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Peter Quinn, for ''[[Jazzwise#Jazzwise Magazine|Jazzwise Magazine]]'',<ref name="Quinn">{{cite news | url=http://www.jazzwisemagazine.com/reviews-mainmenu-132/19-cd-reviews/12687-liane-carroll-ballads--recommended | title=Liane Carroll – Ballads – Recommended | work=[[Jazzwise#Jazzwise Magazine|Jazzwise Magazine]] | date=17 April 2013 | accessdate=21 November 2013 | author=Quinn, Peter}}</ref> said "Ballads sees Liane nail 11 terrific songs in magisterial fashion... Widely recorded by instrumentalists (Cannonball Adderley, McCoy Tyner) and vocalists (Dinah Washington, Frank Sinatra) alike, ‘Goodbye’ has always been an exceptional song, but in Liane’s hands it charts untold depths of emotion. This is one of the few indispensable vocal jazz albums of recent years". |
Peter Quinn, for ''[[Jazzwise#Jazzwise Magazine|Jazzwise Magazine]]'',<ref name="Quinn">{{cite news | url=http://www.jazzwisemagazine.com/reviews-mainmenu-132/19-cd-reviews/12687-liane-carroll-ballads--recommended | title=Liane Carroll – Ballads – Recommended | work=[[Jazzwise#Jazzwise Magazine|Jazzwise Magazine]] | date=17 April 2013 | accessdate=21 November 2013 | author=Quinn, Peter}}</ref> said "Ballads sees Liane nail 11 terrific songs in magisterial fashion... Widely recorded by instrumentalists (Cannonball Adderley, McCoy Tyner) and vocalists (Dinah Washington, Frank Sinatra) alike, ‘Goodbye’ has always been an exceptional song, but in Liane’s hands it charts untold depths of emotion. This is one of the few indispensable vocal jazz albums of recent years". |
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[[Dave Gelly]] in ''The Observer'', gave the album four stars and said of Carroll's performance on ''Ballads'' that "Surrounded by a changing cast of the best musicians around, illuminated by piquant arrangements, her singing takes on a new, glowing depth".<ref name="Gelly">{{cite web | url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/may/12/liane-carroll-ballads-review | title=Liane Carroll: Ballads – review | work=[[The Observer]] | date=12 May 2013 | accessdate=27 April 2014}}</ref> |
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Ballads is a studio album by English jazz pianist/vocalist Liane Carroll. It was released in April 2013 by Quietmoney Recordings and distributed by Proper Records.
The album was recorded in Hastings, Sussex, England[1] and produced by James McMillan.[1] It features Mark Edwards (piano), Gwilym Simcock (piano), Julian Siegel (bass clarinet) and Kirk Whalum (tenor saxophone) with orchestration and big band arrangements by Chris Walden,[2] and includes Sophie Bancroft's song "Calgary Bay", performed with the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.[3]
The album cover artwork is by Brighton-based artist, Lester Magoogan.[1]
Reception
In a four-starred review for The Guardian, John Fordham said: "Carroll's subtle pitching, tone colouration and jazz improviser's timing reinvent Here's to Life as a distilled understatement accompanied only by acoustic guitar; her earthiness is revealingly complemented by soft strings on Goodbye; and Mad About the Boy is so slow as to be prayer-like".[4]
Peter Quinn, for Jazzwise Magazine,[5] said "Ballads sees Liane nail 11 terrific songs in magisterial fashion... Widely recorded by instrumentalists (Cannonball Adderley, McCoy Tyner) and vocalists (Dinah Washington, Frank Sinatra) alike, ‘Goodbye’ has always been an exceptional song, but in Liane’s hands it charts untold depths of emotion. This is one of the few indispensable vocal jazz albums of recent years".
Dave Gelly in The Observer, gave the album four stars and said of Carroll's performance on Ballads that "Surrounded by a changing cast of the best musicians around, illuminated by piquant arrangements, her singing takes on a new, glowing depth".[6]
Track listing
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References and footnotes
- ^ a b c "Jazz legend Liane set to launch new album". Hastings & St Leonard's Observer. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- ^ "Liane Carroll: Ballads" (PDF) (Press release). Riot Squad Publicity. 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- ^ "Sophie Bancroft". Sophie Bancroft. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- ^ Fordham, John (25 April 2013). "Liane Carroll: Ballads – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ Quinn, Peter (17 April 2013). "Liane Carroll – Ballads – Recommended". Jazzwise Magazine. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ "Liane Carroll: Ballads – review". The Observer. 12 May 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2014.