Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis
Recorded at American Sound Studio in Memphis, Dusty in
Memphis, is her greatest LP. Dusty worked with a stellar team of musicians and
producers that included Jerry Wexler, Arif Mardin, Tom Dowd, conductor Gene
Orloff, backing vocalists The Sweet Inspirations, bassist Tommy Cogbill, and
guitarist Reggie Young. Initial reaction and sales were disappointing on
release, but the album has since been rediscovered and critically lauded as one
of the greatest records of all time. In 2001, it was inducted into the Grammy
Hall of Fame. Features songs by the cream of 20th century songwriters – Barry
Mann/Cynthia Weil, Goffin/King, Randy Newman & Burt Bacharach/Hal David.
Includes Dusty’s classic takes on Son of a Preacher Man (a top-10 hit in the UK),
Breakfast in Bed, Just One Smile, I Don’t Want to Hear About It Anymore, So
Much Love and Just a Little Lovin’ – in all cases improving on the originals!
This 50th anniversary edition has been remastered at half-speed at Abbey Road
Studios, London. Includes download card.
Parker Louis - All Good Things
A definite good thing from Parker Louis – a soul singer with
a great ear for a mellow groove, and a style that really wraps his vocals up
with the wider glow of the overall production! The approach is a bit hard to
describe – almost as if Parker's got an ear trained on the sound of 70s AOR,
but wants to deliver things with a more homegrown quality that's nicely
personal and never slick at all – and also a bit free from some of the cliches
that some of of his contemporaries might hit, if they're not too careful to
stray from their influences. The record's a very personal one – very warm and
winning, with titles that include "Someone To Love", "Wide
Open", "Only Fire", "Vibe", "No Love
Lately", and "Waiting". ~ Dusty Groove
Wendy Kirkland – The Music’s On Me
'The Music's On Me' is the much anticipated new album by
jazz pianist and vocalist Wendy Kirkland. Described as 'the unsung heroine of
British Jazz' by The Jazz Mann and 'mellow and Stylish' by the Sunday Times,
Kirkland continues to consolidate her status as a force on the international
circuit, not least in the space occupied by Piano Divas the title of her debut
album, described by The Observer as 'proper jazz piano, excellent band. A very
classy debut.' Her new album, 'The Music s On Me', is a selection of original
and lyricised pieces Kirkland having written her own words to songs by Michel
Petrucciani ('September Second'), Russell Malone ('Playground'), Wes Montgomery
('West Coast Blues') and Don Grolnick ('Pools') alongside her own compositions.
Joining her long term collaborators Pat Sprakes on guitar, Paul Jefferies on
bass and Steve Wyndham on drums are guest musicians Tommaso Starace on sax and
Roger Beaujolais on vibraphone. Wendy Kirkland's voice has been likened to Blossom Dearie
with hints of Diana Krall, though insists on being called a pianist-singer
rather than a singer-pianist having been classically trained from an early age,
then developing a love for jazz through inspiration from her father, who played
piano and organ in social clubs as backing for guest singers and musicians.
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