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So Many Stars is the kind of album you want to hate. The idea of blending Kathleen Battle's soprano voice with accomplished jazz musicians such as Grover Washington, Jr. and Cyrus Chestnut is the sort of idea that makes most serious music fans cringe. Surprisingly, Battle manages to pull it off. She succeeds because of her subdued approach, which is a bit of a surprise considering that the artist is best known for her raging temper. She takes on several familiar songs such as "Steal Away," "Going Home," and "The Little Horses," but never tries to overpower them. Equally impressive is her work on Spanish and Portuguese tunes such as "Azulão" and "Para Niñar." If most classical musicians took the kind of meticulous care that Battle does with So Many Stars, maybe the idea of crossover classical music would not be one that so many music lovers reflexively hate.
© Jon Azpiri /TiVo
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Christian McBride, Bass - Kathleen Battle, Soprano - Kathleen Battle, Producer - Kathleen Battle, Arranger - Laura Mitgang, Executive Producer - Robert Sadin, Arranger - Robert Sadin, Producer - Cyro Baptista, Percussion - Traditional, Composer
(P) 1995 Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.
Grover Washington, Jr., Soprano Saxophone - Ira Coleman, Bass - Kathleen Battle, Soprano - Kathleen Battle, Producer - Kathleen Battle, Arranger - Kathleen Battle, Performer - Romero Lubambo, Guitar - Laura Mitgang, Executive Producer - Cyro Baptista, Percussion - Robert Sadin, Producer - Robert Sadin, Arranger - Traditional, Composer
(P) 1995 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Manuel Bandeira, Lyricist - Marlon Graves, Guitar - Laura Mitgang, Executive Producer - Jayme Ovalle, Composer - Cyro Baptista, Percussion - Antonio Hart, Alto Saxophone - Cyrus Chestnut, Piano - Robert Sadin, Arranger - Robert Sadin, Producer - Kathleen Battle, Arranger - Kathleen Battle, Soprano - Kathleen Battle, Producer - Jon Herrington, Guitar - Ira Coleman, Bass
(P) 1995 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Laura Mitgang, Executive Producer - Marlon Graves, Guitar - Steven Berrios, Percussion - Cyrus Chestnut, Piano - Robert Sadin, Arranger - Robert Sadin, Producer - Romero Lubambo, Guitar - Kathleen Battle, Arranger - Kathleen Battle, Soprano - Kathleen Battle, Producer - Jon Herrington, Guitar - Traditional, Composer - Grover Washington, Jr., Soprano Saxophone - Ira Coleman, Bass
(P) 1995 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Laura Mitgang, Executive Producer - Marlon Graves, Percussion - XAVIER MONTSALVATGE (b.1912), Composer - Steven Berrios, Percussion - Cyrus Chestnut, Piano - Romero Lubambo, Guitar - Robert Sadin, Arranger - Robert Sadin, Producer - Kathleen Battle, Arranger - Kathleen Battle, Soprano - Kathleen Battle, Producer - Grover Washington, Jr., Soprano Saxophone - Ildefonso Pereda Valdés, Lyricist - Ira Coleman, Bass
(P) 1995 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Marlon Graves, Percussion - Laura Mitgang, Executive Producer - Steven Berrios, Percussion - Cyrus Chestnut, Piano - Robert Sadin, Arranger - Robert Sadin, Producer - Kathleen Battle, Arranger - Kathleen Battle, Soprano - Kathleen Battle, Producer - Jon Herrington, Guitar - Traditional, Composer - Grover Washington, Jr., Soprano Saxophone - Ira Coleman, Bass
(P) 1995 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Kathleen Battle, Soprano - Kathleen Battle, Producer - Kathleen Battle, Performer - Kathleen Battle, Arranger - Laura Mitgang, Executive Producer - Robert Sadin, Arranger - Robert Sadin, Producer - Traditional, Composer
(P) 1995 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
William Arms Fisher, Lyricist - Laura Mitgang, Executive Producer - Marlon Graves, Guitar - Cyrus Chestnut, Piano - Robert Sadin, Producer - Robert Sadin, Arranger - Kathleen Battle, Soprano - Kathleen Battle, Producer - Kathleen Battle, Arranger - Kathleen Battle, Adaptor - Kathleen Battle, Performer - Christian McBride, Acoustic Bass - James Carter, Bass Clarinet - Antonín Dvorák, Composer
