CASSANDRA WILSON - COMING FORTH BY DAY
An
otherworldly musical homage to legendary jazz vocalist Billie Holiday (born
Eleanora Fagan on April 7, 1915) on the 100th anniversary of the singer's
birth, Coming Forth By Day is Cassandra Wilson's moody, soulful showcase for
contemporary yet timeless interpretations of standards associated with Lady
Day. Coming Forth By Day was produced by Nick Launay, known as Nick Cave's
producer for the last decade among many other adventurous credits. Cassandra
Wilson has drawn inspiration from Billie Holiday for her entire life and chose
the title as a way to honor the iconic singer: "Coming Forth By Day"
is an English translation of the title of the ancient Egyptian "Book of
the Dead," a collection of magic spells intended to assist the journey of
those that have passed on through the afterlife. The
album features 11 re-interpretations of standards associated with Lady Day plus
an original penned by Cassandra Wilson - the dream-like new "Last Song
(For Lester)," imagined as a heartbreaking final message from Billie to
her lover, Lester Young. (Upon getting the news that Young had passed away,
Billie flew straight from overseas to his funeral but was denied the
opportunity to sing by Young's family and was distraught.) Wilson
recorded Coming Forth By Day in Los Angeles at Seedy Underbelly studios with an
A list musical team including producer Launay (Nick Cave, Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs,
Arcade Fire), guitarists T Bone Burnett and Nick Zinner of the Yeah, Yeah,
Yeahs, string arranger Van Dyke Parks and rhythm section The Bad Seeds (drummer
Thomas Wydler and bassist Martyn P. Casey). "A
dream of mine is happening," said Cassandra Wilson, "I've been in
love with Billie Holiday's voice since the moment I heard it, and she has
inspired me throughout my career." ~ Amazon
FAE SIMON - OUTROSPECTIVE
Fae
Simon is a
soulful Jazz singer, a gifted song-writer and a vocal performance instructor
with over 20 years of on-stage experience. Formally trained in Opera and Jazz,
Fae’s performance style fuses these traditional genres with Hip-hop, Rare
Groove, Soul and Dub – a unique sound that electrifies audiences when she
performs with her live band. Fae is no stranger to the art of the hustle. Over
the years she has supported, collaborated, performed and toured with a broad
range of successful artists across the UK and
Europe - including N'Dambi , Yarah Bravo, Jehst, Get Cape Wear Cape Fly,
Pharoah Monche, MF Doom & Madlib and The legendary Beatnuts. Her second
album ‘Outrospective’ moves on from the theme of intensive relationships and
personal reflection - and instead projects outwards to a critique on the
tensions between art and industry, communities and authorities, past and
present, balance and imbalance. It is scheduled for release in March 2015.
JEREMY PELT - TALES, MUSINGS AND OTHER REVERIES
Sophisticated
sounds from trumpeter Jeremy Pelt – a player who seems to find more and more of
his own space with each new recording! This time around, Pelt plays with a
mostly-compressed vibe that's both very focused in its phrasing, yet also open
to new explorations as well – a sense of tone that's almost what you'd hear
from a flugelhorn, but expressed in more open, soaring sort of ways – with accompaniment
from a unique two-drum group that has Victor Lewis in one channel and Billy
Drummond in the other – plus Simona Premazzi on piano and Ben Allison on drums.
The leader's tone and vision shape each song strongly – and titles include
"Everything You Can Imagine Is Real", "Ruminations On Eric
Garner", "Glass Bead Games", "Vonetta", and
"Nephthys". ~ Dusty
Groove
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