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Lori Mechem is one of the active leaders of the Nashville Jazz Workshop, which is a jazz education program consisting of live performances and classes featuring local musicians and, occasionally, nationally known musicians. Return to Ipanema is the pianist's salute to the music of Antonio Carlos Jobim, with contributions by Denis Solee (tenor and soprano saxes plus flute), guitarist Pete Huttlinger, bassist Roger Spencer, drummer Chris Brown, and percussionist Dann Sherrill, playing the arrangements of Jeff Steinberg. The performances are enjoyable background music, though they are a little too conservative as Solee is the only musician who is improvising most of the time, while the strings provide more of a background feel. An example is "The Girl from Ipanema," where Solee's tenor takes a few chances (though not nearly enough), while Mechem sticks very close to the melody during her single chorus. Mechem does loosen up in "One Note Samba" and Solee's adventurous soprano seems to stimulate the leader a bit in the breezy "So Danco Samba." But because these compositions have been recorded so frequently in a jazz setting, they deserve to be played a little looser than many of them are on this session.
© Ken Dryden /TiVo
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António Carlos Jobim, Composer - Jeff Steinberg, Producer - Lori Mechem, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Green Hill Productions ℗ 2009 Green Hill Productions
Chris Brown, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Gimbel, Author - Vinicius De Moraes, Author - António Carlos Jobim, Composer - DAVID DAVIDSON, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Steinberg, Producer - John Catchings, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Denis Solee, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Huttlinger, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lori Mechem, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Sherrill, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2009 Green Hill Productions ℗ 2009 Green Hill Productions
António Carlos Jobim, ComposerLyricist - Jeff Steinberg, Producer - Lori Mechem, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Green Hill Productions ℗ 2009 Green Hill Productions
Norman Gimbel, Composer - Vinicius De Moraes, Composer - António Carlos Jobim, Composer - DAVID DAVIDSON, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Steinberg, Producer - John Catchings, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Denis Solee, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Huttlinger, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lori Mechem, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Spencer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Spencer, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Sherrill, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2009 Green Hill Productions ℗ 2009 Green Hill Productions
António Carlos Jobim, Composer - RAY GILBERT, Composer - Jeff Steinberg, Producer - DEMORAES, Composer - Lori Mechem, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Green Hill Productions ℗ 2009 Green Hill Productions
António Carlos Jobim, Composer - Jeff Steinberg, Producer - Lori Mechem, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Green Hill Productions ℗ 2009 Green Hill Productions
António Carlos Jobim, Composer - Jeff Steinberg, Producer - Lori Mechem, MainArtist - Ferreira De Mendonca, Composer
(C) 2009 Green Hill Productions ℗ 2009 Green Hill Productions
Norman Gimbel, Composer - António Carlos Jobim, Composer - Jeff Steinberg, Producer - NEWTON MENDONCA, Composer - Lori Mechem, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Green Hill Productions ℗ 2009 Green Hill Productions
António Carlos Jobim, ComposerLyricist - DAVID DAVIDSON, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Steinberg, Producer - John Catchings, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Denis Solee, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - NEWTON MENDONCA, ComposerLyricist - Pete Huttlinger, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lori Mechem, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Spencer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Spencer, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Sherrill, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2009 Green Hill Productions ℗ 2009 Green Hill Productions
Vinicius De Moraes, Composer - António Carlos Jobim, Composer - Jeff Steinberg, Producer - Lori Mechem, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Green Hill Productions ℗ 2009 Green Hill Productions
Vinicius De Moraes, Composer - António Carlos Jobim, Composer - R. Gilbert, Composer - Jeff Steinberg, Producer - Lori Mechem, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Green Hill Productions ℗ 2009 Green Hill Productions
António Carlos Jobim, ComposerLyricist - Jeff Steinberg, Producer - ALOYSIO DE OLIVEIRA, ComposerLyricist - Lori Mechem, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Green Hill Productions ℗ 2009 Green Hill Productions
Album review
Lori Mechem is one of the active leaders of the Nashville Jazz Workshop, which is a jazz education program consisting of live performances and classes featuring local musicians and, occasionally, nationally known musicians. Return to Ipanema is the pianist's salute to the music of Antonio Carlos Jobim, with contributions by Denis Solee (tenor and soprano saxes plus flute), guitarist Pete Huttlinger, bassist Roger Spencer, drummer Chris Brown, and percussionist Dann Sherrill, playing the arrangements of Jeff Steinberg. The performances are enjoyable background music, though they are a little too conservative as Solee is the only musician who is improvising most of the time, while the strings provide more of a background feel. An example is "The Girl from Ipanema," where Solee's tenor takes a few chances (though not nearly enough), while Mechem sticks very close to the melody during her single chorus. Mechem does loosen up in "One Note Samba" and Solee's adventurous soprano seems to stimulate the leader a bit in the breezy "So Danco Samba." But because these compositions have been recorded so frequently in a jazz setting, they deserve to be played a little looser than many of them are on this session.
© Ken Dryden /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:54:23
- Main artists: Lori Mechem
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Green Hill Productions
- Genre: Jazz Gospel
© 2009 Green Hill Productions ℗ 2009 Green Hill Productions
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