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Joanna Wallfisch with Dan Tepfer: The Origin of Adjustable Things

By Angelo Leonardi
November 18, 2015
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Joanna Wallfisch with Dan Tepfer: The Origin of Adjustable Things

Dopo il debutto del 2012 con Wild Swan, la cantante inglese

Joanna Wallfisch

vocals

" data-original-title="" title="">Joanna Wallfisch si unisce al pianista

Dan Tepfer

piano
b.1982

" data-original-title="" title="">Dan Tepfer per offrire nuovi e ricercati orizzonti espressivi.
Influenzata da

Norma Winstone

vocals
b.1941

" data-original-title="" title="">Norma Winstone e

Joni Mitchell

vocals
b.1943

" data-original-title="" title="">Joni Mitchell, la Wallfisch fa venire in mente le collaborazioni della Winstone con

Jimmy Rowles

piano
1918 - 1996

" data-original-title="" title="">Jimmy Rowles o

" data-original-title="" title="">Fred Hersch. La sua cifra espressiva �� autonoma ma anche nel suo caso �� un'alta raffinatezza a caratterizzare i percorsi musicali. Il limpido canto colloquiale disegna melodie folk con suadente romanticismo mentre il pianoforte si muove tra empatica partecipazione e visionaria inventiva, andando oltre il semplice accompagnamento.

Ne risulta un percorso affascinante, che si snoda attraverso otto evanescenti composizioni della cantante e quattro di altri, tra cui "Song to a Siren" di

Tim Buckley

guitar and vocals

" data-original-title="" title="">Tim Buckley e "Creep" dei Radiohead, arrangiata da Tepfer. Il primo �� un classico degli anni settanta che il duo riporta a nuova identit�� aggiungendo un'impronta cameristica, il secondo mantiene, in diversa prospettiva, l'alternarsi di forza e intimismo dell'originale.
Tra gli altri brani ricordiamo quello d'apertura "This Is How You Make Me Feel" che elabora con fantasia un aggraziata folk ballad, fondendo limpidezze melodiche alla Joni Mitchell con vocalizzi in scat all'unisono col piano. Ed ancora il multiforme "Brighton Beach" dove Joanna fonde la sua colloquiale esposizione con le nostalgiche note di un valzer e occasionali citazioni di "F��r Elise."

Ma potremmo andare avanti il disco �� una costante fonte di piccole sorprese, esposte con grazia e fantasia.

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Track Listing

This Is How You Make Me Feel; Satin Grey; Satellite; Song to a Siren; Creep; Time Doesn't Play Fair; Anonymous Journeys; Brighton Beach; The Origin of Adjustable Things; Wild Is the Wind; Rational Though; Never Let Me Go.

Personnel

Joanna Wallfisch

vocals

Dan Tepfer

piano

Released March 3, 2015 Sunnyside Records All songs written and arranged by Joanna Wallfisch Produced by Matt Pierson Joanna Wallfisch - vocals, piano Dan Tepfer - piano, mellotron, Wurlitzer, pump organ ? Record at Yamaha, New York, NY

Album information

Title: The Origin of Adjustable Things | Year Released: 2015 | Record Label: Sunnyside Records

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