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Nicole Herzog - Stewy Von Wattenwyl Group - I Loves You Billie (2016)

Posted By: funkerman
Nicole Herzog - Stewy Von Wattenwyl Group - I Loves You Billie (2016)

Nicole Herzog - Stewy Von Wattenwyl Group - I Loves You Billie (2016)
Jazz, Vocal Jazz | MP3 320 kbps | 55:57 min | ~128 Mb
Label: Brambus Records & Verlag AG | Tracks: 11 | Rls.date: 2016

Copenhagen-based singer Nicole Herzog and Bernese pianist Stewy von Wattenwyl first joined forces on their successful 2012 release “Intimacy“, which went straight to being awarded Swiss Jazz Album Of The Year 2014. Now the two are excited to present their highly anticipated follow-up, “I Loves You Billie“, due for release on Brambus Records. Herzog and von Wattenwyl dedicate their second oeuvre to Jazz greats Billie Holiday and George Gershwin. Holiday would have celebrated her 100th anniversary in 2015 and Gershwin’s musical “Porgy and Bess“ came into being more than 80 years ago. Thus they consciously chose to concentrate on music that had long passed its test of time.

What’s so captivating about this recording: Jazz history is preserved here, it’s all wrapped up in the classic nostalgia alluding to the smokey basements of New York and Paris in the 1930s. However, don’t be fooled into false expectations: von Wattenwyl’s tasteful arrangements display an affinity for contemporary music, and Herzog’s interpretations vary immensely, from carefully timed delicate phrases to unexpected forceful outbursts. Supported by an unceasingly intense hard swinging band this record shows von Wattenwyl and Herzog at their best, always performing with depth and full of devotion. Don’t miss!

TRACKLIST

01. Summertime
02. Lover Man
03. It Ain't Necessarily So
04. Night and Day
05. Domino
06. Give Him the Ooh-La-La
07. I Loves You Porgy
08. Nice Work If You Can Get It
09. God Bless the Child
10. Love for Sale
11. Send in the Clowns