Friday, September 19, 2014

NEW RELEASES - ANNIE LENNOX – NOSTALGIA; TONY MONACO – FURRY SLIPPERS; EYDIE GORME - TONIGHT I'LL SAY A PRAYER / IT WAS A GOOD TIME

ANNIE LENNOX – NOSTALGIA

On Nostalgia, Annie Lennox pays tribute to some of the greatest artists of the 20th century – including Hoagy Carmichael, Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Billie Holiday and Screamin’ Jay Hawkins – and interprets compositions that have moved her, stripping them down to their emotional and musical core and making them her own. This beautiful deluxe package (created by Lennox herself and exclusive to Amazon) includes a 36-page bound book with photos and detailed notes on the songs created and lyrics as well as a DVD that features Annie discussing the album and a video of Lennox performing “I Put A Spell On You” live. "To have been given the opportunity to record these classic, timeless songs on such a significant label as Blue Note, representing 75 years of legendary jazz history, is truly a privilege for me," said Annie Lennox. ~ Amazon

TONY MONACO – FURRY SLIPPERS

The monster of the B3 is back with his ninth recording! Heralded as one of the best B3 players in the world, the incredible Tony Monaco presents a recording of all-new music, this time joined by critically acclaimed guitarist Fareed Haque! First studio recording in over two years. Features the great Fareed Haque on guitar. Also features the mesmerizing piano of Asako Itoh. Voted Best World Guitarist by readers of Guitar Player magazine, Fareed helps establish this as the most unique Tony Monaco recording yet. ~ Amazon



EYDIE GORME - TONIGHT I'LL SAY A PRAYER / IT WAS A GOOD TIME


This twofer captures the end of one era for Eydie, and the beginning of another, as 1970 s Tonight I ll Say a Prayer was the last album she recorded for RCA, and 1971 s It Was a Good Time was the first she recorded for MGM! Tonight pairs Eydie with her favorite arranger, Don Costa, for a smartly chosen set of songs by Jimmy Webb, Paul Williams and Roger Nichols, Burt Bacharach and Hal David and Charles Aznavour among others. Good Time, meanwhile, is exactly that: Eydie interprets more contemporary fare like Bread s if, Carole King and Gerry Goffin s Goin Back, and James Taylor s Fire and Rain with great skill and sensitivity, and Mr. Costa once again arranges. Two gorgeous pop albums from the late, great Eydie Gorme. ~ Amazon


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