THE JAZZ CHILL CORNER NEW RELEASES - CATERINA VALENTE, JIMMY SAPIENZA & CHRIS PANGIKAS, SHEILA JORDAN |  |
- NEW RELEASES - CATERINA VALENTE, JIMMY SAPIENZA & CHRIS PANGIKAS, SHEILA JORDAN
- THE COMPLETE REMASTERED RECORDING ON BLACK SAINT & SOUL NOTE OF OLIVER LAKE, DAVID MURRAY, ANDREW CYRILLE
- NEW RELEASES - KOUDEDE, DAVE REMPIS /JOSHUA ABRAMS / AVREEAYL RA, THE REMPIS / DAISY DUO
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Posted: 07 Jan 2014 07:12 AM PST
 Two different live albums from Caterina Valente – served up here in a single set! Live At Talk Of The Town is one of Valente's great albums in the US – upbeat, swinging, and with a very groovy feel that has Caterina sounding especially nice on some of the album's medley tracks – done with a feel that's a lot less hokey than you'd hear from other artists! The spoken bits show her German accent, but the rest have a groovier swinging feel – and the backings are surprisingly jazzy throughout, handled by Burt Rhodes, with vibes and bongos from the great Fats Sadi! Titles include an excellent "Bacharach Medley", plus "Parade Medley", "Mother Goosanova", "Falling In Love", "Canto De Ossanha", and "Spanish Medley". Caterina Valente Live is a record that's mostly sung in German, but one that also has a really universal appeal – thanks to backing from a cool jazz combo that includes MPS heavyweights Fats Sadi on vibes and bongos, and Sigi Schwab on guitar! Horst Jankowski directs the music, and other great instrumental elements include organ from Gotz Wendland and guitar and flute from Silvio Francesco – both mixed up in these really playful arrangements from Heinz Kiessling that show Valente's great ability to skirt both jazz and pop. There's some nice medley numbers – including "Musical Hit Parade", and "Italian Hit Parade" – plus versions of "Canto De Ossanha", "Singing My Song", "Falling In Love With Love", and "The Windmills Of Your Mind". ~ Dusty Groove |
