Carla Bruni, one of the most talented songwriters of the French scene, shares her latest eponymous album today. A wholehearted embracing of her true self, this album is Carla's first collection of new songs in seven years. Always sensitive, with emotions on the surface at times, the music of the album's 13 songs – 14 on vinyl and 17 on the collector's edition – bears witness to a unique temperament. The entire album was produced by Albin de la Simone. For his first collaboration with Carla Bruni, the multi-instrumentalist – one of the very best in the French scene in the past 20 years – was determined to give her new songs the most delicate treatment. Essentially written in French, the album includes one original song in English, and another one in Italian – a duet with actress Valeria Bruni Tedeschi. Music is composed by Carla Bruni, Michel Amsellem, Jeremy Reynolds and Calogero. Listening to this new "Carpe Diem" manifesto, you can't help but regain a strong sense of the present moment and this is what's so disarming about Bruni's songs: the intimacy, the simplicity, in a spirit of freedom, friendship, and love.
Jazz instrumentalist Davine Tuch is releasing his new single Grand Rising that features Ragan Whiteside. Ragan is the first female flautist to hold the #1 spot on 3 major smooth jazz charts simultaneously. The original composition also includes Rich Harrison on drums, James "Biscuit" Rouse – percussion, Tony Stevenson on bass and Mark Bowers on guitar, who are established artists, show their love and support for young independent music. They collaborate on this melodic tribute to new beginnings and embracing life. This is the first single off Davine’s upcoming album Traveling Man. His jazz, funk, gospel, R&B and Hip-Hop mixology “tuch” to his original music is a result of years of classical piano training, professional gigs with A-list jazz, soul and funk artists and his unstoppable search for a different vibrant sound.
It's been awhile since we last heard from Cecilia Stalin, but the singer's still got everything in place that made us love her so much in the first place – those strong vocals that first emerged in Koop, then really took shape once she started writing more of her own songs! The album's got Stalin coming across as much as jazz singer as a soul vocalist – and the tunes are all great, with some complex rhythm parts at points, and more straightforward grooves at others – always touched by the open, personal lyrics that make a rare few from Cecilia's generation still sound so great after all these years. Backing is nice and jazzy – with lots of Fender Rhodes – and titles include "Released", "Brave", "Sungod", "Grace Of You", "Didn't You Know", and "B Song". ~ Dusty Groove
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