Home » Articoli » Album Review » Sara Gazarek and Josh Nelson: Dream in the Blue

Sara Gazarek and Josh Nelson: Dream in the Blue

By Angelo Leonardi
November 25, 2016
View read count

Sara Gazarek and Josh Nelson: Dream in the Blue

Dopo anni di collaborazioni in comune (il pianista era presente nei precedenti quattro album della cantante e lei in due lavori del partner),

Sara Gazarek

vocals

" data-original-title="" title="">Sara Gazarek e

" data-original-title="" title="">Josh Nelson hanno deciso di formare un duo che ha preceduto quest'incision con varie esibizioni live. La cantante, nata a Seattle ma Losangelina d'adozione, ha debuttato nel 2005 con l'album Yours ottenendo un immediato successo che s'�� consolidato negli anni seguenti con eccellenti valutazioni della critica e nei referendum del pubblico.

Dotata di uno stile personale, che fonde i riverberi nasali del timbro con inflessioni cristalline, la Gazarek presenta un album che spazia da momenti prettamente jazzistici come "On the Sunny Side of the Street" (dove evidenzia doti di scat singer e plasticit�� ritmica) a intense reinterpretazioni tratte dal songbook di Nick Drake ("Cello Song"), Beatles("Blackbird"),

Bonnie Raitt

guitar and vocals
b.1949

" data-original-title="" title="">Bonnie Raitt ("I Can't Make You Love Me") e Laura Mvula ("Father Father").

Gli altri brani si dividono tra originals e noti standard ridisegnati con intelligenza come "No Moon At All" e "Mood Indigo." La relazione tra la cantante e il pianista �� empatica e le loro interpretazioni si caratterizzano per la dimensione intima e ricercata, ricca di silenzi e chiaroscuri. Fa eccezione l'estroversa versione del classico "O Pato," contenente un pregnante assolo di Nelson.

Learn more about our star rating system

Track Listing

Blackbird/Bye Bye Blackbird; O Pato; Sunny Side Of The Street; All Again; I Can't Make You Love Me; Mood Indigo; No Moon At All; Petit Papillon; I Don't Love You Anymore; Father Father; Behind Me; Cello Song/Without A Song.

Personnel

Sara Gazarek

vocals

Sara Gazarek: vocals; Josh Nelson: piano.

Album information

Title: Dream In The Blue | Year Released: 2016 | Record Label: Steel Bird Music

PREVIOUS / NEXT

London Jazz Festival 2016
< Previous

Solstice
Next >

Support All About Jazz

All About Jazz has been a pillar of jazz since 1995, championing it as an art form and, more importantly, supporting the musicians who make it. Our enduring commitment has made "AAJ" one of the most culturally important websites of its kind, read by hundreds of thousands of fans, musicians and industry figures every month.

Go Ad Free!

To maintain our platform while developing new means to foster jazz discovery and connectivity, we need your help. You can become a sustaining member for as little as $20 and in return, we'll immediately hide those pesky ads plus provide access to future articles for a full year. This winning combination vastly improves your AAJ experience and allow us to vigorously build on the pioneering work we first started in 1995. So enjoy an ad-free AAJ experience and help us remain a positive beacon for jazz by making a donation today.