Nadine Axisa - Velvet (2014)

Tracklist

01. Velvet
02. Tempted
03. Stormy Night
04. Light Me Up
05. Għanja
06. 52nd Street
07. Silver Seas
08. Sanaa
09. Heavenly
10. Birds
11. My Night
12. Free

Nadine Axisa this week released ‘Velvet’, an album of 12 original songs in the ‘easy listening jazz’ style penned by various composers and authors.

The album features a total of 38 top musicians renowned in the local jazz scene such as Dominic Galea, Sandro Zerafa, Charles ‘City’ Gatt, Paul Abela, Vinny Vella and Paul Giordimaina amongst others. Nadine is also collaborating with foreign musicians in this album, where two tracks feature bass player Roberto Badoglio and saxophonist Gabriele Comeglio respectively.

Although all tracks fall under the jazz idiom, there is a variation in the style of songs which include Latin, swing, blues, ballads and funky tunes. Eleven tracks have lyrics in English while one song entitled ‘G?anja’ is in Maltese. This was in fact the tune which Nadine launched as a single a couple of weeks ago.

The album was named ‘Velvet’ after one of the tracks which talks about the passion for music, which in turn is compared to velvet.

The album is a very special project for Nadine since it reflects her passion for the style of music. It encompasses the experiences she lived for the past ten years with some of the musicians she collaborated with in events such as the recording of other albums, gigs in Malta and outside Malta, and the Malta Jazz Festival. The album shows her versatility and brings together the talent of local composers and authors together with the ability of all these musicians. Nadine admits that this project is a dream that became a reality and thanks the Malta Arts Fund and other contributors for their support.

Nadine enjoys an interesting track record both in Malta and abroad, however she considers this project to be the most satisfactory accomplishment she has experienced until now.

The album was recorded, mixed and mastered by David Vella at Temple Studios.

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