Listen & tracks
Willow Weep for Me (Ann Ronell)
Angel Eyes (Matt Dennis–Earl Brent)
Wave (Antônio Carlos Jobim)
Moonlight in Vermont (Blackburn–Suessdorf)
Bye Bye Blackbird (Dixon–Henderson)
I Cover the Waterfront (Heyman–Green)
Honeysuckle Rose (Waller–Razaf)
Can't Help Lovin' That Man O'Mine (Kern–Hammerstein)
Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans (De Lange)
Norwegian Wood (Lennon–McCartney)
Vocalist Colleen Hunt is well known for getting inside the lyrics of a ballad, with a voice as fruity as a Rutherglen red. With Melbourne pianist, arranger and reed player Rick Freeman she forms the original Loco Tempo duo.
On their first disc for Move, titlewave, they are joined by a top-quality jazz combo – including guitarist Mark Viggiani and trombonist Jordan Murray – in a set of standards chosen for their lasting appeal.
Artists
Loco Tempo
ensemble
Colleen Hunt is one of Melbourne's leading interpreters of popular jazz standards. Rick Freeman is a Melbourne-based pianist, arranger and reed player. Together, they make the original Loco Tempo duo.
Antônio Carlos Jobim
composer
Antônio Carlos Jobim fused samba with cool jazz to create bossa nova, writing songs whose sophisticated harmonies and beachside lyricism became permanent fixtures of the jazz and pop standard repertoire.
Jerome Kern
composer
Jerome Kern's songs sit at the heart of the American musical and the jazz standard book: long-lined melodies that carry character and story as easily as they invite improvisation, from Show Boat ballads to Hollywood fox-trots.
John Lennon
composer
John Lennon's songs cut through styles and decades with plainspoken hooks and melodies that refuse to age. From Beatles classics to the solo anthem Imagine, his writing keeps finding new voices in jazz rooms, a cappella circles and the concert hall.
Paul McCartney
composer
Paul McCartney's songs travel far beyond their rock origins. Melodic, singable and built for reinvention, they turn up here in jazz sets, a cappella harmony, intimate guitar ballads and even harpsichord with drums and bass.
Rick Freeman
composer
Rick Freeman is a Melbourne-based pianist, arranger and reed player. He is one half of the jazz duo Loco Tempo.
Performers
- Loco Tempo · ensemble
- Mark Viggiani · guitar
- Jordan Murray · trombone
- Sara Shaw
- Dennis Vaughan
- Barry Croll
- Colleen Hunt · vocals
- Rick Freeman · piano, reeds
Details
- List price
- $25.00 AUD
- Categories
- Australian, Jazz, Vocal
- Genres
- Jazz & Improvised, Vocal & Opera
- Musical work copyright
- © Move Records
- Sound recording copyright
- ℗ Move Records
- Catalogue
- MCD 161
- EAN
- 9314574016123
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