Roberta Gambarini

Easy To Love

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Genre

Jazz

Catalogue Number

FNCJ5511

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55 Records

Release Country

Japan

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Product Description

Roberta Gambarini was a virtual unknown outside of Europe before coming to the United States and dazzling both seasoned jazz musicians and critics alike. Under the wing of Benny Carter for several years prior to his death in 2003, the Italian singer with an expressive, clear, and consistently swinging vocal style has seen her reputation spread widely, culminating in this initial American release. Her delightful take on the standard "Easy to Love" includes a bit of soft scatting in tandem with Chuck Berghofer's bass. Her expressive interpretation of "On the Sunny Side of the Street" finds her scatting to each of the demanding solos from a recorded collaboration by Sonny Stitt, Dizzy Gillespie, and Sonny Rollins, as well as adding some original vocalese to each of the solos. She is just as effective handling Bill Evans' bittersweet ballad "The Two Lonely People" and Billy Strayhorn's overlooked gem "Multi-Colored Blue." Tenor saxophonist James Moody is a special guest on "Lover Man" and the swinging "Centerpiece," on the latter playing in unison with Gambarini and engaging in a friendly, often hilarious scat duet with her as well. With this first-rate 2006 release, Roberta Gambarini makes a strong case for consideration as one of the most impressive jazz vocalists to arrive on the scene over the previous two decades; her attractive voice, impeccable taste, and skills as an arranger make her impossible to resist.

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[USED:Cond.A] Easy To Love

¥770 Japan Edition 23 Nov 2005
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[USED:Cond.AB] Easy To Love

¥1,100 Japan Edition 23 Nov 2005

Track List

-Bonus Track-

13． Multi-colored Blue (Bonus Track)
14． *

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えらく達者なアン・バートンという感じ。バ...

投稿日：2007/11/18 (日)

えらく達者なアン・バートンという感じ。バラードを歌う時には本当に高い方の声質がよく似ている。が，そこは北と南の出自の違いか暗さはみじんもない。しっとりとした歌い方よりは，ほとんど裏声で歌うOn the Sunny Side ...やかなりの曲に入るスキャットなど，技術を見せる方に力点が置かれているような気がするが，変化に富んでいて楽しい。また，このあからさまに巨乳を強調したポートレートに商魂のいやらしさを感じつつ，ついおじさんは乗せられて購入してしまうのでありました。

ムーミン・パパさん | 盛岡市 | 不明

これいいですよ。とてもオーソドックスです...

投稿日：2006/02/11 (土)

これいいですよ。とてもオーソドックスです。かといって、エラのような適度な軽さもあって。スキャットも面白い。録音もとても良いです。

しょうさん | 愛知県 | 不明

期待して聴いてみたけど　この人の癖のある...

投稿日：2006/01/05 (木)

期待して聴いてみたけど　この人の癖のある歌い方　どうも・・・好きな曲ばっかりだったんだけどね

にゃんたろうさん | 宮城県仙台市 | 不明

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