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artist: Stephan Oliva
album: Miroirs
label: Minium Music
cat: MIN008
year: 2006
genre: Jazz
source: Cdda
grabber: Eac
encoder: LAME 3.97 V2 --Vbr-New -V 2
quality: VBRkbps / 44,1kHz / Joint-Stereo
size: 61,9 MB
link: http://www.miniummusic.fr/disques/miroirs.html
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│tracklist.
no. time track title
01 03:39 Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
02 06:34 Naima
03 04:39 La Plus Belle Africaine
04 08:08 Sachs March
05 04:05 My One and Only Love
06 04:44 I Love You, Porgy
07 03:23 Come Rain Or Come Shine
08 03:39 Moon River
09 05:09 Lonnie's Lament
10 05:00 Solitude
total time: 49:00 min
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│release notes.
"Far too many artists retread the balding tires of the Great
American Songbook. Pianist Stephan Oliva's Miroirs, a pleasant
exception to this rule, shows that it's still possible to breathe
fresh air into songs that have been recorded hundreds of times. On
this series of ten duets with five guest artists, Oliva's approach
is understated and dark. Still, he traverses a broad emotional
landscape, from bleak to beautiful.
Sounding more subdued than usual, Linda Sharrock opens the set with
a desolate vocal take on the traditional "Sometimes I Feel Like a
Motherless Child" Oliva's accompaniment is spare, and Sharrock
evokes a surprising depth of emotion and drama with the slightest
inflection. Sometimes the less thatÆs said, the more powerful the
message can be. OlivaÆs relative stasis makes this one of the most
haunting versions of the piece on record.
Less surprising is singer Susanne Abbuehl on "My One and Only Love"
and "Come Rain or Come Shine" but only because her own work on the
ECM releases April (2001) and Compass (2006) has been defined by
nuance and implication. Her pure voice, with the barest hint of
vibrato, contrasts with Sharrock's more affected delivery, but both
singers demonstrate the rich possibilities available within even a
relatively restricted dynamic spectrum.
The balance of the disc consists of instrumental duets with drummer
Joey Baron, bassist Claude Tchamitchian and clarinetist Jean-Marc
Foltz. Foltz tackles two of John Coltrane's most enduring songs,
"Naima" and "Lonnie's Lament" He hints at an edge that, coupled
with Oliva's dissonance and tendency to occupy the low end of the
piano, places "Naima" into uncharacteristically stark territory.
The modality of "Lonnie's Lament" is more familiar; Oliva and Foltz
replace overt expressionism with subtle abstraction.
While Oliva leans away from literal interpretation, his version of
"Moon River" accompanied by Baron, adheres the closest to the
original changes of anything on the disc. Baron's economical and
textural brushwork is beautifully elegant, making him an equal
partner rather than a supporting accompanist. Tchamitchia, a member
of one of Oliva's earliest trios, contributes both powerful
pizzicato and lush arco on Duke Ellington's "La Plus Belle
Africaine," the most diverse and dramatic piece of the set.
Oliva's discographyùsadly unavailable in North America, for the
most part-continues to gradually build on his unique interpretive
skills. Rather than feeling like a collection of discrete tunes,
Miroirs is all the more impressive for its apt sequencing, which
creates a clear arc that capitalizes on its guest's distinctive
approaches and interactions with Oliva."
By John Kelman (www.allaboutjazz.com)
Musicians :
Stephan Oliva : piano;
Susanne Abbuehl : vocal (5,7);
Joey Baron : drums (4,8);
Jean-Marc Foltz : clarinets (2,9);
Linda Sharrock : vocal (1,10);
Claude Tchamitchian : bass (3,6).
Enjoy :)
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