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Within three years of her initial recording debut as a leader on Wind From the South, vocalist, composer, and arranger Claudia Acuña now commands sufficient respect to produce her second release for a major label, and it's a provocative study, secure in its delicate but powerful Latin jazz relationship. On Rhythm of Life, Acuña virtually has the style mastered and offers a solid, comprehensive, up-to-date exploration of ballads, up-tempo burners, Latin folk, and jazz compositions in English and Spanish. Co-produced by Billy Childs, who also plays piano on four tracks, as well as her longtime friend and pianist Jason Lindner, Claudia Acuña re-styles such great songs as "My Romance," "A Child Is Born," "I Fall in Love Too Easily," and "More Than You Know." Designed to reflect her creativity and original interpretations of standards from the Great American Songbook, she brings each song full circle beautifully, seductively, and in a well-balanced style. "Volver a los Diecisiete," a Chilean song written by Violetta Parra, and Milton Nascimento's "Maria Maria" offer traditional spice to this great set that also features Avi Leibovich playing an awesome flute and trombone. He offers an excellent caliber of jazz improvisations throughout, but is especially emphatic on "Nature Boy." Acuña's nearly six-minute rendition is performed to perfection, opening slowly with her rich trademarked elongations, phrasings, and nuance that rise and fall against Lindner's priceless chords that ebb and flow in a beautiful succession of lush crescendos. Jason Lindner's poetic complements are without equal. The song culminates in a fiery calypso, with vocals supplied by the ensemble. Excellent rhythmic changes in this arrangement make this song a pick. With the addition of Billy Childs, a string quartet, and master bassist Dave Holland, Acuña has elevated her sound into another direction,but the keynote of success is still her delicate, sensitive, beautiful vocal artistry.
© Paula Edelstein /TiVo
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Richard Rodgers, Composer - Lorenz Hart, Author - Dave Holland, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Lindner, Co-Arranger, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Luisito Quintero, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Watts, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Claudia Acuna, Co-Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Avi Leibovich, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2002 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Billy Childs, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Pedro Luis Ferrer, ComposerLyricist - Dave Holland, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Romero Lubambo, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Luisito Quintero, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Watts, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Claudia Acuna, MainArtist - The Loma Mar Quartet, Participant
℗ 2002 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Thad Jones, ComposerLyricist - ALEC WILDER, ComposerLyricist - Billy Childs, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Holland, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Luisito Quintero, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Watts, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Claudia Acuna, MainArtist
℗ 2002 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
EDEN AHBEZ, ComposerLyricist - Craig Armstrong, ComposerLyricist - Dave Holland, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Lindner, Co-Arranger, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Luisito Quintero, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Watts, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Claudia Acuna, Co-Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Avi Leibovich, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2002 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jule Styne, Composer - Sammy Cahn, Author - Billy Childs, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Claudia Acuna, MainArtist - The Loma Mar Quartet, Participant
℗ 2002 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Violeta Parra, ComposerLyricist - Dave Holland, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Lindner, Co-Arranger, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Luisito Quintero, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Watts, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Claudia Acuna, Co-Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Avi Leibovich, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - The Loma Mar Quartet, Participant
℗ 2002 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dave Holland, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Romero Lubambo, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Lindner, Co-Arranger, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Luisito Quintero, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Watts, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Claudia Acuna, Co-Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Avi Leibovich, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2002 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Fernando Brant, ComposerLyricist - Billy Childs, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Holland, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Watts, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Claudia Acuna, MainArtist - Fernando Brandt, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2002 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Vincent Youmans, Composer - Billy Rose, Author - Edward Eliscu, Author - Dave Holland, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Lindner, Co-Arranger, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Luisito Quintero, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Sherman Irby, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Watts, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Claudia Acuna, Co-Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Avi Leibovich, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2002 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Within three years of her initial recording debut as a leader on Wind From the South, vocalist, composer, and arranger Claudia Acuña now commands sufficient respect to produce her second release for a major label, and it's a provocative study, secure in its delicate but powerful Latin jazz relationship. On Rhythm of Life, Acuña virtually has the style mastered and offers a solid, comprehensive, up-to-date exploration of ballads, up-tempo burners, Latin folk, and jazz compositions in English and Spanish. Co-produced by Billy Childs, who also plays piano on four tracks, as well as her longtime friend and pianist Jason Lindner, Claudia Acuña re-styles such great songs as "My Romance," "A Child Is Born," "I Fall in Love Too Easily," and "More Than You Know." Designed to reflect her creativity and original interpretations of standards from the Great American Songbook, she brings each song full circle beautifully, seductively, and in a well-balanced style. "Volver a los Diecisiete," a Chilean song written by Violetta Parra, and Milton Nascimento's "Maria Maria" offer traditional spice to this great set that also features Avi Leibovich playing an awesome flute and trombone. He offers an excellent caliber of jazz improvisations throughout, but is especially emphatic on "Nature Boy." Acuña's nearly six-minute rendition is performed to perfection, opening slowly with her rich trademarked elongations, phrasings, and nuance that rise and fall against Lindner's priceless chords that ebb and flow in a beautiful succession of lush crescendos. Jason Lindner's poetic complements are without equal. The song culminates in a fiery calypso, with vocals supplied by the ensemble. Excellent rhythmic changes in this arrangement make this song a pick. With the addition of Billy Childs, a string quartet, and master bassist Dave Holland, Acuña has elevated her sound into another direction,but the keynote of success is still her delicate, sensitive, beautiful vocal artistry.
© Paula Edelstein /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 00:55:25
- Main artists: Claudia Acuña
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve
- Genre: Jazz
© 2002 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2002 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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