Karrin Allyson - Ballads: Remembering John Coltrane
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Artist: Karrin AllysonBrand: ALLYSON,KARRIN
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2001-05-22
Music Label: Concord Records
Soundtracks:
- Say It (Over And Over Again)
- You Don't Know What Love Is
- Too Young To Go Steady
- All Or Nothing At All
- I Wish I Knew
- What's New
- It's Easy To Remember
- Nancy (With The Laughing Face)
- Naima
- Why Was I Born?
- Everytime We Say Goodbye
Music reviews of Ballads: Remembering John Coltrane
Music Review: "What's New?...How Is The World Treating You?"
Rating: 5 Stars
"Karrin Allyson's choice of songs in this set illustrates her taste and range in music. She sings, as she has said, 'stuff that speaks to me.' On the standards in this session, she makes them sound autobiographical rather than skating over the surface of the song. And when she scats, she is not just posing as a horn player. She could be a horn." ~ Nat Hentoff ~
With this well-produced album from Concord Records, "Ballads: Remembering John Coltrane," Karrin Allyson has proven that her voice can be a charming instrument by itself. She possesses one of the most beautiful voices amongst jazz singers of today. For Karrin Allyson, singing is not enough to impress her listeners - she can scat and she can also play the piano.
This recording is simply splendid! It is among the absolute best from the world of vocal jazz. I love it from start to finish and even if I had a magic wand, I would not change a thing about this album. There is no weak link on the entire tracks from the fitting opener, "Say It (Over And Over Again)" to the perfect ender, "Every Time We Say Goodbye."
Without a team of fine musicians who have ears for pretty melodies and who can do wonders with their respective instruments, this album would not be as fascinating as it is, so my kudos to James Williams (piano), John Patitucci (acoustic bass), Lewis Nash (drums), Steve Wilson (soprano sax), James Carter and Bob Berg (tenor sax).
Karrin Allyson is very good at dramatizing the sentiments behind a song like she does with some of the emotional highlights from the repertoire that can move the listener's musical sensibilities such as Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart's "It's Easy To Remember," Harry Warren and Mack Gordon's "I Wish I Knew," and Robert Haggart and Johnny Burke's "What's New?"
"What's new?
How is the world treating you?
You haven't changed a bit
Handsome as ever I must admit
What's new?"
After immersing my ears with the enchantment of Grammy-nominated-album, Dedicated To You: Kurt Elling Sings The Music of John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman," I thought it's time for me to give Karrin Allyson's very own tribute to the greatness of John Coltrane. I'm so glad I did. And for a worthy recommendation, I would like to thank a friend of mine who truly knows what a great jazz album is all about. This is it!
Now it's my turn to spread the word...this album is irresistible! With my heartfelt recommendation for your listening pleasure always and forever.
Description of Ballads: Remembering John Coltrane
No Description Available.Genre: Jazz Music
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 22-MAY-2001
More than most tribute albums, singer Karrin Allyson's remembrance of John Coltrane makes a genuine attempt to relate to its subject--not only in retracing his 1961 offering, Ballads, song by song and luxuriating in the deep, swelling tenor sounds of Bob Berg and James Carter, but also in giving the tunes plenty of room to breathe. Resisting the temptation to dress them up with overt displays of style, she approaches them in a straightforward, emotionally understated fashion, capturing their essence with taste and intelligence. In the end, Allyson doesn't have quite enough color or depth to sustain such a long set of slow stuff (the album, also featuring Steve Wilson on soprano sax, concludes with three other ballads associated with Trane, notably his classic "Naima"). This is a singer who needs to breathe as much as sigh. But taken individually or in short doses, songs such as "Say It (Over and Over Again)" and "What's New" impart an exquisite sense of control. Allyson's radiant high notes never fail to move you. --Lloyd Sachs
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