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With 2020's Sunset in the Blue, singer Melody Gardot sinks into a dusky and languorously produced album that builds upon her love of jazz standards, Brazilian music, and intimate balladry. The record finds Gardot surrounded by a production dream team, including longtime associate Larry Klein, who helmed 2009's My One and Only Thrill and 2015's Currency of Man, as well as equally acclaimed studio pros, arranger Vince Mendoza and engineer Al Schmitt. Together, they have crafted a showcase for Gardot's delicately nuanced vocal style. The album is an interesting dichotomy, at once intimate as if Gardot is singing to you in a small club, yet also widescreen, framing her hushed vocals in sweeping orchestrations that reinforce the romantic drama at play in the songs. The opening original "If You Love Me Let Me Know" sounds like something Dinah Washington or Abbey Lincoln might sing, but filtered through the half-lidded scrim of Gardot's bedroom intimacy. Equally evocative moments follow, as on the yearning "You Won't Forget Me," in which Gardot balances a wry cabaret theatricality à la Marlene Dietrich with a tangible sadness that never feels anything but real. Elsewhere, she gently wades into a handful of earthy bossa nova songs, including a gorgeously attenuated reading of the Ella Fitzgerald number "C'est Magnifique" featuring Brazilian singer António Zambujo and an original titled "Ninguem, Ninguem" that she sings in Portuguese. We also get a movie theme-ready version of "From Paris with Love," as well as memorable takes on classics like "Moon River" and "I Fall in Love Too Easily." From beginning to end, Gardot's Sunset in the Blue holds you in its deeply rapturous glow.
© Matt Collar /TiVo
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℗ 2020 Universal Music Operations Limited
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℗ 2020 Universal Music Operations Limited
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℗ 2020 Universal Music Operations Limited
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℗ 2020 Universal Music Operations Limited
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℗ 2020 Universal Music Operations Limited
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℗ 2020 Universal Music Operations Limited
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℗ 2020 Universal Music Operations Limited
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℗ 2020 Universal Music Operations Limited
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℗ 2020 Universal Music Operations Limited
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℗ 2020 Universal Music Operations Limited
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℗ 2020 Universal Music Operations Limited
Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jule Styne, ComposerLyricist - Sammy Cahn, ComposerLyricist - Al Schmitt, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - LARRY KLEIN, Producer - Steve Genewick, Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ivy Skoff, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Anthony Wilson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Melody Gardot, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Leftwich, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Chandler Harrod, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gabe Burch, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Universal Music Operations Limited
Martin Kierszenbaum, Engineer, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Gene Grimaldi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sting, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - DOMINIC MILLER, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Robert Orton, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Melody Gardot, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Donal Hodgson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tony Lake, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jen Jis, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Antoine Chatenet, Drums, Guitar, Bass, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Synth Pads - Hilda Stenmalm, ComposerLyricist - Conor Blake, ComposerLyricist - Nora Abakar, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2020 Universal Music Operations Limited
Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Al Schmitt, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - LARRY KLEIN, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Genewick, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Anthony Wilson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Melody Gardot, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Pierre Aderne, ComposerLyricist - Sam Minaie, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Chuck Staab, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Heather Donavon, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Universal Music Operations Limited
Lesley Duncan, ComposerLyricist - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Al Schmitt, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - LARRY KLEIN, Producer - Rupert Coulson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Genewick, Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ivy Skoff, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Anthony Wilson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Melody Gardot, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ibrahim Maalouf, Trumpet, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chandler Harrod, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Minaie, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Chuck Staab, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Oscar Ferran, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gabe Burch, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Rajaratnam, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Universal Music Operations Limited
Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johnny Mercer, Composer, ComposerLyricist - Al Schmitt, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Mundy, Composer, ComposerLyricist - Trummy Young, Composer - LARRY KLEIN, Producer - Steve Genewick, Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ivy Skoff, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Anthony Wilson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Melody Gardot, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chandler Harrod, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Minaie, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Chuck Staab, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Gabe Burch, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Rajaratnam, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Universal Music Operations Limited
Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Cole Porter, ComposerLyricist - Al Schmitt, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - LARRY KLEIN, Producer - Steve Genewick, Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ivy Skoff, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Anthony Wilson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Melody Gardot, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Leftwich, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Chandler Harrod, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joshua Johnson, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Chuck Staab, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Gabe Burch, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Rajaratnam, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Universal Music Operations Limited
Fernando Nunes, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jesse Harris, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Genewick, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Melody Gardot, Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - José Salgueiro, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Antonio Zambujo, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pierre Aderne, ComposerLyricist - Dadi Carvahlo, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2021 Universal Music Operations Limited
Cliff Masterson, Conductor, Strings Conductor - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jacques Brel, ComposerLyricist - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Al Schmitt, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - LARRY KLEIN, Producer - Rupert Coulson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Genewick, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ivy Skoff, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Frédéric Décés, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Melody Gardot, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gerard Emile Jouannest, ComposerLyricist - Ian Maclay, Strings Director, AssociatedPerformer - Gabe Burch, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Universal Music Operations Limited
Album review
With 2020's Sunset in the Blue, singer Melody Gardot sinks into a dusky and languorously produced album that builds upon her love of jazz standards, Brazilian music, and intimate balladry. The record finds Gardot surrounded by a production dream team, including longtime associate Larry Klein, who helmed 2009's My One and Only Thrill and 2015's Currency of Man, as well as equally acclaimed studio pros, arranger Vince Mendoza and engineer Al Schmitt. Together, they have crafted a showcase for Gardot's delicately nuanced vocal style. The album is an interesting dichotomy, at once intimate as if Gardot is singing to you in a small club, yet also widescreen, framing her hushed vocals in sweeping orchestrations that reinforce the romantic drama at play in the songs. The opening original "If You Love Me Let Me Know" sounds like something Dinah Washington or Abbey Lincoln might sing, but filtered through the half-lidded scrim of Gardot's bedroom intimacy. Equally evocative moments follow, as on the yearning "You Won't Forget Me," in which Gardot balances a wry cabaret theatricality à la Marlene Dietrich with a tangible sadness that never feels anything but real. Elsewhere, she gently wades into a handful of earthy bossa nova songs, including a gorgeously attenuated reading of the Ella Fitzgerald number "C'est Magnifique" featuring Brazilian singer António Zambujo and an original titled "Ninguem, Ninguem" that she sings in Portuguese. We also get a movie theme-ready version of "From Paris with Love," as well as memorable takes on classics like "Moon River" and "I Fall in Love Too Easily." From beginning to end, Gardot's Sunset in the Blue holds you in its deeply rapturous glow.
© Matt Collar /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 19 track(s)
- Total length: 01:25:35
- Main artists: Melody Gardot
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Decca (UMO)
- Genre: Jazz
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