So Many Stars

by Battle,Kathleen

Overview

So Many Stars is the kind of album you want to hate. The idea of blending Kathleen Battle's soprano voice with accomplished jazz musicians such as Grover Washington, Jr. and Cyrus Chestnut is the sort of idea that makes most serious music fans cringe. Surprisingly, Battle manages to pull it off. She succeeds because of her subdued approach, which is a bit of a surprise considering that the artist is best known for her raging temper. She takes on several familiar songs such as "Steal Away," "Going Home," and "The Little Horses," but never tries to overpower them. Equally impressive is her work on Spanish and Portuguese tunes such as "Azulao" and "Para Ninar." If most classical musicians took the kind of meticulous care that Battle does with So Many Stars, maybe the idea of crossover classical music would not be one that so many music lovers reflexively hate. ~ Jon Azpiri

Product Details

Release Date:	09/05/1995
Label:	SONY MASTERWORKS
UPC:	0074646847329

Tracks

1. Hush (Somebody's Calling My Name)
2. Cancion de Cuna (Spanish Cradle Song)
3. Azul¿¿o (Bluebird)
4. The Little Horses
5. Ninghe, Ninghe
6. Fais Do Do
7. Angels Watching Over Me (All Night, All Day)
8. Going Home
9. Melodia Sentimental (Sentimental Melody)
10. He's Gone Away
11. Del Cabello M¿¿s Sutil (The Softest Hair)
12. Para Ninar (Go To Sleep)
13. So Many Stars
14. Interlude
15. Steal Away

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Kathleen Battle   Primary Artist,Vocals
James Carter   Guest Artist,Clarinet (Bass)
Cyrus Chestnut   Guest Artist,Piano
Antonio Hart   Guest Artist,Sax (Alto)
Romero Lubambo   Guest Artist,Guitar
Tom Harrell   Guest Artist,Flugelhorn
Christian McBride   Guest Artist,Bass
Grover Washington, Jr.   Guest Artist,Sax (Soprano)
Cyro Baptista   Percussion
Marlon Graves   Guitar,Percussion
Jon Herrington   Guitar
Steve Berrios   Percussion
Ira Coleman   Bass

Technical Credits

Patrick Dillett   Engineer
Ed Rak   Engineer
Eric Calvi   Engineer
Rob Rapley   Engineer
Scott Ansell   Engineer
Mike Krowiak   Mixing,Engineer
Kathleen Battle   Producer
Robert Sadin   Mixing,Arranger,Producer
Todd Barkan   Production Coordination
Antonin Dvorak   Composer
Brian Vibberts   Mixing,Engineer
Jimmy Katz   Photography
Allen Weinberg   Art Direction
Joyce Tenneson   Photography
Jeffrey Young   Production Coordination
Laura Mitgang   Executive Producer
Mia Bongiovanni   Production Coordination
William Arms Fisher   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Chris Tergesen   Engineer