(P) 1995 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Laura Mitgang, Executive Producer - HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS (1887-1959), Composer - Cyro Baptista, Percussion - Cyrus Chestnut, Piano - Robert Sadin, Arranger - Robert Sadin, Producer - Romero Lubambo, Guitar - Dora Vasconcellos, Lyricist - Kathleen Battle, Arranger - Kathleen Battle, Soprano - Kathleen Battle, Producer - Grover Washington, Jr., Soprano Saxophone - Ira Coleman, Bass
(P) 1995 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Kathleen Battle, Soprano - Kathleen Battle, Producer - Kathleen Battle, Arranger - Laura Mitgang, Executive Producer - Robert Sadin, Arranger - Robert Sadin, Producer - Cyrus Chestnut, Piano
(P) 1995 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Laura Mitgang, Executive Producer - Cyro Baptista, Percussion - Cyrus Chestnut, Piano - Robert Sadin, Arranger - Robert Sadin, Producer - Fernando J. Obradors, Arranger - Kathleen Battle, Soprano - Kathleen Battle, Producer - Kathleen Battle, Arranger - Jon Herrington, Guitar - Traditional, Composer - Ira Coleman, Bass
(P) 1995 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
PAURILLO BARROSO, Composer - Kathleen Battle, Soprano - Kathleen Battle, Producer - Kathleen Battle, Arranger - Aurora Saraiva, Lyricist - Romero Lubambo, Guitar - Laura Mitgang, Executive Producer - Jon Herrington, Guitar - Robert Sadin, Arranger - Robert Sadin, Producer - Cyro Baptista, Percussion
(P) 1995 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Alan Bergman, Lyricist - Laura Mitgang, Executive Producer - Marlon Graves, Percussion - Marilyn Bergman, Lyricist - Cyro Baptista, Percussion - Antonio Hart, Alto Saxophone - Cyrus Chestnut, Piano - Robert Sadin, Arranger - Robert Sadin, Producer - Romero Lubambo, Guitar - Kathleen Battle, Arranger - Kathleen Battle, Soprano - Kathleen Battle, Producer - Jon Herrington, Guitar - Tom Harrell, Flugelhorn - Ira Coleman, Bass - Sérgio Mendes, Composer
(P) 1995 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Kathleen Battle, Soprano - Kathleen Battle, Producer - Laura Mitgang, Executive Producer - Robert Sadin, Producer - Cyro Baptista, Percussion - Traditional, Composer
(P) 1995 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Grover Washington, Jr., Soprano Saxophone - Ira Coleman, Bass - Kathleen Battle, Soprano - Kathleen Battle, Producer - Kathleen Battle, Arranger - Laura Mitgang, Executive Producer - Robert Sadin, Arranger - Robert Sadin, Producer - Traditional, Composer - Cyrus Chestnut, Piano
(P) 1995 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Album review
So Many Stars is the kind of album you want to hate. The idea of blending Kathleen Battle's soprano voice with accomplished jazz musicians such as Grover Washington, Jr. and Cyrus Chestnut is the sort of idea that makes most serious music fans cringe. Surprisingly, Battle manages to pull it off. She succeeds because of her subdued approach, which is a bit of a surprise considering that the artist is best known for her raging temper. She takes on several familiar songs such as "Steal Away," "Going Home," and "The Little Horses," but never tries to overpower them. Equally impressive is her work on Spanish and Portuguese tunes such as "Azulão" and "Para Niñar." If most classical musicians took the kind of meticulous care that Battle does with So Many Stars, maybe the idea of crossover classical music would not be one that so many music lovers reflexively hate.
© Jon Azpiri /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:53:20
- Main artists: Kathleen Battle
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Sony Classical
- Genre: Classical
(P) 1995 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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