Listen & tracks
2 of 19 tracks have a preview · 12 works · 63:38
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1 Pygmy Lullaby Traditional 6:16
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2 I Fall In Love Too Easily Jule Styne 6:57
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3 Waters of the Heart Tony Gould 4:37
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4 (There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover Nat Burton 4:22
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5 With a Song in my Heart Richard Rodgers 4:36
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6 Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most Tommy Wolf 8:30
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7 Alice In Wonderland Sammy Fain 4:31
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8 Down the rivers of the windfall light Tony Gould 1:19
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9 Not While I'm Around Stephen Sondheim 6:59
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10 Smile Charlie Chaplin 5:31
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11 Everything Happens to Me Matt Dennis 6:35
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12 Go gentle into the night Tony Gould 3:25
Gilmartin’s clear, vibrato-controlled voice and Gould’s lyrical piano meet without fixed arrangements, in the spirit of improvisers. The set ranges from wartime song and Sondheim to Gould’s own pieces and Gilmartin’s words on Pygmy Lullaby.
Recorded at Move’s studio, the album treats old and new repertoire as one continuous emotional world.
In the artist’s words
Now and then, one hears a voice which instantly suggests uncommon beauty and musicality. Add to this a sensitivity to lyrics, impeccable sense of pitch, a rare control of vibrato, and you have wonderful artistry. This is what I hear in the singing of Emma Gilmartin and this recording has been one of my most enriching musical experiences. Put simply she has to my ears one of the most exquisite voices I have ever heard.
All the performances are ‘first takes’ and spontaneously conceived, in the tradition of improvisers.
We chose the pieces together, both for their melodic beauty, and of course for their meaning. There are a couple of unusual ones amongst the more familiar.
The title of the CD … Tomorrow, just you wait and see is the second line of the old wartime song made famous by Vera Lynn. It is just one example of Emma’s gift of interpretation, as if she was ‘there’ so to speak.
Listen too to her own words on Pygmy Lullaby, and the innate understanding of the Sondheim.
The occasional piano solo is there to allow one to ‘recover’ from the breadth of expression in the voice. By the way, With a Song in my Heart comes from an old movie about war.
This recording makes no distinction between old and new music. It should never matter in the scheme of things. Emotion and depth of meaning in music is timeless.
Emma and I had a wonderful time making this recording in the peaceful surroundings of Martin Wright’s Move studio. There were no preconceived ideas about how we should perform the pieces, but rather a ‘let’s see what happens’ or maybe even just you wait and see.
I hope somehow this transfers into what you hear.
Reviews
seductive vocals … tender, hypnotic piano … a delightful session of restful jazz … fine offerings ★★★★
Gilmartin refurbishes a song through a crystalline purity of vibrato-less tone and flawless pitch. Indeed, her pitch is so perfect that it is almost unsettling … Gould's legato phrasing, melodic variation and ornamentation, and his emotional impact provide an ideal accompaniment that colours the voice. Listening to their dialogue is part of the treat. ★★★½
satisfying … heartfelt … what [Gilmartin] offers is a lovely voice, unerring accuracy of pitch and the ability to phrase lyrics in keeping with the song: all qualities fundamental to the singer's art, but not as common as they should be.
This program of soulful songs permeates the consciousness subtly and with increasing conviction at each listening … atmospherically crafted.
Quite simply, the collaboration between Emma Gilmartin and Tony Gould make listening to this beautifully recorded CD a delightful experience.
Emma Gilmartin's artistry belies her tender years … She is accompanied by the unfailingly pretty piano of Tony Gould. Together they glide through the repertoire which has some refreshing twists to it.
Tony Gould has emerged as a world-class talent, a formidable composer as well as a highly lyrical interpreter of other people's works … a sensitive accompanist
Emma Gilmartin's voice is sultry and experienced, despite her age … Tony Gould will forgive me for dwelling on his singing partner. We expect something close to perfection from him, and he delivers it; but Gilmartin is a real find.
well worth the listen … the voice of Emma Gilmartin – crystal clear in tone and clarity, and with a quality that captures the stillness of the moment … is surrounded by the perfection of Tony Gould's exquisite arrangements and pianistic abilities … a wonderful debut CD and a piece of work to be proud of … recording quality is also excellent
[Emma] sings the songs pretty much the way the composers intended – no doubt prompting approving, albeit posthumous, nods from songsmiths like Richard Rodgers and Irving Berlin, both of whom famously loathed singers who took liberties with their works.
