Autumn Leaves: The Songs of Johnny Mercer

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Autumn Leaves: The Songs of Johnny Mercer

Label Groove Note Records

Artists Jacintha

€29,99 EUR

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When Ying Tan told me that Autumn Leaves, Jacintha’s second album for Groove Note would be a collection of Johnny Mercer songs, I felt a quickening of the pulse. Here surely would be a recital of rare sympathy: one of the most purely romantic of all lyricists interpreted by one of the most ravishingly beautiful voices to come along in jazz and popular music this last quarter century. Few singers of standards display as much awareness of the performing traditions of the American popular song as this Singapore-born and raised jazz singer, whose first album for Groove Note paid explicit tribute to the great tenor saxophonist Ben Webster. But in her arrangement of the material and her approach, which placed primary importance upon the lyrics, the implicit acknowledgment was to Frank Sinatra, the greatest singer of the American popular song. This new collection, however, finds her far more in the mode of a jazz singer, evoking the leading lady of the American popular song, Ella Fitzgerald. * NativeDSD makes this recording available for the first time as a DSD Download to a wider audience, outside the US and Canada. * NativeDSD exclusively offers this recording as DSD 128 and DSD 256 Downloads (see Tech Specs for more info). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS_SVXfzcrQ

Tracklist

Total time: 01:32

1. And The Angels Sing

03:31

2. Skylark

05:17

3. One For My Baby

05:18

4. Midnight Sun

03:54

5. Autumn Leaves

07:46

6. Days Of Wine & Roses

05:26

7. I Remember You

05:33

8. Trav'lin Light

06:30

9. Something's Gotta Give

04:04

10. Moon River

08:26

11. Here's To Life

04:47

Additional Information

Label

Groove Note Records

SKU

GRV1006

Qualities

DSD 256, DSD 128, FLAC 192 kHz, FLAC 96 kHz, DSD 64

Channels

2ch Stereo

Artists

Jacintha

Composers

Mercer

Genres

Jazz

Original Recording Format

Analog

Instruments

Bass, Drums, Guitar, Organ, Piano

Release Date

June 22, 2018

Higher Rates Program

Reviews

All About Jazz

Jim Santella

For her sixth album, Jacintha pays homage to songwriter Johnny Mercer. Her warm, clear, delicate approach to storytelling enables the vocalist to deliver each favorite song in a comfortable manner with intimacy and charm. From Singapore, Jacintha has also had experience as an actress, enabling her to put herself into each situation as appropriate. A small ensemble culled from L.A.’s finest jazz accompanists backs her.

Jacintha is at her best when incorporating her impeccable enunciation on "I Remember You" and when dipping into her rich lower vocal register for a loping arrangement of "Trav’lin’ Light." Her acting experience shines through "Here’s To Life" with added dramatic feeling. A clarion trumpet blends appropriately to signal the album’s close.

Jacintha’s supportive partners lend authenticity to the history behind each song. Teddy Edwards, who shares the microphone for half the album, provides fluid, blues-based phrases. Anthony Wilson and Kei Akagi lend more than harmony in their respective roles with different chording instruments. The guitarist provides a lovely "Skylark" interlude, while pianist Akagi lends spontaneity in duet format to the well-worn "Moon River." Jacintha’s warm, fragile, sophisticated delivery makes for an honorable tribute and a recommended listening experience.

Source: www.allaboutjazz.com

Autumn Leaves: The Songs of Johnny Mercer

Autumn Leaves: The Songs of Johnny Mercer

€29,99 EUR

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