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Leslie Pintchik: You Eat My Food, You Drink My Wine, You Steal My Girl!

By Angelo Leonardi
October 15, 2019
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Leslie Pintchik: You Eat My Food, You Drink My Wine, You Steal My Girl!

Anche in quest'album la sensibile pianista e compositrice di New York, ripropone l'organico degli ultimi due dischi con l'aggiunta del fisarmonicista

Shoko Nagai

piano
b.1971

" data-original-title="" title="">Shoko Nagai. E nuovamente si rinnova la fragranza delle sue composizioni, dove la tensione jazzistica si alimenta di suggestioni latine o lascia spazio a intime melodie.
Dopo essersi esibita professionalmente per un ventennio senza incidere nulla, dal 2004 a oggi

Leslie Pintchik

piano

" data-original-title="" title="">Leslie Pintchik ha registrato sette album, presentando proprie composizioni accanto ai classici del songbook statunitense. Qui la scelta dei brani non suoi l'ha portata agli anni della Swing Era con il classico "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" riletto in forma di samba e il meno noto "I'm Glad There Is You" di

Jimmy Dorsey

composer / conductor
1904 - 1957

" data-original-title="" title="">Jimmy Dorsey, interpretato a tempo di bolero.
I temi della pianista sono sempre affascinanti e il contributo dei partner li esalta nei valori melodici. Tra i migliori ricordiamo "Mortal," una ballad intrisa di malinconica dolcezza, e "Hopperesque," chiaro omaggio al pittore Edward Hopper con Shoko Nagai protagonista.

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Track Listing

You Eat My Food, You Drink My Wine, You Steal My Girl! I'm Glad There Is You; Smoke Gets In Your Eyes; Mortal; Your Call Will Be Answered By Our Next Available Representative, In The Order In Which It Was Received. Please Stay On The Line; Your Call Is Important To Us; Hopperesque; Happy Dog; A Simpler Time.

Personnel

Leslie Pintchik

piano

Leslie Pintchik: piano; Steve Wilson: alto saxophone (1, 4); Ron Horton: trumpet, flugelhorn (1, 4); Shoko Nagai: accordion (6, 7); Scott Hardy: acoustic bass, electric bass, acoustic guitar, electric guitar; Michael Sarin: drums (1-6, 8); Satoshi Takeishi: percussion.

Album information

Title: You Eat My Food, You Drink My Wine, You Steal My Girl! | Year Released: 2018 | Record Label: Pintch Hard Records

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