Artists
Emma Gilmartin
vocals
While her skill and training lie predominantly in jazz and Latin styles, Emma Gilmartin is passionate about, and experienced in, a variety of styles including soul, popular and Celtic. She has spent much of her musical life writing her own music in an original band in Melbourne.
Tony Gould
piano
Pianist and composer Tony Gould is one of Australia’s most respected musicians. His career has spanned jazz and other improvisatory forms as well as traditional and contemporary classical, and for decades he has stood at the forefront of music education in Australia.
Sammy Cahn
composer
Sammy Cahn wrote the romantic film and Broadway lyrics that became jazz standards, from Let It Snow to Come Fly with Me and I Fall in Love Too Easily. His words still give singers and pianists room to swing and linger.
Charlie Chaplin
composer
Charlie Chaplin composed Smile, included here among standards and originals.
Sammy Fain
composer
Sammy Fain (1902–1989) was an American composer of popular song for Broadway and Hollywood, whose lasting standards belong to the Great American Songbook.
Lorenz Hart
composer
Lorenz Hart's lyrics for Rodgers and Hart still sit at the heart of the jazz and cabaret songbook: witty, conversational, and edged with a rueful tenderness that singers and players keep returning to.
Bob Hilliard
composer
Bob Hilliard's lyrics gave popular song some of its most intimate night-time confessions and dreamiest storybook turns, from the hushed longing of In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning to the wonder of Alice in Wonderland.
Richard Rodgers
composer
Richard Rodgers (1902–1979) was an American composer of musical theatre whose songs became standards of the twentieth-century stage and screen. Over five decades he wrote more than nine hundred songs and dozens of Broadway musicals.
Stephen Sondheim
composer
Stephen Sondheim wrote music and lyrics that pushed the American musical into darker, more ambivalent territory. His songs move with intricate craft: sharp rhymes, restless harmony, and melodies that catch at regret, wit and longing.
Jule Styne
composer
With the score of such long-running Broadway classics as High Button Shoe, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Peter Pan, Gypsy, Bells Are Ringing, Funny Girl and the Tony-winning Hallelujah Baby! to his credit, composer Jule Styne ranks as one of a handful of undisputed architects of the American musical theater.
Thomas Adair
composer
Nat Burton
composer
Matt Dennis
composer
Matt Dennis (1914–2002) was an American singer, pianist, bandleader, arranger and songwriter whose popular songs became lasting standards of the mid-twentieth century.
Walter Kent
composer
Walter Kent (1911–1994) was an American songwriter whose wartime standards became lasting favourites. His best-known melodies include (There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover and I'll Be Home for Christmas.
Fran Landesman
composer
Fran Landesman (1927–2011) was an American lyricist and poet. Her songs, among them Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most and The Ballad of the Sad Young Men, became lasting jazz standards.
Tommy Wolf
composer
Tommy Wolf (1925–1979) was an American composer and pianist. His songs, among them Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most and The Ballad of the Sad Young Men, became jazz standards.
Digital booklet
Digital booklet Notes, texts and credits — read online or download the PDF Download the PDFPerformers
- Emma Gilmartin · vocals
- Tony Gould · piano
Technical credits
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Recording Engineer
Martin Wright
Thomas Grubb
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Venue
Move Records Studio
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Credit
Michael Silver
Details
- List price
- $25.00 AUD
- Total playing time
- 63 minutes 38 seconds
- Release date
- 2002
- Categories
- Jazz, Vocal
- Genres
- Jazz & Improvised, Vocal & Opera
- Musical work copyright
- © 2002 Move Records
- Sound recording copyright
- ℗ 2002 Move Records
- Catalogue
- MD 3266
- EAN
- 9314574326628
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