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6 tracks | 26 minutes
Released Jul 2004
on Steve Millard Music
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:12 The Man She Loves lyrics BUY MP3 05:12 The Man She Loves lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:12 The Man She Loves
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:13 Wrapped Up In Your Kiss lyrics BUY MP3 05:13 Wrapped Up In Your Kiss lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:13 Wrapped Up In Your Kiss
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:58 Sand & Sea lyrics BUY MP3 02:58 Sand & Sea lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:58 Sand & Sea
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:17 Things Haven't Been The Same lyrics BUY MP3 04:17 Things Haven't Been The Same lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:17 Things Haven't Been The Same
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:45 The Man Of My Dreams lyrics BUY MP3 03:45 The Man Of My Dreams lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:45 The Man Of My Dreams
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If you like Jazz Standards, you will LOVE this CD. Original Compositions of Latin Jazz, Torch Songs, Swing, and Ballad.
Bio / Background
“Wrapped Up In Your Kiss” marks Steve Millard’s debut as both a composer and lyricist. In Quintessence, Millard has found the quintessential group to convey the depth and variety of his compositions.
The CD opens with “The Man She Loves,” a driving up-tempo bossa nova. Hans Teuber’s rich, full-bodied tenor sax, Eugen Bien’s crisp piano, and Mark Ivester’s clean beat recall the Getz/Gilberto/Jobim collaborations of the early 1960’s. The title track, featuring silky vocalist Jennifer Ivester, is a smoky midnight ballad of sensuous memory and anticipation, highlighted by Teuber’s beautiful and haunting tenor solo. “Sand & Sea” brings us back to a lighter bossa nova, à la Jobim’s “Wave,” featuring Bien (pronounce BEE-EN) on piano, with Douglas Barnett as always providing a solid bass line. On “Things Haven’t Been The Same,” Jennifer sings a tale of love lost with a 9/8 feel. Barnett’s descending bass lines provide a compelling synchronicity.
↓ more ↓“The Man of My Dreams” is an upbeat big band tune in the spirit of Ellington, with Teuber and Bien delivering solid solos and Jennifer singing tongue-in-cheek. The final track, “Breezy Summer Night,” has Teuber switching to alto and conveying a couple walking hand-in-hand on a gorgeous quiet summer evening with a hint of wind whispering in the trees. Barnett shows off his melodic chops on this one as well.
When recording engineer Rick Fisher (whose clientele has included The Steve Miller Band and Pearl Jam) was mastering this CD, he said, “This is really nice, but why would anyone in this day and age write Jazz Standards?” Steve Millard answers: “Why not?”
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