Soul Shadows

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All Music Guide - Ken Dryden
A late bloomer due to her focusing on parenthood and an earlier career with CNN, vocalist Denise Donatelli has continued to develop with a depth of feeling and a broad musical palette open to exploring many styles of jazz. Her fourth CD (and third for Savant) finds her again with pianist/music director Geoff Keezer and guitarist Peter Sprague, with a supporting cast that varies from track to track. Donatelli puts a new twist on the standard "All or Nothing at All," buoyed by Keezer's catchy, Afro-Peruvian arrangement, and potent solos by Keezer and acoustic guitarist Ramon Stagnaro. The other standard, "Too Late Now," is a lush duet by Donatelli with Keezer as her sole ...
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All Music Guide - Ken Dryden
A late bloomer due to her focusing on parenthood and an earlier career with CNN, vocalist Denise Donatelli has continued to develop with a depth of feeling and a broad musical palette open to exploring many styles of jazz. Her fourth CD (and third for Savant) finds her again with pianist/music director Geoff Keezer and guitarist Peter Sprague, with a supporting cast that varies from track to track. Donatelli puts a new twist on the standard "All or Nothing at All," buoyed by Keezer's catchy, Afro-Peruvian arrangement, and potent solos by Keezer and acoustic guitarist Ramon Stagnaro. The other standard, "Too Late Now," is a lush duet by Donatelli with Keezer as her sole accompanist, where the vocalist's adept phrasing and use of space conveys its lyric perfectly. Two songs were penned by jazz veterans. The scoring of Wayne Shorter's "A Promise (Someplace Called Where)" (with a lyric by Dianne Reeves) utilizes strings and soprano saxophonist Tim Garland to provide an intricate backing for the singer. Donald Brown's "Ange" is a demanding, Brazilian-flavored work which Donatelli performs flawlessly as if it had long been part of her repertoire. From there, Donatelli expands her scope to contemporary jazz, pop, and works by singer/songwriters. She shows her playful side in the light-hearted "Another Day," scatting along with Sprague's guitar, followed by Keezer's spry solo, and takes flight in her hip, Brazilian-tinged rendition of Joe Sample's "Soul Shadows." Donatelli captures the essence of "When I Looked Again," a collaborative effort by Christian McBride and Sting that was recorded by them but unissued, with effective overdubbed harmony vocals judiciously used in Keezer's arrangement. With so many jazz vocalists competing for attention, Denise Donatelli easily stands out from the pack with her versatile, creative repertoire and strong voice.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 9/11/2012
  • Label: Savant
  • UPC: 633842211725
  • Catalog Number: 422117
  • Sales rank: 8,052

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 All or Nothing at All (5:12)
  2. 2 No Better (6:11)
  3. 3 Another Day (4:20)
  4. 4 A Promise (Someplace Called Where) (4:45)
  5. 5 Soul Shadows (5:29)
  6. 6 Ocean (4:26)
  7. 7 Postcards and Messages (5:52)
  8. 8 When I Looked Again (3:41)
  9. 9 Ange (4:17)
  10. 10 Too Late Now (5:54)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
Denise Donatelli Primary Artist, Vocals
Peter Sprague Guitar, Electric Guitar
Alex Acuña Percussion
Andy Martin Trombone
Ramon Stagnaro Acoustic Guitar
Tim Garland Soprano Saxophone
Steve Huffsteter Trumpet
Walter Rodriguez Percussion
Sarah Thornblade Violin
Songa Lee Violin
Giovanna Moraga Clayton Cello
Susan Wulff Double Bass
Matthew Funes Viola
Carlitos Del Puerto Bass, Electric Bass
Nicholas Stoup Percussion
Geoffrey Keezer Piano, Musical Direction
Alma Lisa Fernandez Viola
Yutaka Yokokura Background Vocals
Technical Credits
Sting Composer
Wayne Shorter Composer
Don Heckman Liner Notes
Peter Eldridge Vocal Arrangements
Alan Jay Lerner Composer
Christian McBride Composer
Talley Sherwood Engineer
D. Brown Composer
Tim Garland Engineer
J. Lawrence Composer
Denise Donatelli Executive Producer
A. Altman Composer
Sean Swinney Engineer
B. Lane Composer
J. Brooke Composer
D. Reeves Composer
J. Sample Composer
Geoffrey Keezer Arranger, Producer
Carlos Y. Del Rosario Producer, Engineer, Mastering
Aaron Field Engineer
N. Dawn Composer
S. Allyson Composer
Robbie Davis Executive Producer
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