Ellen Johnson - These Days
A raw, soulful jazz journey using creative, contemporary and lush vocals inspired by the bass of Darek Oles, mixed with moments of guitar & drums (Larry Koonse & Roy McCurdy) and passionately dedicated to bebop master Sheila Jordan.
Ellen Johnson’s latest release, These Days, brings a fresh face to the plethora of jazz vocalists. Featuring some of the finest musicians in the world, Sheila Jordan, Roy McCurdy (drums), Larry Koonse (guitar), Ana Gazzola (vocal/percussion) and the stunning bass work of Darek Oles whose collaboration contributes to the unique sound.
Twelve tracks of exposed emotion that travel through stories composed by a variety of accomplished songwriters and artists, from Mingus to Jackson Browne. Spiced with original songs, lyrics and poetry highlighted by duets with bass mixed with a raw instrumental approach. Ellen Johnson, a jazz singer who has the inspiration to take us to creative territory has succeeded in making music that touches our souls. Her expressive, whimsical and honest approach to each song carries "These Days" into an unforgettable journey.
The CD is dedicated to her friend and mentor, Sheila Jordan, who was truly the innovator of bass and voice duets beginning her first duets with the late Charles Mingus. The touching third track on the CD, “The Crossing” is an original composition by Sheila Jordan written with a special message to each one of us about believing in our selves and making it through difficult times in our lives. The song is sung as a trio with Ellen, Sheila and Darek on bass, as a tribute to the woman who gave so much of herself to the music she loves, jazz.
http://cdbaby.com/cd/ellenjohnson5
Jennifer Bresnahan
Ferris Wheel
A throwback to the songwriting of the seventies, without the sappiness. Honest, unpretentious, and funny when it's appropriate.
Jen Bresnahan is a singer/songwriter whose original songs are reminiscent of music from songwriters of the '70's. Her music is difficult to explain. It's folk, but it's not. It has traces of blues, rock, and alternative throughout. "Her music crosses boundaries and her voice [is] a raw, evocative alto with great depth and range," says journalist Heather Frye.
http://cdbaby.com/cd/jenniferbresnahan
Emy Phelps
As It Should Be
Ten new original songs in the American Roots tradition featuring stunning performances by some of the finest musicians from the Pacific Northwest and West Coast.
http://cdbaby.com/cd/emyphelps
Nathan Temby
Pocket Change
Singer-Songwriter with awesome folk rock sound featuring lyrical depth and catchy hooks
These lines from the title track of Nathan Temby’s debut album, “Pocket Change”, are delivered from the depths of a soul so deep that you could throw a quarter in and never hear it splash at the bottom. Indeed, the eleven tracks preceding it dive into matters of heart and soul that seem wise beyond the writer’s years. At 26, Nathan Temby has come to terms with a lot of things it takes many a lifetime to figure out.
http://cdbaby.com/cd/nathantemby
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Posted - 2006/08/16 : 23:08:15
