(Vocal Jazz) Karen Francis - Better Days - 2002, APE (image+.cue), lossless
Karen Francis - Better Days
Жанр: Vocal Jazz
Страна-производитель диска: США
Год издания диска: 2002
Издатель (лейбл): Virgo Rising
Номер по каталогу: 1001
Аудиокодек: APE (*.ape)
Тип рипа: image+.cue
Битрейт аудио: lossless
Продолжительность: 68:46
Источник (релизер): JamesBrown (hqshare)
Наличие сканов в содержимом раздачи: даТреклист:
01. Softly as in a Morning Sunrise (Romberg-Hammerstein II) - 7:14
02. What Shall I Say of You? (Parker) - 5:42
03. Better Days (Lundy) - 7:17
04. The Nearness of You (Carmichael-Washington) - 5:13
05. Four Voices Left Unheard (Francis-Johnson) - 8:07
06. Cameron's Song (Francis-Hawthorne) - 7:14
07. Old Devil Moon (Harburg-Lane) - 5:58
08. Welcome (Francis-Hawthorne) - 6:16
09. From Moment to Moment (Mancini-Mercer) - 7:53
10. Wave (Jobim) - 6:48
11. ...What Happens When the Singer Goes to the Powder Room... - 0:34Состав:
Karen Francis - vocals
Allyn Johnson - piano
Christian McBride, James King, Michael Hawkins - bass
Nasar Abadey - drums
Antonio Parker - alto saxophone
Barnette Williams, Sam Turner - percussionRecorded at Avalon Studios and Lion and Fox Studios, Maryland.
Лог создания рипа
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Содержание индексной карты (.CUE)
REM GENRE JazzREM DATE 2002REM DISCID 8C101E0BREM COMMENT "ExactAudioCopy v0.95b4"PERFORMER "Karen Francis"TITLE "Better Days"FILE "Karen Francis - Better Days.wav" WAVE TRACK 01 AUDIO TITLE "Softly as in a Morning Sunrise" PERFORMER "Karen Francis" INDEX 01 00:00:00 TRACK 02 AUDIO TITLE "What Shall I Say of You?" PERFORMER "Karen Francis" INDEX 00 07:14:47 INDEX 01 07:15:07 TRACK 03 AUDIO TITLE "Better Days" PERFORMER "Karen Francis" INDEX 00 12:57:25 INDEX 01 12:58:15 TRACK 04 AUDIO TITLE "The Nearness of You" PERFORMER "Karen Francis" INDEX 00 20:15:59 INDEX 01 20:18:11 TRACK 05 AUDIO TITLE "Four Voices Left Unheard" PERFORMER "Karen Francis" INDEX 00 25:31:63 INDEX 01 25:34:60 TRACK 06 AUDIO TITLE "Cameron's Song" PERFORMER "Karen Francis" INDEX 00 33:42:27 INDEX 01 33:45:13 TRACK 07 AUDIO TITLE "Old Devil Moon" PERFORMER "Karen Francis" INDEX 00 41:00:26 INDEX 01 41:02:28 TRACK 08 AUDIO TITLE "Welcome" PERFORMER "Karen Francis" INDEX 00 47:01:11 INDEX 01 47:04:13 TRACK 09 AUDIO TITLE "From Moment to Moment" PERFORMER "Karen Francis" INDEX 00 53:21:09 INDEX 01 53:23:12 TRACK 10 AUDIO TITLE "Wave" PERFORMER "Karen Francis" INDEX 00 61:16:57 INDEX 01 61:19:17 TRACK 11 AUDIO TITLE "...What Happens When the Singer Goes to the Powder Room..." PERFORMER "Karen Francis" INDEX 00 68:07:61 INDEX 01 68:11:21
Review by C. Michael BaileyKaren Francis is a force of nature. She blows in like a gale-force wind on "Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise," and barely slows down as she powerfully redefines jazz vocals with standards and originals. Alto saxophonist Antonio Parker blows and blows, setting up a stable yet incandescent foil to Ms. Francis' elastic vocals. She beautifully interprets her idol Carmen Lundy's ballad "Better Days" and duets with Christian McBride on Hoagy Carmichael's "The Nearness of You." Now that is about as basic as a rhythm section gets. This is an effective vehicle for Ms. Francis, whose expansive voice fills every nook and cranny of the listening experience.
Ms. Francis' original "Four Voices Left Unheard" is a freedom forum vocal jazz piece that soars. "That Old Devil Moon" swings effortlessly with Allyn Johnson's orchestral piano driving the arrangement and Ms. Francis fine phrasing guiding the song. One album highlight is Jobim's "Wave." A tricky song vocally, Karen Francis throws it off with grace and aplomb, her voice full and sure. Better Days is one of the best vocal jazz albums released this year. Let us hope there are many more to come.