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Rachel Caswell: We're All in the Dance

By Angelo Leonardi
August 30, 2019
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? una vocalist per un pubblico di nicchia,

Rachel Caswell

vocals
b.1973

" data-original-title="" title="">Rachel Caswell, ma i percorsi che portano al successo internazionale sono complessi e talvolta misteriosi e non sempre riflettono il talento individuale. Al suo promettente debutto discografico del 2003 (Some Other Time) �� seguita una lunga parentesi didattica, che l'ha tenuta per oltre un decennio lontana dai riflettori.

Nel 2015 ha pubblicato un secondo lavoro in coppia con il chitarrista

Dave Stryker

guitar
b.1957

" data-original-title="" title="">Dave Stryker e il bassista

Jeremy Allen

bass, acoustic

" data-original-title="" title="">Jeremy Allen (All I Know) e quest'incisione conferma le sue doti: ricca tecnica vocale con punti di forza nell'intonazione e nello scat, variet�� cromatica, intensit�� espressiva. L'accompagnano magistrali partner come

Dave Stryker

guitar
b.1957

" data-original-title="" title="">Dave Stryker,

Fabian Almazan

piano
b.1984

" data-original-title="" title="">Fabian Almazan,

Linda May Han Oh

bass, acoustic
b.1984

" data-original-title="" title="">Linda May Han Oh,

Johnathan Blake

drums

" data-original-title="" title="">Johnathan Blake e la sorella

Sara Caswell

violin

" data-original-title="" title="">Sara Caswell al violino in tre brani.

Il terreno d'incontro �� un ricercato modern mainstream che si snoda in un repertorio comprendente noti standard (”A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening”, ”I Didn't Know What Time It Was”, ”Devil My Care”), classici del be-bop storico (”Dexterity”), temi poco frequentati (”We're All In the Dance”), un torrido blues legato a

Ray Charles

piano and vocals
1930 - 2004

" data-original-title="" title="">Ray Charles e poi ad Aretha (”Drown in My Own Tears”) e omaggi a

Thelonious Monk

piano
1917 - 1982

" data-original-title="" title="">Thelonious Monk,

Sting

bass, electric
b.1951

" data-original-title="" title="">Sting ed

Herbie Hancock

piano
b.1940

" data-original-title="" title="">Herbie Hancock (il ”Tell Me a Bedtime Story” gi�� riproposto da

Robert Glasper

piano
b.1978

" data-original-title="" title="">Robert Glasper).

Tutto si snoda con raffinatezza, rispetto per la tradizione vocale e strumentale anni cinquanta e le interpretazioni risultano fresche e coinvolgenti in un clima senza et��. Sarah Caswell �� una jazz singer a tutto tondo, migliore di molte cantanti ben pi�� note, e i suoi partner confermano tutto il loro valore.

Un bell'equilibrio di calde interpretazioni vocali e luminosi assoli che assicurano davvero A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening.

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Track Listing

Fragile; A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening; We're All in the Dance; Devil May Care; Two for the Road; Drown in My Own Tears; I Didn't Know What Time It Was; Tell Me a Bedtime Story; Dexterity; Reflections (Looking Back).

Personnel

Rachel Caswell

vocals

Rachel Caswell: vocals; Dave Stryker: guitar; Fabian Almazan: piano & Fender Rhodes; Linda May Han Oh: bass; Johnathan Blake: drums; Sara Caswell: violin.

Album information

Title: We're All in the Dance | Year Released: 2018 | Record Label: Turtle Ridge Records

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