ARETHA FRANKLIN - SINGS THE GREAT DIVA CLASSICS
Aretha
Franklin, the incomparable "Queen of Soul," will release her highly
anticipated brand new studio LP Aretha Franklin Sings The Great Diva Classics on October 21st, featuring the . album s lead single, Adele's "Rolling In
The Deep (The Aretha Version)."
Aretha's
unsurpassed vocal styling permeates on popular diva classics ranging from
Barbra Streisand's "People," and Gladys Knight's "Midnight Train
To Georgia," to Alicia Keys' "No One," and a mash up of Gloria
Gaynor's "I Will Survive" and Destiny's Child's "I m A
Survivor," and more. Also lauded as a skillful pianist, Aretha tickles the
ivories on The Supremes' "You Keep Me Hangin' On." On The Great Diva
Classic Aretha Franklin reunites with Sony Music Entertainment's Chief Creative
Officer Clive Davis as they take the helm as co-producers to bring Davis' album
concept to fruition. A-List producers Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds, André
3000, Harvey Mason, Jr., Terry Hunter and Eric Kupper add their award-winning
production skills. Rightfully earning the #1 spot on Rolling Stone magazine's
prestigious "100 Greatest Singers of All Time" list, and #9 on 100
Greatest Artists of All Time list, Franklin has won a total of 19 Grammy Awards
and is one of the best-selling female artists of all time, having sold over 75
million records worldwide. ~ Amazon
SINKANE – MEAN LOVE
The best yet from Sudan-born, Brooklyn-dwelling Sinkane – distilling a lot of diverse sonic influence into his own distinct still, pretty strongly rooted in adventurous soul! There's a lot going on here, inspiration wise – with modern synth-stoked twists on 70s Afrobeat influences, tropically-inflected R&B and lots of other stylistic twists and turns – but it all works together really well, thanks in no small part to memorable songs and his airy voice. Very cool stuff! Titles include "How We Are", "New Name", "Yacha", "Young Trouble", "Moonstruck", "Mean Love", "Hold Tight", "Galley Boys", "Son" and "Omdurman". ~ Dusty Groove
JONATHAN SIGEL – HARD WATER
Sweet soulful trumpet from Jonathan Sigel – an artist who's got a really great ear for the best fusion styles of the 70s – particularly work by some of the more R&B inflected trumpet players of the time! The grooves are awash in warm keyboard lines, and sometimes feature either a bit of vocals or sax – and although the record's an indie production, it's got this warm glow that takes us back to crossover classics by Herb Alpert or Chuck Mangione in the late 70s – with maybe some echoes of Freddie Hubbard's more R&B work too! Titles include "Partido", "Mr Why", "Orange Blossom", "Darkness & Light", "Journey To Plex", and "Agua Dura". ~ Dusty Groove
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