Roberta Gambarini- Easy To Love
SKU: 798747708418
Roberta Gambarini's 2006 Classic debut album, first time on vinyl.
With a lyrical singing style which shows commitment to the heritage of Monk, Gillespie and Benny Carter, Roberta Gambarini delights us with her debut album, Easy To Love, recorded in L. A. Paying tribute to giants like Benny Carter, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Billy Strayhorn and Jon Hendricks, at the same time enriching their compositions with a new language. She is backed by two rhythm sections, consisting of bass players John Clayton and Chuck Berghofer, drummers Willie Jones III and Joe La Barbera and pianists Tamir Hendelman and Gerald Clayton. Saxophonist James Moody guests on two numbers and even contributes some inspired scatting. This album is a real masterpiece that was recorded live on tape over two afternoons in L. A. Just a few observations will suffice to establish the quality of this musical rendezvous. With On The Sunny Side Of The Street, Gambarini brilliantly reworks the Gillespie composition Sonny Side Up, reprising the original solos of Sonny Stitt and Sonny Rollins with brand new lyrics, and capturing, unerringly and full of esprit, the high tones of Dizzy's trumpet. In Centerpiece, she enters into a dialogue with Moody's saxophone, then he embarks on a spontaneous scatting adventure with his partner. Their teamwork in the erotic Lover Man works just as magnificently. With Multi-Colored Blue, she roams effortlessly up and down the bluesy scale and in Monk's Prayer / Looking Back, she succeeds in offering a magical and intimate finale for Thelonious.
Collectors LP -Limited Edition, only 1999 worldwide, each LP is numbered and signed by Roberta Gambarini.
180 Gram Virgin Black Vinyl, Mastered & Pressed in Germany.
Featuring:
- Tamir Hendelman
- Gerald Clayton
- John Clayton
- Chuck Berghofer
- Willie Jones III
- Joe La Barbera
- and Special Guest James Moody
EASY TO LOVE
Track List
- Easy to Love
- Only Trust Your Heart
- Lover Man
- On the Sunny Side of the Street
- Porgy I's Your Woman Now / I Loves You Porgy
- Lover Come Back to Me
- The Two Lonely People
- Centerpiece
- Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry
- No More Blues
- Smoke Gets in Your Eyes / All the Things You Are
- Too Late Now
- Multi-Colored Blue
- Monk's Prayer / Looking Back
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Format: New Vinyl/Jazz
Roberta Gambarini- Easy To Love
SKU: 798747708418
Release Date: 10.14.22
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Roberta Gambarini's 2006 Classic debut album, first time on vinyl.
With a lyrical singing style which shows commitment to the heritage of Monk, Gillespie and Benny Carter, Roberta Gambarini delights us with her debut album, Easy To Love, recorded in L. A. Paying tribute to giants like Benny Carter, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Billy Strayhorn and Jon Hendricks, at the same time enriching their compositions with a new language. She is backed by two rhythm sections, consisting of bass players John Clayton and Chuck Berghofer, drummers Willie Jones III and Joe La Barbera and pianists Tamir Hendelman and Gerald Clayton. Saxophonist James Moody guests on two numbers and even contributes some inspired scatting. This album is a real masterpiece that was recorded live on tape over two afternoons in L. A. Just a few observations will suffice to establish the quality of this musical rendezvous. With On The Sunny Side Of The Street, Gambarini brilliantly reworks the Gillespie composition Sonny Side Up, reprising the original solos of Sonny Stitt and Sonny Rollins with brand new lyrics, and capturing, unerringly and full of esprit, the high tones of Dizzy's trumpet. In Centerpiece, she enters into a dialogue with Moody's saxophone, then he embarks on a spontaneous scatting adventure with his partner. Their teamwork in the erotic Lover Man works just as magnificently. With Multi-Colored Blue, she roams effortlessly up and down the bluesy scale and in Monk's Prayer / Looking Back, she succeeds in offering a magical and intimate finale for Thelonious.
Collectors LP -Limited Edition, only 1999 worldwide, each LP is numbered and signed by Roberta Gambarini.
180 Gram Virgin Black Vinyl, Mastered & Pressed in Germany.
Featuring:
- Tamir Hendelman
- Gerald Clayton
- John Clayton
- Chuck Berghofer
- Willie Jones III
- Joe La Barbera
- and Special Guest James Moody
EASY TO LOVE
Track List
- Easy to Love
- Only Trust Your Heart
- Lover Man
- On the Sunny Side of the Street
- Porgy I's Your Woman Now / I Loves You Porgy
- Lover Come Back to Me
- The Two Lonely People
- Centerpiece
- Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry
- No More Blues
- Smoke Gets in Your Eyes / All the Things You Are
- Too Late Now
- Multi-Colored Blue
- Monk's Prayer / Looking Back
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