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Since she first appeared on the scene in the mid-90s, amongst a small but genuine group of artists who claim jazz as an unambiguously ‘native’ musical language, Stacey Kent has consistently innovated her stylistic palette, drawing in new audiences without ever needing to sacrifice her own sound, or her artistic integrity. Her new record is the latest example of her artistic versatility. Kent’s talents as a performer are on full display here, in a complete work that includes three original pieces and a series of classics drawn from Broadway musicals, film scores, French chanson tradition, and Brazilian music.
She is accompanied on the record by a small and vibrant jazz ensemble under the artistic direction of her longtime collaborator – multi-instrumentalist and arranger Jim Tomlinson. She navigates multiple languages, and seamlessly transitions with virtuosity and flawless musicality from Michel Legrand's lyricism (“Summer me,Winter me”, “La valse des lilas”) to Carlos Jobim's heady sensuality (“Corcovado”), with the light sophistication of the melodies of Richard Rogers' (“Happy Talk”) or Frederick Loewe (“Show Me”) to the poignant gravity of Jacques Brel (the classic “Ne me quitte pas” sung in French and its English version “If You Go Away”). In each of these pieces, with her clear and vibrant timbre, fluid articulation, and innate sense of swing, Stacey Kent once again demonstrates real artistic originality, through her sensual and sophisticated vocals, full of emotional nuance. © Stéphane Ollivier/Qobuz
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Michel Legrand, Composer - Marilyn Bergman, Lyricist - Alan Bergman, Lyricist - Stacey Kent, MainArtist - Jim Tomlinson, Producer, Arranger, instrumentalist
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Eddy Marnay, Lyricist - Michel Legrand, Composer - Eddie Barclay, Composer - Stacey Kent, MainArtist - Jim Tomlinson, Producer, Arranger, instrumentalist
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Stacey Kent, MainArtist - Jim Tomlinson, Composer, Producer, Arranger, instrumentalist - Cliff Goldmacher, Lyricist - Anthony Pinciotti, instrumentalist
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Stacey Kent, MainArtist - Hubert Giraud, Composer - Jim Tomlinson, Producer, Arranger, instrumentalist - James Gannon, Lyricist - Anthony Pinciotti, instrumentalist - Art Hirahara, instrumentalist
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Rod McKuen, Lyricist - Jacques Brel, Composer - Stacey Kent, MainArtist - Jim Tomlinson, Producer, Arranger, instrumentalist
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Richard Rodgers, Composer - Oscar Hammerstein II , Lyricist - Stacey Kent, MainArtist - Jim Tomlinson, Producer, Arranger, instrumentalist
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Frederick Loewe, Composer - Alan Jay Lerner, Lyricist - Stacey Kent, MainArtist - Jim Tomlinson, Producer, Arranger, instrumentalist
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Stacey Kent, MainArtist - Jim Tomlinson, Composer, Producer, Arranger, instrumentalist - Kazuo Ishiguro, Lyricist - Joshua Morrison, instrumentalist
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Gene Lees, Lyricist - António Carlos Jobim, Composer - Stacey Kent, MainArtist - Jim Tomlinson, Producer, Arranger, instrumentalist
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Stacey Kent, MainArtist - Jim Tomlinson, Composer, Producer, Arranger, instrumentalist - Cliff Goldmacher, Lyricist - Anthony Pinciotti, instrumentalist
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Jacques Brel, Composer, Lyricist - Stacey Kent, MainArtist - Jim Tomlinson, Producer, Arranger, instrumentalist - Graham Harvey, instrumentalist - Jeremy Brown, instrumentalist - Joshua Morrison, instrumentalist
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Album review
Since she first appeared on the scene in the mid-90s, amongst a small but genuine group of artists who claim jazz as an unambiguously ‘native’ musical language, Stacey Kent has consistently innovated her stylistic palette, drawing in new audiences without ever needing to sacrifice her own sound, or her artistic integrity. Her new record is the latest example of her artistic versatility. Kent’s talents as a performer are on full display here, in a complete work that includes three original pieces and a series of classics drawn from Broadway musicals, film scores, French chanson tradition, and Brazilian music.
She is accompanied on the record by a small and vibrant jazz ensemble under the artistic direction of her longtime collaborator – multi-instrumentalist and arranger Jim Tomlinson. She navigates multiple languages, and seamlessly transitions with virtuosity and flawless musicality from Michel Legrand's lyricism (“Summer me,Winter me”, “La valse des lilas”) to Carlos Jobim's heady sensuality (“Corcovado”), with the light sophistication of the melodies of Richard Rogers' (“Happy Talk”) or Frederick Loewe (“Show Me”) to the poignant gravity of Jacques Brel (the classic “Ne me quitte pas” sung in French and its English version “If You Go Away”). In each of these pieces, with her clear and vibrant timbre, fluid articulation, and innate sense of swing, Stacey Kent once again demonstrates real artistic originality, through her sensual and sophisticated vocals, full of emotional nuance. © Stéphane Ollivier/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:51:45
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Stacey Kent
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Naive
- Genre: Jazz Vocal Jazz
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