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| Some Other Time |
| Diane Schuur |
| első megjelenés éve: 2008 |
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| (2008)
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| 4.953 Ft
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| 1. | Nice Work If You Can Get It
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| 2. | Beginner's Luck
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| 3. | They Say It's Wonderful
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| 4. | Some Other Time
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| 5. | Blue Skies
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| 6. | Without A Song
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| 7. | It's Magic
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| 8. | Taking A Chance On Love
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| 9. | The Good Life
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| 10. | If Someone Had Told Me
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| 11. | My Favorite Things
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| 12. | September In The Rain
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| 13. | Danny Boy
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Jazz / Vocal, Contemporary Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Diane Schuur - Producer, Piano, Vocals, Arranger
Bill Airey Smith Engineer, Mixing
Chandler Harrod Assistant, Mixing Assistant
Dan Balmer Guitar, Arranger
Dave Love Executive Producer
Jun Murakawa Assistant
June Murakawa Mixing Assistant
Marc Silag Producer
Maura Lanahan Photography
Paul Blakemore Mastering
Randy Porter Piano, Producer, Arranger
Reggie Jackson Drums
Robert Hoffman Design
Scott Steed Bass
"Some Other Time," vocalist and pianist Diane Schuur's February 2008 Concord release, is a recording of songs by jazz artists whom she first discovered via her parents during her childhood and adolescent years. The album features songs by George and Ira Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Sammy Cahn, Rodgers and Hammerstein and more. The set also includes a surprisingly mature-sounding rendition of "September in the Rain," recorded at the Holiday Inn in Tacoma in 1964 when Schuur was only ten years old. P "Some Other Time" is, among other things, Schuur's celebration of the music of her parents' generation, and a tribute to her late mother on the fortieth anniversary of her death at the young age of 31.
Vocalist and pianist Diane Schuur grew up at the intersection of two distinct worlds of music. On one hand, the radio of her youth telegraphed the sounds of Motown, the Beatles and other powerful forces of the '60s. On the other, her parents' home in Auburn, Washington, was filled with the likes of Dinah Washington, Nat King Cole and other luminaries of mid-20th century jazz.
Out of this melting pot, Schuur developed a hybrid style that merges the best elements of the jazz and pop traditions. Since her recording career began in the early 1980s, she has scored two GRAMMY Awards and three additional GRAMMY nominations, and has performed and collaborated with artists as diverse as B.B. King, Ray Charles, Stan Getz and many more.
On Some Other Time, Schuur returns to her jazz roots – the music of her parents' generation, which includes some of the earliest and most enduring music in her creative consciousness.
"This recording is a celebration of the fortieth anniversary of my mother's death," says Schuur, whose mother died at age 31 in January 1967, when the aspiring young vocalist and musician was only 13 years old. "This is a celebration of the music she introduced to me when I was growing up."
The closing tracks have a poignant magic all their own. September in the Rain" is taken from a 1964 recording made by a 10-year-old Schuur and her parents at a Holiday Inn in Tacoma, Washington.
Immediately following "September in the Rain" is an exchange between Schuur and her mother from that same period in the mid-'60s. Schuur's mother asks if Diane knows "Danny Boy," and Diane responds with the promise that she'll record the song just for her. What follows is a heart-stopping rendition of the classic Irish tune that transcends the mortal plane and makes good on a devoted daughter's promise more than forty years after it was made.
For her entry into the increasingly popular Great American Songbook subgenre, Diane Schuur de-emphasizes the vocal histrionics that in the past have come close to spoiling some of her recordings and maintains a steady, clear, exuberant tone. Good move: one of Schuur's gifts is her multi-octave range, but she has often over-relied on it at the expense of whatever song she was singing. Here, she takes to the classic compositions of George and Ira Gershwin, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Irving Berlin, and the like with a respectfulness and glee that allow her to frame and expose these culturally embedded lyrics and melodies without beating on them. If anything, Schuur is overly cautious at times -- there's a girl-like quality to her voice here that belies her 50-plus years, and she sometimes lays back where before she might have trampled. But she's clearly enjoying this repertoire; it's as if, by exploring these ancient tunes, she's discovered a fountain of youth along the way. Accompanied by longtime pianist Randy Porter, as well as guitarist Dan Balmer, bassist Scott Steed, and drummer Reggie Jackson, Schuur largely stays in a ballad-to-midtempo range on standards like "Blue Skies," "Nice Work If You Can Get It," "My Favorite Things," and Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne's "It's Magic." She's comfortable there, and the lack of a hurried pace allows her to utilize her still impressive range to get the most from the tunes without falling into the trap of milking them. ~ Jeff Tamarkin, All Music Guide
Diane Schuur
Active Decades: '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: 1953 in Seattle, WA
Genre: Vocal, Jazz
Styles: Ballads, Contemporary Jazz, Standards, Vocal Jazz
Diane Schuur, who has often been on the periphery of jazz, has the potential to be an important jazz singer although she still includes a large dose of pop tunes in her repertoire. Early in her career she had the tendency to screech in her upper register, but with maturity that flaw has largely disappeared and she has become a very impressive singer. Blinded at birth due to a hospital accident, Schuur (who would later be nicknamed "Deedles") imitated singers as a child. She had her first gig at a Holiday Inn when just ten and originally sang country music. The turning point in her career occurred when she sang "Amazing Grace" at the 1979 Monterey Jazz Festival, greatly impressing Stan Getz. After Getz featured her singing at a televised concert from the White House in 1982, Schuur was signed to GRP and began recording regularly. Although her 1987 collaboration with the Count Basie Orchestra was a high point, Diane Schuur's recordings tend to be a mixed success from the jazz standpoint.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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