Artist.......: Susie Arioli Band
Album........: Learn To Smile Again
Label........: Justin Time
Genre........: Jazz
Catnr........: JUST2142
source.......: CDDA
rip.date.....: Oct-21-2005
str.date.....: Oct-11-2005
quality......: VBR/44,1Hz/Joint-Stereo
Url..........: www.susiearioli.com
track title time
01. By The Time I Get To Phoenix 03:41
02. Less And Less 04:41
03. Husbands and Wives 03:50
04. By Myself 03:14
05. Night Flight 06:26
06. Half A Mind 03:57
07. A Million Years Or So 02:54
08. A Wolrd I Can't Live In 03:26
09. Ruler Of My Heart 03:24
10. Don't We All Have The Right 02:23
11. Leo's Blues 04:17
Runtime 42:13 min
Size 51,1 MB
Release Notes:
Canadian vocalist Susie Arioli was pretty much
relegated to the musical fringes in Montreal and
environs until she exploded upon the scene with the
creation of her Swing Band in 1998. She and her
group opened for Ray Charles at the Montreal
International Jazz Festival and since then has been
in the limelight, performing regularly at
festivals, concerts, touring (including a stint in
Washington, D.C.), and gigging in jazz venues in
and around Quebec. Originally studying flute and
then taking private singing lessons, she listened
to Nina Simone, Chet Baker, Ray Charles, Aretha
Franklin, Staple Singers, Robert Johnson, and
Billie Holiday as she developed her own style.
Arioli has been compared to another singer known
for independence and individuality, k. d. lang. The
diversity of styles offered by these influences
helps to explain Arioli's versatility and
independence in selecting tunes she likes to sing.
Arioli's first album with her Swing Band, It's
Wonderful, was released in March of 2000. While she
and her group specialize in swing music from the
1930s and 1940s, they are not averse to seguing
into the blues and Western swing. Every now and
then you hear a tune from her that Connie Francis
and Joni James might have sung in the 1950s. The
makeup of her band is unique, with two guitars, a
bass, and Arioli on snare. At first blush, this
instrumental makeup seems quite limiting. But when
given good arrangements to play, it provides both a
solid and flexible foundation for Arioli to do her
own thing. Arioli said that she started playing
snare not for any time-keeping reasons, but because
she had to find something for her hands to do while
she was singing.
Arioli is a straightforward singer, avoiding
scatting and other vocal gymnastics. Her satiny
tone, perfect phrasing, her way with the lyrics,
and ability to tell a story combined with an
infectious mood of excitement, enthusiasm, and
old-fashioned fun bode well for a rewarding future
as a singer of good music. Once more, Canada has
tossed another excellent performer into the jazz
hopper.
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