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Seal - Soul 2 SOUL | FLAC | CUE | LOG | COVER | 314MB | 43:51 Reprise 2011 Цитата: On 2008's Soul, Seal went through the '60s soulbook with the assistance of producer David Foster. For its 2011 sequel, Seal moves on a decade and brings in Trevor Horn to helm its 11 tracks (sometimes in conjunction with Foster and his cohort Jochem van der Saag), a result that perhaps freshens proceedings up a bit but doesn't change them markedly. Soul 2 remains a faithful re-creation of classic soul, Horn applying a new coat of paint to the original arrangements, ensuring that this is a fresh, glistening environment for Seal. The singer doesn't pop against this backdrop, he blends into his surroundings, sounding as immaculately tailored as the instrumentation, never pushing the tunes away from the melodies you know by heart. While that might not make for especially compelling listening, it's certainly pleasant either as nostalgia or as high-end lifestyle music. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide | Seal - Vocals Frank Ricotti - Vibraphone Julian Hinton - Piano Chris Bruce - Guitar Ash Soan - Drums David Foster - Keyboards Pete Murray - Organ, Piano Trevor Horn - Guitar, Melodica Jochem van der Saag - Synthesizer Jamie Muhoberac - Synthesizer Bass TRACKLISTING: 01. Wishing on a Star 02. Love T.K.O. 03. Ooh Baby Baby 04. Let's Stay Together 05. What's Going On 06. Love Don't Live Here Anymore 07. Back Stabbers 08. I'll Be Around 09. Love Won't Let Me Wait 10. Lean on Me 11. Oh Girl HUGEFILES DEPOSITFILES pw: lisalisa Добавлено: George Benson - Inspiration JAZZ | FLAC | CUE | LOG | PNG | 309MB | 40:50 Concord 2013 Цитата: George Benson's place as one of the greatest and most successful guitarists in the history of jazz is secure, but what's easy to forget sometimes is that he began his career as a vocalist, and if this release, a tribute to Nat King Cole, comes as any kind of surprise, it shouldn't. Benson's and Cole's careers are remarkably similar, both becoming known first as instrumentalists, Cole as a pianist, and Benson, of course, as a guitarist, with both eventually easing into the pop mainstream because of their voices. Cole was a one of a kind vocalist, of course, and even Benson wouldn't claim to equal him as a singer, but Benson has a similarly soothing and lush tenor voice that more than holds its own on these familiar songs. The album is bookended by two versions of the Cole classic "Mona Lisa," the first a rare recording of Benson at the age of eight singing it sweetly and charmingly while playing ukulele, while the album closes with a full big-band, Nelson Riddle-arranged orchestral version that also features some sweet guitar from Benson. In between are warm, smooth, and soothing versions of "Walking My Baby Back Home" and "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter," a bouncing and bopping "Route 66," and nice takes on "Unforgettable" (featuring Wynton Marsalis), "When I Fall in Love" (featuring Idina Menzel), "Smile" (featuring Till Brönner), and "Too Young" (featuring Judith Hill), all given the full big-band orchestral treatment from the Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra conducted by Randy Waldman (Waldman also arranged several of the pieces here). It all adds up to a sweet and very impressive album, full of warmth and heart, and it swings where it should. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide | George Benson - Guitar, Vocals Steffen Zeichner - Violin Sheila E. - Percussion Randy Waldman - Piano Timothy May - Guitar Judith Hill - Vocals Idina Menzel - Vocals Gregg Field - Drums Till Bronner - Trumpet Wynton Marsalis - Trumpet Michael Fisher - Percussion TRACKLISTING: 01. Mona Lisa 02. Just One of Those Things 03. Unforgettable 04. Walkin' My Baby 05. When I Fall in Love 06. Route 66 07. Nature Boy 08. Ballerina 09. Smile 10. Straighten Up and Fly Right 11. Too Young 12. Gonna Sit Right Down 13. Mona Lisa HUGEFILES DEPOSITFILES pw: lisalisa |