Artist.......: Caroline Henderson
Album........: Love Or Nothin'
Label........: Stunt Records
Genre........: Jazz
Catnr........: 663993061023
source.......: CDDA
rip.date.....: Feb-23-2007
str.date.....: Sep-05-2006
quality......: VBR/44,1Hz/Joint-Stereo
Url..........: http://carolinehenderson.com/
track title time
01. Jazz Ain't Nothing But Soul 00:54
02. So Fine 03:47
03. Wild Is The Wind 04:08
04. Falling In Love Again 02:50
05. The Crying Game 03:58
06. Sugar 02:33
07. Go Away Little Boy 03:19
08. New Day 04:02
09. Outside Your Door 04:38
10. Too Close 03:44
11. What A Little Moonlight 02:27
12. Nobody 02:55
13. For You 03:09
14. Everything I Have Is Yours 05:20
Runtime 47:44 min
Size 56,6 MB
Release Notes:
On DONÆT EXPLAIN Caroline Henderson is mainly
accompanied by her trio. MADE IN EUROPE showed
Henderson in a fearless tour de force aided by a
string orchestra. On LOVE OR NOTHINÆ Caroline
HendersonÆs combo is supplemented by rap, scratch
and beats. Regardless of which direction Henderson
chooses, it is remarkable that her own identity
comes through equally powerful. Her musical
expression is the sum of her many-facetted
personality.
As on her two previous releases, LOVE OR NOTHINÆ is
permeated by Afro-American tradition. Afro-American
music is still a conglomerate with roots all the
way back to the Mississippi Delta more than a
hundred years ago. HendersonÆs talent encompasses a
broad specter ranging from a deeply felt, emotional
jazz standard ballad one moment to heart-rending
blues or gospel the next. Hot soul, tenderness,
grace, depth and vulnerability, but also deep swing
- laid-back, cool beats alongside new
interpretations of rock and pop classics - all
touched by the sparkle of Caroline HendersonÆs
talent. After all, as the first track tells us,
jazz is ônothing but soulö. Jazz is not a musical
style - it is a way of perceiving the world around
us. ItÆs a life style.
Caroline HendersonÆs open mind is one of her
qualities. LOVE OR NOTHINÆ includes new original
songs, titles dug forth from the early days of
jazz, a cover version of Wild is the Wind, Tom
WaitsÆ Nobody, and the touching Go Away Little Boy.
As on her two previous albums, LOVE OR NOTHINÆ
features Henderson working with a small group of
exceptional musicians with the intuitive ability to
give her intentions life. She continues to
collaborate with jazz musicians who impress us as
much more than just a backing band: from Sweden,
pianist and organplayer Jesper Nordenst÷m; on
keyborads and bandoneon, Italian Paolo Russo;
bassist Anders Christensen and drummer Kresten
Osgood - and not least sound technician Morten Bue,
with whom the band found the gutsy live sound at
the recording sessions in the Swedish Varispeed
Studios.
There is always room for guests on a Caroline
Henderson album. She brings together artists from
several generations each with a story to tell. The
legendary pianist Horace Parlan is a life-long
story in his own right. Joined by bassist Jesper
Lundgaard, they create the foundation for
CarolineÆs beautiful interpretation of Everything I
Have is Yours. By chance Caroline ran in to the
elderly New Orleans vocalist Rockie Charles. He
joins her for an expressive and playful version of
What a Little Moonlight Can Do. Rapper Al Agami
shows up for a guest spot on one tune, as do
guitarists Niclas Knudsen and Boi Holm. The young
scratcher Tⁿrkman Souljah joins in here and there,
and saxophonist S°ren Siegumfeldt helped out with
some arrangements and a couple of new tunes.
LOVE OR NOTHINÆ was released by Columbia Records on
the Japanese market in April 2006. Due to the
companyÆs successful release of MADE IN EUROPE in
June 2005, they secured the rights for an early
Japanese release for the new album. Caroline
HendersonÆs music is causing attention
internationally. Domestic and international
concerts are sold out, and interest and sales are
on a steady rise. The autumn release of LOVE OR
NOTHING will put the album in shops on the
European, American and Asian markets.
Enjoy it and remember, if u like it ... buy it !