Melissa Stylianou – No Regrets (2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/88,2kHz]

Melissa Stylianou – No Regrets (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 56:23 minutes | 1,00 GB | Genre: Jazz
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The fifth album from singer Melissa Stylianou – No Regrets – is all about the joy of spontaneity and making the most of the moment. The Canadian-born, New York-based vocalist recorded a set of jazz standards and other favorites in a live-to-two-track, noon-to-night studio session – old-school – backed by an ultra-simpatico trio of New York all-stars: pianist Bruce Barth, double-bassist Linda Oh and drummer Matt Wilson, with stylish guest spots by clarinetist Anat Cohen and alto saxophonist Billy Drewes.

Past albums have seen her put a personal spin on songs from Björk and Joanna Newsom to Johnny Cash to Tom Waits, not to mention her own lovely original compositions. Jazz standards have been a part of the mix, too, but No Regrets – intimately produced by Oded Lev-Ari – sees Stylianou delve into vintage material like never before. She sings songs by likes of the Gershwins, Jerome Kern and Duke Ellington, along with a Billie Holiday tune, a vocal twist on Thelonious Monk, the indigo-hued chestnut “A Nightingale Can Sing the Blues” and, as a left-field inclusion, as a left-field inclusion, a folk setting of Yeats, “Down by the Salley Gardens.” This beautiful album once again underscores why DownBeat has called her a “sophisticated storyteller” and an “original”.

Tracklist:
1. Melissa Stylianou – Nice Work If You Can Get It (04:34)
2. Melissa Stylianou – Remind Me (03:28)
3. Melissa Stylianou – I Got It Bad (Feat. Billy Drewes) (07:10)
4. Melissa Stylianou – Humming To Myself (05:07)
5. Melissa Stylianou – I Wish I Knew (05:14)
6. Melissa Stylianou – Somebody’s On My Mind (Feat. Anat Cohen and Linda Oh) (03:40)
7. Melissa Stylianou – Down by the Salley Gardens (Feat. Matt Wilson) (03:31)
8. Melissa Stylianou – A Nightingale Can Sing The Blues (Feat. Billy Drewes) (05:31)
9. Melissa Stylianou – I’ll Never Be The Same (Feat. Anat Cohen) (08:06)
10. Melissa Stylianou – Polkadots and Moonbeams (06:30)
11. Melissa Stylianou – I Mean You (Feat. Bruce Barth) (03:26)

Personnel:
Melissa Stylianou – Voice
Bruce Barth – Piano
Linda Oh – Bass
Matt Wilson – Drums
Anat Cohen – Clarinet (6,9)
Billy Drewes – Alto Saxophone (3,8)

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