 years. I could hear this samba version of this tune running around in my brain. There is something 'floaty' abut the melody, especially in the bridge that I thought would lend itself to this groove. It just took a while to get it out on paper and then into the studio. Right from the beginning I knew I was going to require a Bill McBirnie flute solo. And he didn't let me down!Ý What A Little Moonlight Can Do I love Nancy Wilson's version of this tune, but I wanted to do something a bit different. This arrangement draws from several inspirations, the most prevalent being Tierney Sutton's "East of The Sun". I heard her singing a chorus just with drums and I thought it would work for this tune. The bass and voice 'vocalese' just came pouring out as an extension of the lyric, continuing with the idea of infatuation, and a stolen moment or two. Surrey With The Fringe On Top My favourite version of this tune is Mel Torme's - on the album "Mel Torme Swings Schubert Alley". It's the combination of Mel's perfect delivery in his prime and Marty Paich's incredibly hip arrangement. If you are familiar with that version you will note that I borrowed a bit of Mr. Paich's brilliant ideas in the first few bars of the bridge. Hey - if you're going to steal from someone..... My Time Of Day/I've Never Been In Love Before Guys and Dolls is my favourite musical of all time - hands down. The music is perfect and the lyrics are perfect. I've Never Been In Love Before" has been done many times by various jazz artists, but in the musical, Skye Masterson sings "My Time of Day" to Sarah Brown right before they launch into that ballad. They are capping off an

UPC: 829982096012

EAN: 0829982096012

Languages: English

Binding: Audio CD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood