The Music Pages | April 2009


	Cat. No.: 270 1619 Barcode: 0602527016191 Label: ABC Jazz/UCJ CD Release Date: April			MELODY GARDOT \| My One And Only Thrill ARTISTS Melody Gardot TRACK LISTING 1. Baby I’m A Fool 2. If The Stars Were Mine 3. Who Will Comfort Me 4. Your Heart Is As Black As Night 5. Lover Undercover 6. Our Love Is Easy 7. Les Etoiles 8. The Rain 9. My One And Only Thrill 10. Deep Within The Corners Of My Mind 11. Somewhere Over The Rainbow Amazing though it is, the story of how Melody Gardot overcame the effects of a near-fatal accident to become one of the vocal sensations of 2008 is not the most extraordinary thing about the 23-year-old Philadelphia singer-songwriter. It is simply that here is a voice in a million; one that touches the soul. Melody’s debut album ‘Worrisome Heart’ introduced, in The Sunday Times’ words: “a remarkable talent by any measure”, with songs of quiet, wistful poetry in arrangements that “ooze after-hours sophistication”. Yet the follow-up, for release in April 2009, marks a substantial leap forward. ‘My One And Only Thrill’ is an intensely creative milestone, transcending genre distinctions of jazz and blues to offer a haunting personal musical statement that will appeal to all music-lovers. As with her acclaimed live shows she captures and holds her audience in the palm of her hand. These eleven songs, covering a wide range of emotions, are all her own except for an irresistible, Brazilian take on Somewhere Over The Rainbow. It would take a heart of stone to remain unmoved by the poignant title track My One And Only Thrill.And when the album is finished (as Irving Berlin wrote truly) the song is over, but the Melody lingers on . . . RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 270 1619 Barcode: 00602527016191 Label: ABC Jazz/UMA CD Release Date: April			KATE CEBERANO & MARK ISHAM \| Bittersweet ARTISTS Kate Ceberano Mark Isham TRACK LISTING My One And Only Love Skylark In A Sentimental Mood Don't Get Around Much Anymore In My Solitude Night And Day I Wanna Be Loved Easy Living Lush Life Do It Again Every Time We Say Goodbye Doing what she loves most, making beautiful music, Kate Ceberano found she shared a musical connection with Mark Isham. After performing together recently in the US and forming a great musical bond, our Australian singer, songwriter, actor and multiple ARIA award winner and Grammy Award winner Mark Isham were joined on a quest based on their mutual love for “bitter-sweet, broken-hearted love songs” from the 30’s, 40’s and 50’s. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 531 7123 Barcode: 0600753171233 Label: Verve 2CD Release Date: April			Various Artists \| The No.1 Jazz Album 2009 ARTISTS Various TRACK LISTING CD1 Strike Up The Band - Ella Fitzgerald Sing, Sing, Sing - Anita O'Day Swingin' At Newport - The Count Basie Orchestra Seven Day Fool - Etta James Stay Loose - Jimmy Smith Yeah - Maynard Ferguson Brew Drew? - James Ryan Love Is Here To Stay - Carmen McRae Blues In The Night - Dinah Washington Fever - Sarah Vaughan Comes Love - Catherine Hunter Deluge - Taylor Eigsti Let's Call The Whole Thing Off - Billie Holiday I've Got News For You - David Sanborn (feat Sam Moore) Foot - Bennetts Lane Big Band Peter Gunn - Sarah Vaughan CD2 Worrisome Heart - Melody Gardot Fools Rush In - Michael Feinstein The Look Of Love - Diana Krall Trav'lin' Light - Queen Latifah Not Jealous - Room Eleven, Dayna Kurtz Let It Be Me - Becky Fox I Get A Kick Out Of You - Louis Armstong & Oscar Peterson Someone To Watch Over Me - Arthur Prysock You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To - Helen Merrill One For My Baby - Billie Holiday I'll Be Your Baby Tonight - Barb Junger Everybody's Talking - Michelle Nicolle Speak Low - Boz Scaggs Follow The Footprints - Karrin Allyson Besame Mucho - Adam Lopez A Handful of Stars - Stan Getz Little Girl Blue - Nina Simone The perfect soundtrack to your weekend…. CD1 – Cook up a storm for friends or do those thing around the house you didn’t get done during the week, household chores become a breeze with this up-beat selection of songs from the jazz shelves of Universal Music. Jimmy Smith, Carmen McRae and Anita O’Day swing alongside some of today’s jazz stars, Catherine Hunter and James Ryan. ….Then open a bottle of wine and pop on CD2 for some relaxing tunes, reward yourself with a break. Close your eyes and really drfit away to the soothing vocals of Melody Gardot and Nina Simone, Billiie Holiday and Michelle Nicolle. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 723 1293 Barcode: 0888072312937 Label: Concord CD Release Date: April			Ray Charles \| Greatest Hits ARTISTS Ray Charles TRACK LISTING 1. Hit The Road Jack 2. What'd I Say (Pt. 1) 3. Busted 4. I Can't Stop Loving You 5. Sticks And Stones 6. Drown In My Own Tears 7. Unchain My Heart 8. Georgia On My Mind 9. I've Got A Woman 10. You Are My Sunshine 11. Take These Chains From My Heart 12. Hide 'Nor Hair 13. Let's Go Get Stoned 14. You Don't Know Me 15. Hallelujah, I Love Her So 16. Crying Time 17. A Fool For You 18. One Mint Julep 19. Here We Go Again 20. Yesterday 21. America The Beautiful Commencing an extensive Ray Charles reissue program in 2009, Concord Records presents a 21-song anthology of hits titled Ray Charles — Genius: The Ultimate Ray Charles Collection. The volume compiles Charles’ most influential recordings for the Atlantic and ABC-Paramount labels including 1955’s “I Got a Woman” plus “Busted,” “Georgia on My Mind,” “Hit the Road Jack” and “I Can’t Stop Loving You,” concluding with his signature 1972 rendition of “America the Beautiful.” All are digitally remastered from the original tapes. