Esmeralda Ferrara - Sings Bill Evans (2001)
Artist: Esmeralda Ferrara, Giovanni Mazzarino, Paolino Dalla Porta, Eliot Zigmund, Gianluca Petrella, Fabrizio Bosso, Francesco Bearzatti
Title: Sings Bill Evans
Year Of Release: 2001
Label: Philology
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 1:03:19
Total Size: 274 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Sings Bill Evans
Year Of Release: 2001
Label: Philology
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 1:03:19
Total Size: 274 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
1. Blue in Green (feat. Eliot Zigmund, Paolino Dalla Porta, Giovanni Mazzarino, Francesco Bearzatti, Fabrizio Bosso & Gianluca Petrella) (07:16)
2. Turn out the Star (feat. Eliot Zigmund, Paolino Dalla Porta, Giovanni Mazzarino, Francesco Bearzatti, Fabrizio Bosso & Gianluca Petrella) (05:46)
3. A Timeless Place (feat. Eliot Zigmund, Paolino Dalla Porta, Giovanni Mazzarino, Francesco Bearzatti, Fabrizio Bosso & Gianluca Petrella) (08:00)
4. Waltz for Debby (feat. Eliot Zigmund, Paolino Dalla Porta, Giovanni Mazzarino, Francesco Bearzatti, Fabrizio Bosso & Gianluca Petrella) (05:11)
5. Five (feat. Eliot Zigmund, Paolino Dalla Porta, Giovanni Mazzarino, Francesco Bearzatti, Fabrizio Bosso & Gianluca Petrella) (05:12)
6. Only Child (feat. Eliot Zigmund, Paolino Dalla Porta, Giovanni Mazzarino, Francesco Bearzatti, Fabrizio Bosso & Gianluca Petrella) (04:08)
7. Time Remembered (feat. Eliot Zigmund, Paolino Dalla Porta, Giovanni Mazzarino, Francesco Bearzatti, Fabrizio Bosso & Gianluca Petrella) (06:32)
8. Truth and Beauty (feat. Eliot Zigmund, Paolino Dalla Porta, Giovanni Mazzarino, Francesco Bearzatti, Fabrizio Bosso & Gianluca Petrella) (07:21)
9. Very Early (feat. Eliot Zigmund, Paolino Dalla Porta, Giovanni Mazzarino, Francesco Bearzatti, Fabrizio Bosso & Gianluca Petrella) (06:56)
10. Detour Ahead (feat. Eliot Zigmund, Paolino Dalla Porta, Giovanni Mazzarino, Francesco Bearzatti, Fabrizio Bosso & Gianluca Petrella) (06:53)
Singer Esmeralda Ferrara professes a love for the music of piano great Bill Evans, but this tribute to him falls a bit flat. Her sense of time is excellent, though her heavily accented vocals and poor enunciation are rather distracting. Another problem is pianist Giovanni Mazzarino's arrangements. Pieces that were shimmering, haunting ballads when played by Evans seem to lose something in the translation. The droning rendition of "Turn Out the Stars," the ill-advised unaccompanied vocal introduction to "A Timeless Place" (known instrumentally as "The Peacocks" by Jimmy Rowles), and the overblown "Waltz for Debby" are just a few examples of obvious misfires. At times excessive reverb is added to her vocal, which does little to help matters. On the plus side, the work of the musicians (which includes bassist Paolino Dalla Porta and Evans' former drummer Eliot Zigmund) is excellent, particularly when trombonist Gianluca Petrella, trumpeter Fabrizio Bosso, and saxophonist Francesco Bearzatti are added to the piano trio. But fans of the music of Bill Evans should expect more from a singer. © Ken Dryden
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