Laura Crema
Posted on | November 1, 2007 | No Comments
by Brian Nation
Spring is Here
Maximum Jazz
A Flower is a Lovesome Thing
Autumn Serenade
Blackbird
Estate
A Ghost of a Chance
New Day
Lazy Afternoon
So in Love
Skylark
Spring is Here
Summer Night
Tenderly
Laura Crema
Bill Coon
Nino Dipasquale
Paul Rushka
Paul Townsend
Brad Turner
George McFetridge
“Spring is Here” is a beautiful disk showcasing Crema’s remarkable voice as a storyteller and musical seamstress, her voice draws the listener deep into a musical journey celebrating beauty and discoveries of the heart.
The 12 track disc features the stellar musicianship of Bill Coon, George McFetridge, Nino DiPasqual, Paul Rushka, Paul Townsend including Brad Turner and is a collection of songs ranging from Billy Strayhorn’s, “A Flower is a Lovesome Thing”, to the Beatles’ “Blackbird”. The opening “A Flower is a Lovesome Thing” introduces the listeners to Crema’s remarkably evocative and resonant voice; and the two duets on the album are truly enchanting renditions of the Brighetti/Martino classic “Estate” (with Crema singing the original Italian lyrics) and the hauntingly beautiful “Tenderly”.
Other highlights include Brad Turner’s trumpet solo on Cole Porter’s, “So In Love”, his inventive flugelhorn playing on “Autumn Serenade” and the band’s heartfelt reading of “A Ghost of a Chance”.
Recorded at the Factory, Vancouver, March 12 and 13 and June 14 2005
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