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 179 0561 Barcode: 0602517905610 Label: UCJ CD Release Date: April			Imelda May \| Love Tattoo ARTISTS Imelda May TRACK LISTING 1. Johnny Got A Boom Boom 2. Feel Me 3. Knock 123 4. Wild About My Lovin 5. Big Bad Handsome Man 6. Love Tattoo 7. Meet You At The Moon 8. Smokers' Song 9. Smotherin' Me 10. Falling In Love With You Again 11. It's Your Voodoo Working 12. Watcha Gonna Do www.imeldamay.com UCJ has signed hot new singer/songwriter Imelda May who got her first break as an unsigned artist on Jools Holland's summer tour. Dublin–born Imelda, who fuses rockabilly, blues and jazz into jazz–a–billy, has since performed on Holland's BBC Radio 2 show as well as Later With Jools on which she performed Johnny Got A Boom Boom, one of the leading tracks on her new album Love Tattoo. Her performance got a strong audience reaction. Tom Lewis signed Imelda for UCJ. He says: "Imelda made a fantastic and lasting impression on Later With Jools. People are still talking about it. "I've known about her for a long time – in fact, she sang at my wedding! But, when she performed Johnny Got A Boom Boom on Later, it was immediately obvious that she'd arrived. We had to sign her as quickly as we could after that. Her TV performance definitely clinched the deal as far as I'm concerned. I'm really excited about her potential. "Her sound is unique, she looks amazing, she is a brilliant song writer and she has an awesome voice. When she performs on stage, she is magnetic and has the ability to whip the crowd into a frenzy. She is 100% the real deal. She's a very strong individual and I think she has the potential to become a female icon. People can't help falling in love with Imelda." Imelda May has now released her debut album Love Tattoo on Blue Thumb/UCJ, home to other rising stars Teddy Thompson and Beth Rowley. She will be touring the UK during February and March, concluding in Ireland at Dublin's Button Factory, Imelda has already won an award: Best Female Newcomer of the Year for 2008 at the prestigious Irish World Newspaper Awards plus a nomination of Best Burlesque Singer 2007. She has also made her LA movie debut as the singing voice in the forthcoming American gangster move, Dark Streets. So far in her career, Imelda has shared the stage with an impressive array of musical talent, including the late Kirsty MacColl, Alison Moyet, Dionne Warwick, Diana Ross, Van Morrison and Scissor Sisters. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 723 0635 Barcode: 0888072306356 Label: Concord CD Release Date: April			THE RIPPINGTONS \| Modern Art ARTISTS Names TRACK LISTING 1. Modern Art 2. Paris Groove 3. Black Book 4. Pastels On Canvas 5. One Step Closer 6. I Still Believe 7. Body Art 8. Age Of Reason 9. Sweet Lullaby 10. Jet Set 11. Love Story A quick Google search of the term Modern Art clues in contemporary jazz fans everywhere just why it’s the perfect title for The Rippingtons’ latest release on Peak Records, and reflective of band founder Russ Freeman’s creative mindset as he leads the pioneering band in blazing new trails at the start of their incredible third decade: “It is usually associated with art in which the traditions of the past have been cast aside in a spirit of experimentation, associated with new ways of seeing and fresh ideas about the functions of art.” RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 7231281 Barcode: 0888072312814 Label: Concord 2CD Release Date: April			TONY BENNETT & BILL EVANS \| Complete Sessions TRACK LISTING CD1 1. Young and Foolish 2. The Touch of your Lips 3. Some Other Time 4. When in Rome 5. We’ll be Together Again 6. My Foolish Heart 7. Waltz for Debby 8. But Beautiful 9. Days of Wine and Roses 10. The Bad and the Beautiful 11. Lucky to be me 12. Make Someone Happy 13. You’re Nearer 14. A Child is Born 15. The Two Lonely People 16. You Don’t Know What Love is 17. Maybe September 18. Lonely Girl 19. You Must Believe in Spring 20. Who Can I Turn To? 21. Dream Dancing CD2 (Alternate Versions of CD1) The Complete Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Recordings features both legendary albums, The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album and Together Again, completely remixed and remastered along with exensive rare and alternate material. RETURN TO THE TOP

	Cat. No.: 723 1397 Barcode: 0888072313972 Label: Concord 2CD Release Date: April			CHICK COREA & JOHN MCLAUGHLIN \| Five Peace Band TRACK LISTING CD1 1. Raju 2. The Disguise 3. New Blues, Old Bruise 4. Hymn To Andromeda CD2 1. Dr. Jackle 2. Senor C.S. 3. In A Silent Way / It's About That Time 4. Someday My Prince Will Come The quintet’s tour de force double-album, Five Peace Band Live, which was recorded during their European tour during the fall of 2009. Five Peace Band Live features Corea and McLaughlin’s inspired duets as well as all five members negotiating the twists and turns of the compositions. As shown throughout the tours, Corea and McLaughlin are truly kindred spirits, given that both are brave musical explorers and virtuosos on their respective instruments. As young jazz artists, they both did stints with Miles Davis and appeared together on the groundbreaking jazz/rock/funk classic Bitches Brew before forming their own revolutionary bands: Corea’s Return to Forever and McLaughlin’s Mahavishnu Orchestra. The innovative music played by these two groups attracted theater and stadium-sized audiences in the ‘70s and helped to shape a new genre of music, turning on multitudes of rock fans to a new form of jazz. RETURN TO THE TOP