The Poems Of Elizabeth Bishop

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 01:00:24
Personnel: Luciana Souza (vocals); Chris Cheek (saxophone); Bruce Barth (piano); John Lockwood (bass); Marlon Browden (drums). Recorded at Avatar Studios, New York, New York on May 3 & 4, 2000. Personnel: Luciana Souza (vocals); Chris Cheek (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Bruce Barth (piano). Audio Mixer: A.T. Michael MacDonald. Recording information: Avatar Studios, New York, NY (05/03/2000-05/04/2000). Photographer: David Korchin. Arranger: Luciana Souza. Luciana Souza moves to the Sunnyside label for her second album, an ambitious project focusing on the poetry of Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979). In all, four of Bishop's poems receive original musical treatments. But in a rather bold move, Souza includes two of her own song-poems, "Daze" and "Do Tell," which stand up quite well in comparison. Six more originals with wordless vocals complete the program. Souza's partners in this endeavor -- pianist Bruce Barth, saxophonist Chris Cheek, bassist John Lockwood, and drummer Marlon Browden -- do a superb job with her delicate but often quite difficult material. Barth and Souza go it alone on two of the Bishop poems, "Argument" and "Imber Nocturnus." "Sonnet," which opens the disc and returns as a reprise, has a surprising, almost Carole King-like pop-folk vibe. The remarkable "Insomnia" finds Souza involved in a bit of semi-vocalese, capturing the night imagery in the swooping, rapid play of syllables. Admirers of this record will be interested in hearing Souza on Andrew Rathbun's True Stories, a like-minded encounter with the poems of Margaret Atwood. ~ David R. Adler
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