Solitaire Miles - Melancholy Lullaby (2011)
Solitaire Miles - Melancholy Lullaby (2011)
MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 15 Tracks | 57:43 | 133 MB
Genre: Jazz, Swing, Vocal Jazz | Label: Seraphic
MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 15 Tracks | 57:43 | 133 MB
Genre: Jazz, Swing, Vocal Jazz | Label: Seraphic
In 2011, I began recording the vocals using a vintage AEA Ribbon microphone, which gave my singing an old fashioned sound that I thought was more appropriate for this type of material. Legendary singers like Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra and Peggy Lee all recorded on Ribbons, and I hope I was able to capture a smooth and smoky feeling similar to early jazz and swing styling. Very old tunes like “The Night Wind” which hasn’t been recorded since vocalist Helen Ward laid it out with Benny Goodman in 1935, and “Melancholy Lullaby” which was recorded by Peggy Lee early on in her career, are complimented by the Ribbon’s dark, velvety sound, giving a more authentic feeling to these erstwhile songs. People ask me why I like to record older or more uncommon tunes and I’m not sure. Maybe it’s the antiquated lyrics or that they’re not performed very often, but I hope that I’ve been able to breathe some life back into these overlooked moments of the past. I think of myself as a music historian as well as a performer and so I’m very pleased to present a new recording from the late swing violinist Johnny Frigo and his accompanist and long time friend Joe Vito.
Taken from my first recording session in 1996, this version of “I’m Getting Sentimental Over You” was never released because of technical problems. It was difficult to edit tape in those days, but with modern digital processing, my engineers were able to get the sound from the old tape to match the clarity of my new digital recordings, allowing us to present a new song from these late, beloved players. I am so happy to be able to revive this unreleased gem and include it with these other tunes. This project is a mixture of material from several sessions recorded in three different studios over the course of 16 years, but the glue that holds it all together is the fine playing by the talented musicians involved and our passion for the material. I hope you enjoy this musical excursion as much as I enjoyed living it.
Tracklist:
1. The Night Wind
2. How Little We Know
3. Tenderly
4. Stars Fell On Alabama
5. Darn That Dream
6. I Found A New Baby
7. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
8. Baby What Else Can I Do?
9. Nuages
10. Softy As In A Morning Sunrise
11. September In A Rain
12. Melancholy Lullaby
13. Out Of Nowhere
14. Me And The Moon
15. Blue Skies
Solitaire Miles - Melancholy Lullaby (2011)
