Joanie Pallatto, Marshall Vente - Two Again (2015)

Tracklist

01. Help!
02. People Make the World Go Round
03. Straighten Up and Fly Right
04. By the Time I Get to Phoenix
05. Desafinado
06. My Funny Valentine
07. Vacation
08. You May Laugh
09. Berimbau
10. Walk On By
11. Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive
12. Snowfall
13. No Moon At All
14. Don't Misunderstand
15. Charade

Since the beginning of jazz and pop music artists have presented their own versions of high profile classic and obscure hidden treasures. Chicago pianist/arranger Marshall Vente joins forces with Chicago vocalist/producer Joanie Pallatto in a new collection of 15 songs that include 2 originals. Pallatto’s exquisite vocals are wrapped in the lush and creative arrangements of pianist Vente as he strokes the keys of the Baldwin SD-10 9' concert grand creating his own personal orchestra.

No style of music is left alone as the CD opens with Lennon & McCartney's "Help!" And yes, The Beatles do swing! Traces of urban soul sizzle with track #2, “People Make The World Go Round.” Pallatto and Vente pay respect to composer Jimmy Webb on track #4 with their ethereal version of "By The Time I Get To Phoenix." These are just 3 of the 15 songs on this CD!!! And this is only a 1 sheet!

Described by Rick Kogan of the Chicago Tribune as having “a stirring and special voice,” Joanie Pallatto has released fifteen CDs, and has performed at many Chicago jazz clubs, the Chicago Jazz Festival, and was a featured soloist with Daniel Barenboim in "Ellington Among Friends" at Symphony Center in 1999. She is co-founder of Southport Records with partner and piano man Bradley Parker-Sparrow.

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