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Lady Blackbird – Black Acid Soul (Deluxe) (2021/2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:25:23 minutes | 926 MB | Genre: Jazz
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Vocalist Marley Munroe (aka Lady Blackbird) evokes the maverick style of singer Nina Simone on her potent 2021 debut Black Acid Soul. Produced by Chris Seefried, Black Acid Soul is Munroe’s first full-length album following a handful of singles and several years of studio work and live performing. Much like Simone, Munroe is blessed with a throaty, highly resonant voice that’s well-suited to carrying a jazz standard, but which also fits nicely on dusky R&B ballads. Working with guitarist Seefried and an intimate ensemble of collaborators, including pianist Deron Johnson, bassist Jon Flaugher, and drummer Jimmy Paxson, Munroe finds a spellbinding balance between acoustic jazz and live small group soul. She underlines the Simone connection from the start, opening with a burnished take of the legendary singer’s classic “Blackbird,” conjuring a menacing, earthy sensuality that perfectly sets the tone for what is to come. Part of what made Simone’s classic work of the ’60s and ’70s so intriguing was her ability to take a song from any genre and make it her own. Munroe has the same gift and displays it throughout, diving into an organ-tinged take on Reuben Bell’s 1967 track “It’s Not That Easy” and transforming Bill Evans’ languid 1958 composition “Peace Piece” into a dreamily intoxicating tone poem called “Fix It.” She even reworks the James Gang’s 1969 “Collage” into a far-eyed modal number that draws equally from John Coltrane and the psychedelic band Love. While Lady Blackbird’s distinct influences and love of Simone certainly drives much of Black Acid Soul, there’s an immediacy and warmth to the album that feels all her own.
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Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset – Pancrace Royer: Surprising Royer, Orchestral Suites (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:22:05 minutes | 1,50 GB | Genre: Classical
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After two recordings devoted to the harpsichord pieces of Savoyard composer Pancrace Royer, Christophe Rousset, this time conducting, turns to the composer’s orchestral suites. Taken from Royer’s operatic works and (with the exception of a live version of Pyrrhus) never previously recorded, these choreographic pieces reveal a new facet of the composer. The brilliance and virtuosity of his harpsichord compositions are well known; here we discover his gift for refinement and lyricism. These dances show Royer’s singular sense of harmony and fine use of orchestral contrasts, as well as an almost whimsical rhetoric of the unexpected. Some of his best-known pieces, including the famous “March of the Scythians” from Zaïde, are to be heard here in their orchestral form. This recording will undoubtedly further the rediscovery of this iconoclastic composer, whose very personal style and innate sense of drama are given striking depth and relief here under the baton of Christophe Rousset.
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Lucia Lin, Jonathan Miller, Diane Walsh – The New Epoch (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 59:26 minutes | 1013 MB | Genre: Classical
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Artists are liminal figures — they cross thresholds and collapse boundaries between past, present, and future. In THE NEW EPOCH, three musicians from the Boston Artists Ensemble interpret works by French composers Fauré, Debussy, Ravel, and Lili Boulanger, infusing these pieces with unprecedented freshness and clarity. Each celebrated in their own right, cellist Jonathan Miller, violinist Lucia Lin, and pianist Diane Walsh join forces in every duo setting possible from this assortment of instruments. Exploring works written at the threshold of the First World War — with the world crossing into the violent twentieth century and composers reacting with music that looked both nostalgically back and innovatively forward — they underline the commonalities between each composer’s unique voice and reinterpret this music for our turbulent present. Each celebrated in their own right, cellist Jonathan Miller, violinist Lucia Lin, and pianist Diane Walsh join forces in every duo setting possible from this assortment of instruments. Exploring works written at the threshold of the First World War –– with the world crossing into the violent twentieth century and composers reacting with music that looked both nostalgically back and innovatively forward –– they underline the commonalities between each composer’s unique voice and reinterpret this music for our turbulent present.
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Laura Tate – Smokey Tango (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 48:43 minutes | 526 MB | Genre: Blues, Vocal Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Blue Heart Records
Laura Tate is a singer with a heart as big as Texas and a passion for singing that goes back to her childhood in Dallas. Her musical talent took her to Nashville and New York City, before she settled in Los Angeles and added acting on television to her music career. Her repertoire ranges from jazz and blues to rock and country. With the toughness of a torch singer and the tenderness of a lover, Laura sings new life into American standards and popular music while also introducing songs written for her.
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