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Allegra Levy: Looking at the Moon

By Angelo Leonardi
November 19, 2019
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L'hanno gi�� fatto

Frank Sinatra

vocals
1915 - 1998

" data-original-title="" title="">Frank Sinatra e

Mel Torme

vocals
1925 - 1999

" data-original-title="" title="">Mel Torme ma non �� vietato riprovarci, deve aver pensato

" data-original-title="" title="">Allegra Levy. Giunta al terzo disco, la giovane cantante statunitense esplora un repertorio di canzoni che si riferiscono alla luna, nel titolo e/o nel testo. Sono trascorsi pi�� di cinquant'anni da Moonlingt Sinatra e Swingin' On The Moon (quest'ultimo ne ha quasi sessanta) e la scelta dei temi s'�� ovviamente aggiornata. Accanto a classici standard come "Moonlight in Vermont" o "Blue Moon," Allegra introduce splendidi temi di Neil Young ("Harvest Moon"), Nick Drake ("Pink Moon") e Cat Stevens ("MoonShadow"). Come ricorda la cantante nelle note, quest'ultimo �� ben impresso nei suoi ricordi, visto che gliela cantava la mamma quand'era piccola, per farla addormentare.

Allegra Levy ha dimostrato di essere una suadente cantante d'impronta cool, vicina a

Chris Connor

vocals
1927 - 2009

" data-original-title="" title="">Chris Connor,

Peggy Lee

vocals
1920 - 2002

" data-original-title="" title="">Peggy Lee e

Julie London

vocals
1926 - 2000

" data-original-title="" title="">Julie London e in questo disco conferma le sue doti: gusto interpretativo, intima colloquialit�� romantica, fantasia nel canto scat e nel vivace timing.
In piena sintonia coi suoi partner, Allegra offre pregevoli interpretazioni nei dinamici "Moon Ray" e "It's Only A Paper Moon" e nel classico di Nick Drake, eseguito in dialogo con Tim Norton al contrabbasso.
Un disco apparentemente facile ma per niente scontato, che regala emozioni.

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Track Listing

Moon River; I Got The Sun In The Morning; Harvest Moon; Blue Moon; Moon Ray; Moonlight In Vermont; Moonshadow; Moonglow; Polkadots And Moonbeams; No Moon At All; It's Only A Papermoon; Pink Moon; I'll Be Seeing You.

Personnel

Allegra Levy

vocals

Allegra Levy: vocal; Carmen Staaf: piano; Alex Goodman: guitar; Tim Norton: bass.

Album information

Title: Looking at the Moon | Year Released: 2018 | Record Label: SteepleChase Records

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