Myriam Alter - Where Is There
ARTIST.....: Myriam Alter
TITLE......: Where Is There
LABEL......: ENJA Records
URL........: http://www.enjarecords.com/bio.php?artist=Myriam%20Alter
RIP DATE...: Jan-06-2008
STORE DATE.: Nov-19-2007
GENRE......: Jazz
QUALITY....: VBR / 44.1Hz / Joint-Stereo
SIZE.......: 68,0 MB
Track Listing:
01 - was it there 04:39
02 - still in love 06:20
03 - come with me 07:21
04 - in sicily 06:53
05 - i'm telling you 07:56
06 - it could be there 04:44
07 - september 11 08:01
08 - catch me there 03:54
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49:48 min
Release Notes:
After academic studies in psychology, working in an advertising
agency and running a dancing school, Belgian composer Myriam Alter
at 36 returned to music, her first love. She studied with the
likes of John Ruocco and Hein van de Geyn, formed her own jazz
band in Belgium and subsequently recorded two albums as a
pianist/leader. In 1997 she made her first international album,
"Alter Ego", on which she fully concentrated on composing original
music while leaving the musical performance to others. "Alter Ego"
was considered "a candidate for the record of the year" by German
magazine Jazz thing.
With her album "If" (ENJ-9451 2), released in 2002, Myriam Alter
found her personal musical language that "truly expresses what I
am and where I come from". An unmistakable amalgam of tango,
classical, oriental and jazz elements, "If" was a big success
among listeners for its melodic charms and tender feelings. The
album received excellent ratings everywhere (Stereo: CD of the
month, Stereoplay: Audiophile CD of the month). The Gazette read:
"World music and jazz blend beautifully in this poetic CD, driven
by the music of Belgian composer Myriam Alter. 10 originals that
fuse her Judeo-Spanish background, with its Arabic influences and
life-affirming Mediterranean spirit, and the sultry melancholy of
Argentine tango in a jazzy framework. Five stars."
Alter's new album, "Where Is There", just starts off where "If"
ended. "The most important thing when I fix a band is the general
sound I want to get," says Myriam Alter. "This helps me to decide
which instruments I want. Then I look for the best musicians to
play my music." This time her choice was Jaques Morelenbaum, the
great Brazilian cello player who so beautifully combines an
authentic samba feeling with a chamber music's intimacy. A living
legend in MPB, Morelenbaum has worked with such as Marisa Monte,
Carlinhos Brown, Caetano Veloso, Egberto Gismonti and many others.
His rich tone and improvisational talent, assisted by Ruocco's
warm clarinet and Bonafede's tasteful piano voicings, generated an
album that makes one's dreams fly away on Myriam Alter's heartfelt
melodies and moving rhythms.
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