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| 1. | Noneday
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| 2. | I'm In A Mood For Love
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| 3. | No Moonlight
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| 4. | Sometimes I Think
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| 5. | Whisper Not
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| 6. | Daydream
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| 7. | If I Should Lose You
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| 8. | Home
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| 9. | Photograph
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| 10. | Moonriver
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Jazz
Carolyn Leonhart - vocals
Wayne Escoffery - tenor sax
Rick Germanson - piano
Hans Glawischnig - bass
Donald Edwards - drums
Jason Brown - drums
* A.T. Michael MacDonald - Mastering
* Alan Ford - Mixing
* Dan Lawrence - Engineer
* Francois Zalacain - Executive Producer
* Michael Leonhart - Engineer, Mixing, Producer
* Victoria Keen - Wardrobe
Five years in the making, New 8th Day features Leonhart on vocals along with her working band of husband Wayne Escoffery on saxophone, pianist Rick Germanson, bassist Hans Glawischnig, and drummers Donald Edwards and Jason Brown.
The honed chemistry of the band is readily apparent throughout. The album opens with the moody pop ballad "Noneday" - Leonhart embues this original with plenty of breathing room as she sensually embellishes it with bits of blues and soul. Written in Switzerland as she waiting to go home after the 9/11 attacks, "No Moonlight" has an understandably sad sentiment about it, but like so many classic sad songs, it offers uplifting sense of comfort by the time it's over. "Home" is the final Leonhart original. Whereas "Noneday" is filled with open space, "Home" is opens with a dense, swirling intro and long drawn out notes from singer. She adds rich context throughout as she purrs, pushes and pulls at the words.
All great singers are storytellers, and Leonhart has chosen several classic stories for the new album as well. "I'm in the Mood for Love" and "Moonriver" are standards we've all heard countless times, often done by lesser singers. Leonhart takes these songs off life support with imaginative arrangements that push off from the edges to offer fresh perspective.
"Whisper Not" is the hardest hitting song on the album with Escoffery driving the tune with a sizzling tenor solo. Escoffery actually came up with arrangement, setting the tune to a jaunty 7/8 time that makes the song playfully skip along even if the lyrics are bittersweet.
Leonhart also chooses to include a song of her father's (noted bassist Jay Leonhart) here. Recording it just as she performs it live, only accompanied by Glawischnig, Leonhart carries the melody and tells the story while the bassist provides rhythm and a tasteful solo.
"These are a collection of songs I've written or rediscovered, based on their lyrics." Leonhart says of her choices on New 8th Day. New tunes or old favorites, the singer and her band put their stamp on them. Wholly modern acoustic jazz with elements of pop, blues, folk and soul, this new album features the singer front and center in a collection of songs instantly appealing without catering to the lowest common denominator. The next step in this gifted singer's career, New 8th Day is strong argument for making 2005 biggest year for Carolyn Leonhart so far.
In a world full of cookie-cutter jazz vocalists and instant vanity CDs (just add water), it's rare to hear a singer who has both chops and discernible style. Carolyn Leonhart is one of the few: it's a pleasure to hear the intelligence and nuance in her delivery, and she also swings her posterior off. Add to all this an unusually interesting set of tunes and a sterling quartet, and you have a release that's a cut above most of what's out there today.
New 8th Day is thoroughly enjoyable from start to finish, a breath of fresh air in a cluttered field of sound-alikes.
--- Dr. Judith Schlesinger, All About jazz
This is a perfect mix of original songs, jazz standards, and Carolyn's own arrangements of jazz standards. "Noneday" leads off the release, and is one of Carolyn's originals with a classic jazz tempo featuring Wayne Escoffery on tenor saxophone. Other originals include: "No Moonlight", and "Home." Carolyn's arrangements include "Sometimes I Think" which was written by her father Jay Leonhart, "Daydream", "Photograph" and "Moonriver". I especially loved her cover of the Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington song "Daydream", which features Wayne Escoffery.
New 8th Day reminds the jazz world how great a talent Carolyn is.
--- Edward F. Nesta
Carolyn Leonhart
Active Decades: '90s and '00s
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Bop, Torch Songs, Swing, Jazz-Pop, Contemporary Jazz, Standards, Vocal Jazz
Carolyn Leonhart is a jazz singer with one foot firmly planted in the rockpop universe. She is the daughter of veteran bassist Jay Leonhart, so her jazz sensibilities flow from her upbringing. Yet she gained wide exposure during the '90s as a backup vocalist for the reunited Steely Dan. Her jazz style is tinged with the edginess of a soul or R&B singer. Her first U.S. album, an inspired collaboration with pianist/songwriter Rob Bargad titled Steal the Moon, was released in 2000.
---David R. Adler, All Music Guide
Carolyn Leonhart
Vocalist
A Native New Yorker, Carolyn Leonhart grew up in the local jazz and studio scenes. She spent much of her childhood accompanying her father, bassist/composer/singer Jay Leonhart, on his many recording sessions and gigs. She adapted to the scene quickly and began singing professionally at the age of 8.
Carolyn spent her teenage years listening to a wide variety of music, and knew she had to go to LaGuardia H.S. of Music and Art as soon as she heard their award winning gospel choir. By the time she graduated, she had established herself as a featured soloist in the choir.
At 16, Carolyn reconnected with her jazz roots. She started sitting in with her father at the Blue Note during the Sunday Jazz Brunch, and began to find her own voice in the midst of many powerful musical influences -- from Michael Jackson to Mel Torme, Chaka Khan to Steely Dan, Sarah Vaughn to Ivan Lins, the Doobie Brothers to The Jungle Brothers.
Carolyn chose not to study music in college, instead earning a B.A. in Comparative Religion with a minor in Japanese at The University of Rochester. However, she moonlighted at the Eastman School of music, performing with small jazz ensembles, big bands and the Eastman Studio Orchestra all the while.
After graduating with honors and being named the Outstanding Jazz Singer in College by Down Beat Magazine, Carolyn returned to New York City and was soon honored to be the 3rd place winner In the 1994 Thelonious Monk Vocal Jazz Competition.
Since 1996, Carolyn has had the privilege of working with 2 of her favorite songwriters, Donald Fagen and Walter Becker. She has done 2 world tours with Steely Dan, and appears on their multi Grammy Award winning album "Two Against Nature".
Carolyn has also recorded several solo jazz CDs in Japan, and in 2000 released "Steal The Moon" on Sunnyside Records. She has also been a part of a 6 year collaboration with the Swiss Percussion Group, now called Lyn Leon. Their critically acclaimed second CD, "Glass Lounge", was released in December 2001. In addition to her singing, "Glass Lounge" prominently features Carolyn as lyricist and songwriter.
In the last 2 years, Carolyn has been involved in almost every musical style. Besides touring with Steely Dan and Lyn Leon, she has performed with her own trio at such venues as Iridium in New York, and at colleges and festivals throughout the United States. She has been the lead singer in Wax Poetic, an adventurous musical project that combines electronica, trip hop, funk, and jazz. She has also sung alongside several rap artists, a medium she loves. Carolyn is now writing her own words and music as she brings all of her influences and experiences to one project - the Carolyn Leonhart Group. |
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