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After her big band beginnings, resolutely anchored in traditional forms of jazz, followed by increasingly notable incursions towards soul, rhythm, blues and pop that describe an agile technique and holistic sense of entertainment, the singer Robin McKelle seems, in recent years, to have naturally returned to her first love. As proof, this magnificent new album is designed, as its name suggests, as a personal and impressionistic evocation of the inimitable vocal art of the brilliant Ella Fitzgerald. Unfussy and faithful to the text and the great standards immortalised by this icon of swing jazz, Robin McKelle showcases a mature mixture of humility and know-how as she deploys all the facets of her outstanding talent: a clear and irresistibly fresh timbre, supple and beautifully articulated phrasing gliding as close as possible to the melodic line with varying intensity, placement and rhythm of great musicality, and a constant emotional commitment offering personal interpretations of the song lyrics. Magnificently accompanied by a sumptuous trio, composed of the pianist Kenny Barron, double bassist Peter Washington, and drummer Kenny Washington, the record is imperial throughout, both in terms of elegance and expressiveness. Robin McKelle has not only put her name to her most touching and personal album to date but has put herself among the greatest real jazz singers of the present day. © Stéphane Ollivier/Qobuz
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George Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Lyricist - Peter Washington, Musician - Robert Mellin, Composer - Kenny Barron, Musician - Guy Wood, Lyricist - Kenny Washington, Musician - Robin McKelle, MainArtist
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Peter Washington, Musician - Nancy Hamilton, Composer - Kenny Barron, Musician - William Lewis, Lyricist - Kenny Washington, Musician - Robin McKelle, MainArtist
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Jerome Kern, Lyricist - Dorothy Fields, Composer - Kurt Elling, MainArtist - Peter Washington, Musician - Kenny Barron, Musician - Kenny Washington, Musician - Robin McKelle, MainArtist
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George Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Lyricist - Peter Washington, Musician - Kenny Barron, Musician - Kenny Washington, Musician - Robin McKelle, MainArtist
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Duke Ellington, Lyricist - Bob Russell, Composer - Peter Washington, Musician - Kenny Barron, Musician - Kenny Washington, Musician - Robin McKelle, MainArtist
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Peter Washington, Musician - Kenny Barron, Musician - ILLINOIS JACQUET, Lyricist - Charles Thompson, Composer - Kenny Washington, Musician - Robin McKelle, MainArtist
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John La Touche, Composer - Peter Washington, Musician - Vernon Duke, Lyricist - Kenny Barron, Musician - Kenny Washington, Musician - Ted Fetter, Composer - Robin McKelle, MainArtist
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Peter Washington, Musician - Vernon Duke, Lyricist - Kenny Barron, Musician - Kenny Washington, Musician - Robin McKelle, MainArtist - Yip Harburg, Composer
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George Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Lyricist - Peter Washington, Musician - Kenny Barron, Musician - Kenny Washington, Musician - Robin McKelle, MainArtist
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Album review
After her big band beginnings, resolutely anchored in traditional forms of jazz, followed by increasingly notable incursions towards soul, rhythm, blues and pop that describe an agile technique and holistic sense of entertainment, the singer Robin McKelle seems, in recent years, to have naturally returned to her first love. As proof, this magnificent new album is designed, as its name suggests, as a personal and impressionistic evocation of the inimitable vocal art of the brilliant Ella Fitzgerald. Unfussy and faithful to the text and the great standards immortalised by this icon of swing jazz, Robin McKelle showcases a mature mixture of humility and know-how as she deploys all the facets of her outstanding talent: a clear and irresistibly fresh timbre, supple and beautifully articulated phrasing gliding as close as possible to the melodic line with varying intensity, placement and rhythm of great musicality, and a constant emotional commitment offering personal interpretations of the song lyrics. Magnificently accompanied by a sumptuous trio, composed of the pianist Kenny Barron, double bassist Peter Washington, and drummer Kenny Washington, the record is imperial throughout, both in terms of elegance and expressiveness. Robin McKelle has not only put her name to her most touching and personal album to date but has put herself among the greatest real jazz singers of the present day. © Stéphane Ollivier/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:48:28
- Main artists: Robin McKelle
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Naive
- Genre: Jazz
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