Like a revivifying breath of spring
comes a twelve-song set of freshly-arranged standards given a Brazilian
jazz veneer and elaborately-orchestrated originals from vocalist Anne Walsh (www.AnneWalsh.com) entitled “Brand New.”
Singing rapturous tales of romance, renewal and rebirth along with
stunning meditations on the beauty and magnificence of nature, the
collection produced and arranged by Walsh and GRAMMY®-nominated pianist-arranger Tom Zink
was released in conjunction with the arrival of spring. Its fragrant
bloom is presently brightening two radio formats and receiving ravishing
reviews.
Pay
particular attention to how Walsh’s classically-trained soprano soars
divinely throughout the session on which she and Zink take apart and
tinker with classic contemporary compositions by John Lennon & Paul McCartney (“Here, There and Everywhere”), Burt Bacharach & Hal David (“I Say A Little Prayer”), Alan & Marilyn Bergman and Michel Legrand (“Windmills Of Your Mind”) and Sergio Mendes & Lani Hall
(“Salt Sea”). Or how the songbird turns lyrist to write lyrics for an
instrumental favorite – in this case “Amazon River” by Brazilian jazz
icon Dori Caymmi - thus continuing a trend that she started on her “Pretty World”
disc in 2009. Or the ease and grace in which she sings enchantingly in
Portuguese on “Coisas Do Amor,” an original duet written for the project
by bassist-vocalist Ebinho Cardoso. In addition to a vibrant
version of “To Sir With Love” and a dramatic “Nature Boy” on which
Walsh’s accompaniment is stark, a pair of Walsh-Zink originals – the
meticulously-arranged Brazilian rhythms of the title track and the retro
groove “Batuque (The Beat)” - are also noteworthy.
On “Brand New,” Walsh and Zink recruited first-call players - Brian Bromberg, Chris Wabich, Gary Meek, Gannin Arnold, Tiki Pasillas
and Cardoso – to form the core ensemble thus the musicianship sparkles.
Full string, horn and woodwind sections illuminate the more ornate
tracks while others are just as powerfully realized as piano and voice
etchings.
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