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Chinchilla Serenade by Ellen Johnson
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fave it Jazz Vocals | Traditional Jazz Combo
10 tracks | 43 minutes
Released Sep 2000
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:07 Who Will Buy? lyrics BUY MP3 03:07 Who Will Buy? lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:07 Who Will Buy?
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:40 Yesterdays lyrics BUY MP3 04:40 Yesterdays lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:40 Yesterdays
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:13 Se Todos Fossem Iguas A Voce ( Someone To Light Up My Life) lyrics BUY MP3 05:13 Se Todos Fossem Iguas A Voce ( Someone To Light Up My Life) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:13 Se Todos Fossem Iguas A Voce ( Someone To Light Up My Life)
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Jazz Journal International called it "high quality jazz music that blends the jazz singing tradition with a contemporary outlook suberbly performed by consummate artists".
Editorial review
Ellen Johnson, a classically trained singer based in San Diego with a beautiful voice and a wide range, can hit notes so high that it makes one shiver; fortunately, she is always in tune. In addition to her classical background, Johnson is a fine improviser. Some selections find her accompanied by a trio led by pianist Rick Helzer, while a few other songs add guitarist Peter Sprague and several horn players. The repertoire is diverse and challenging, with the tunes including "Yesterdays," a very sensitive version of Thad Jones' "A Child Is Born," the swing standard "You Turned the Tables on Me," Jobim's "Someone to Light Up My Life" and Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time." Ellen Johnson, who wrote the title cut and co-composed "Goin' Home," asounds particularly passionate on Duke Ellington's "Freedom." An impressive outing from the very promising singer. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Bio / Background
This is the follow up to Ellen's first CD "Too Good To Title" and features a variety of songs with a contemporary twist. Once again Ms Johnson manages to delight us to her unique versions of standards while bursting out with exciting Brazilian rhythms mixed with inspiring gospel settings and original compositions.
Bruce Crowther of Jazz Journal International called this CD "high quality jazz music that blends the jazz singing tradition with a contemporary outlook and is all superbly performed by consummate artists".
Arnaldo Desouteiro of the Tribuna Bis Rio De Janeiro said of Ms Johnson: "Superb technique and strong emotional expression incorporating dramatic effects on the same level as Mark Murphy and improvises with the mannerisms of Urszula Dudziak".
Ellen's interply with her accompanists, which include piano, bass, guitar, drums, percussion, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, and clarinet is exemplary.
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