Nnenna_Freelon-Homefree-(Concord_Records)-CD-2010-BOSS

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2010-05-13

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|   |  Artist   : Nnenna Freelon                                          |   |
|   |  Album    : Homefree                                                |   |
|   |  Label    : Concord Records                    Source : CD          |   |
|   |  Cat. No. : CJA-31316-02                       Size   : 64.65 MB    |   |
|   ª  Genre    : Jazz                               StrDate: 2010-04-20  ª   |
ª   _  Quality  : 172kbps/44.1khz/Joint Stereo       RipDate: 2010-05-11  _   ª
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|   |  Homefree is a soulful, swinging album that Freelon calls her       |   |
|   |  "home brew." The collection is comprised largely of contemporary   |   |
|   |  interpretations of classic American Songbook tunes as well as a    |   |
|   |  new original (the witty, playful and poignant "Cell Phone Blues"   |   |
|   |  composed by the singer) and spirited arrangements of two anthems   |   |
|   |  (the gospel treasure "Lift Every Voice and Sing" and the national  |   |
|   |  hymn "America the Beautiful") that close the album.                |   |
|   |                                                                     |   |
|   |  Homefree opens with a brisk swing through "The Lamp Is Low,"       |   |
|   |  followed by the laid-back and easy-flowing arrangement of "I Feel  |   |
|   |  Pretty," the Leonard Bernstein-Stephen Sondheim West Side Story    |   |
|   |  classic that features Ray Codrington's soulful flugelhorn lines.   |   |
|   |  The latter has been in the band's set-list for some five years,    |   |
|   |  including a jazz show at the Kennedy Center for Miss America       |   |
|   |  contestants and their escorts.                                     |   |
|   |                                                                     |   |
|   |  "Most of the songs on Homefree are part of our repertoire," says   |   |
|   |  Freelon. "We've tested them on the road, getting insight on what   |   |
|   |  works and what doesn't by looking at how our audiences respond.    |   |
|   |  That's different from many recordings where you start at the       |   |
|   |  studio and tour the music. The way we recorded this CD meant that  |   |
|   |  the music was deeper in our bones. It also shows how the way we    |   |
|   |  originally played the tunes gradually changed shape. These are     |   |
|   |  all songs that were well-tested and loved and ready to record."    |   |
|   |                                                                     |   |
|   |  Other highlights include a soulful groove through of "You and the  |   |
|   |  Night and the Music," arranged by drummer Kinah Ayah; a skipping,  |   |
|   |  reggae-tinged rendition of Cole Porter's "Get Out of Town," that   |   |
|   |  was arranged jointly by the band turning the standard upside down  |   |
|   |  during a sound check; and, a new tune to the band's set, the       |   |
|   |  rarely covered AndrΘ Previn-written beauty, "Theme from Valley of  |   |
|   |  the Dolls."                                                        |   |
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|   |  Tracklisting:                                                      |   |
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|   |  01. The Lamp Is Low                                         4:57   |   |
|   |  02. I Feel Pretty                                           5:39   |   |
|   |  03. The Very Thought Of You                                 6:02   |   |
|   |  04. Theme From Valley Of The Dolls                          5:01   |   |
|   |  05. Smile                                                   4:14   |   |
|   |  06. You And The Night And The Music                         4:39   |   |
|   |  07. Cell Phone Blues                                        4:40   |   |
|   |  08. Get Out Of Town                                         4:22   |   |
|   |  09. Skylark                                                 5:18   |   |
|   |  10. Lift Every Voice and Sing                               4:38   |   |
|   |  11. America the Beautiful                                   2:52   |   |
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Files

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01-nnenna_freelon-the_lamp_is_low.mp36,68 MB
02-nnenna_freelon-i_feel_pretty.mp37,43 MB
03-nnenna_freelon-the_very_thought_of_you.mp36,72 MB
04-nnenna_freelon-theme_from_valley_of_the_dolls.mp36,27 MB
05-nnenna_freelon-smile.mp35,56 MB
06-nnenna_freelon-you_and_the_night_and_the_music.mp36,01 MB
07-nnenna_freelon-cell_phone_blues.mp35,47 MB
08-nnenna_freelon-get_out_of_town.mp35,55 MB
09-nnenna_freelon-skylark.mp35,56 MB
10-nnenna_freelon-lift_every_voice_and_sing.mp35,79 MB
11-nnenna_freelon-america_the_beautiful.mp33,62 MB