Carmen Lundy Solamente (CD)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: SolamenteCondition: NewDescription: EDITORIAL REVIEWS Renowned for her extraordinary vocal prowess and songwriting skill, Carmen Lundy moves far beyond our expectations, arranging, producing, recording, mixing and playing every instrument on Solamente. Originally recorded to serve as reference demos of new compositions, the recordings so moved listeners that Lundy was persuaded to release them as they were, with every second, every note a reflection of an artist at her creative peak. REVIEW Sometimes in the too-easy haze of these early-21st century days I fear something has gotten lost in music. Sometimes I think in all the frittering & Twittering we've lost sight of the beating heart that should reside at the center of music. Sometimes I believe that in the midst of ProTools & American Idols & YouTube culture something has been lost. Call it feeling, call it artistry, maybe even call it soul: Which brings us to Carmen Lundy. Ms. Lundy's new album, Solamente, is a tour de force heart & soul effort that brings the focus of music right back to where it belongs, brings it right back to the song. No computer-generated beats here. No market-research dictated lyric themes. No producers playground where more attention is paid to potential ringtones than to songs that cut to the bone. I want to call the music of Carmen Lundy jazz-inflected pop, but really it's more pop-inflected jazz. The pop music of today never ranges as far afield as the tunes of Ms. Lundy. Stand-out cuts include The Out Crowd, When The Lights Are Low, and the stunning Move On. In Move On Ms. Lundy speaks her mind, weaves out lines & observations ''Why am I livin' in shame, playin' a game, lookin' for fame in America? I'm tired of runnin' a race with the color of my face in America, and Why are the preachers, crooked & straight, causin' the hate & disgrace in America?'' Simultaneously her electric piano tolls out a death knell for an outdated American dream. Insightful, defiant lyrics paired with a great tune. How long has it been since we've had these? What if musical & lyric giants like Marvin Gaye or Stevie Wonder had to get a record deal in these days of shorties, rides, humps & blunts? Would they make the cut? The great expatriate singer-songwriter Elliott Murphy once wrote, ''I could analyze each & every song but that's what took all the fun out of chemistry.'' I agree wholeheartedly. I'm not going to bore you with details. I'm just going to tell you that Carmen Lundy plays every note of music - every piano line, every evocative bass run, every oh-so-sympathetic beat of the drums on Solamente by herself. In less masterful hands this solo approach could become an egotistical train wreck. In the assured hands of Ms. Lundy it reveals itself as a thing of great beauty. --Ricki C., guest co-host Invisible Hits Hour Carmen Lundy's voice is one of the very best in jazz, and has always been an integral part of the backing bands she works with. In what may be an unprecedented format for a jazz singer, this is a solo project in every sense, as she wrote and performed everything, save a modified version of America the Beautiful. One gets the airy and diffuse feeling of this album from the beginning, at times drifting or approximated, at others assured and even stoic in her resolve to do this all on her own. There are themes borrowed and assimilated, but it seems more like extrapolations than interpretations. Lundy is unique, if not all that original here, where in previous performances she's been much more of a pioneer than carrying on in whatever jazz vocal tradition. This recording tends toward that derived sound, with pop, Brazilian, and more commercial leanings rather than jazz. Still Lundy's penchant for improvising is softly rendered on the most tuneful blues Lay Low where she picks up an acoustic guitar, or in the easy waltz of Without Your Love, her most pronounced effort. There's a party tune, a shimmering requiem, and even spacy music, all atypical of what Lundy's fans might expect. Lundy has made a bold move here... --Michael G. Nastos, AllMusic.comFormat: CDGenre: JazzArtist: Carmen LundyNo Of Discs: 1Country/Region of Manufacture: USARecord Label: Afrasia Prod.EAN: 0015882070706 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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