Melody Gardot: Sunset in the Blue (Decca)
I found this facile on its surface at first—before realizing that seeking only surface, on a few spins at that, made me facile. That left smooth, … Read More “Melody Gardot: Sunset in the Blue (Decca)”
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Live Review: 2019 Montreal Jazz Festival, Weekend 1
One way to define a music festival: the sum of its memorable moments. There were plenty of those moments to savor during the first four days of the 40th annual Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, which kicked off in late June on 20 stages in the city’s downtown Quartier des Spectacles. Which highlights … Read More “Live Review: 2019 Montreal Jazz Festival, Weekend 1”
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Melody Gardot: Live in Europe (Decca)
The cover shows a woman, center stage, spotlit, back to the camera, nude save a guitar. The inference is obvious: This, her first live album, is Gardot laid bare. But Gardot has ranked among the most nakedly honest and emotionally vulnerable of singers, ever since her stellar debut with Worrisome Heart in 2008. Live in … Read More “Melody Gardot: Live in Europe (Decca)”
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Various Artists: Jazz Loves Disney
The notion that jazz singers love Disney tunes is hardly new, the relationship stretching from Johnny Mercer’s 1947 rendition of Song of the South’s Oscar-winning “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah” to Steve Tyrell’s Disney Standards, from 2006. Never, though, has so ambitious or smartly executed a Disney-themed collection of vocal jazz been assembled as this. Recorded in 2014 and … Read More “Various Artists: Jazz Loves Disney”
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Melody Gardot: Currency of Man
Melody Gardot takes a couple of steps back and a couple forward with Currency of Man. The first retreating move, a most wise one, sees her reunited with producer Larry Klein, who steered 2009’s My One and Only Thrill to multi-platinum acclaim. Also, with assistance from French engineer Maxime Le Guil, an expert in vintage … Read More “Melody Gardot: Currency of Man”
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Concert Review: Melody Gardot, Philadelphia, 9/29/12
A triumphant homecoming for a vocal favorite
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Melody Gardot: The Absence
Three years ago, vocalist and pianist Melody Gardot’s sophomore album, the platinum My One and Only Thrill, confirmed her status as one of the most acclaimed and beloved performers around. Since then, the bulk of her time has been taken up with touring across five continents. Perhaps, given the long wait fans have endured, the … Read More “Melody Gardot: The Absence”
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Melody Gardot in Montreal
A spellbinding festival set from a bona fide star
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