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Anthony Strong / On a Clear Day



Anthony Strong / On a Clear Day
專輯編號: NJ624511
專輯類型: 單CD
發行年份: 2015
國際條碼: 3298496245112
音樂廠牌: NAIVE
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"In mid-2013, whilst touring my last record, I started compiling a list of songs. Songs that would form the basis of my new record. I'd played a handful of big band shows over the last year, and the response was always staggering. I loved the huge 'brassy' sound and the world of potentials you get as an arranger. It was settled: my next album would be for big band.

So almost every night for 4 months I'd re-write this list. Slowly changing it. Switching and shuffling the songs and adding new ones. I settled on a mix of standards, covers and some originals. Similar in approach to 'Stepping Out', but this time, I wanted more "POW!" to the sound and I wanted to stretch out more as an arranger and as a singer. I started work on the arrangements and buried myself in music for a week - by the end of it, I had 600+ pages of big band music ready to be recorded.

Working with some of the world's finest musicians, including; Seb De Krom (Jamie Cullum), Nigel Hitchcock (Ray Charles), Tom Farmer (Empirical) and a horn section made from some of London's finest - I had a blast making this record. The task of recording went to Curtis Schwartz (Stacey Kent) who produced this album with me and it's his beautiful Steinway D you can hear on the very last track...

It's been an incredible journey, and two years later, "that list", has turned into a completed album. I'm very proud of "On A Clear Day" - it's the album I've always wanted to make. I thank Naïve for letting me 'do my thing' and I hope you enjoy listening…"

-- Anthony Strong

1. On A Clear Day
Burton Lane / Alan Jay Lerner
2. Whatever Lola Wants
Richard Adler /Jerry Ross
3. As Time Goes By
Herman Hupfeld
4. Nothing Like You
Fran Landesman / Bob Dorough
5. Unforgettable
Irving Gordon
6. The More I See You
Harry Warren / Mack Gordon
7. Higher Ground
Stevie Wonder
8. Baby Plays Around
Elvis Costello / Cait O'Riordan
9. That Kind Of Guy
Anthony Strong / Guy Mathers
10. When It Moves You
Anthony Strong / Guy Mathers
11. Don't Stop Till You Get Enough
Michael Jackson
12. Use Me
Bill Withers
13. What Is This Thing Called Love?
Cole Porter
14. The Outgoing Administration
Anthony Strong / Guy Mathers

 

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