My One and Only Thrill : Melody Gardot
Melody's debut album `Worrisome Heart' introduced, in The Sunday Times' words: "a remarkable talent by any measure", with songs of quiet, wistful poetry in arrangements that "ooze after-hours sophistication". Yet the follow-up, for release in April 2009, marks a substantial leap forward. `My One And Only Thrill' is an intensely creative milestone, transcending genre distinctions of jazz and blues to offer a haunting personal musical statement that will appeal to all music-lovers. As with her acclaimed live shows she captures and holds her audience in the palm of her hand. These eleven songs, covering a wide range of emotions, are all her own except for an irresistible, Brazilian take on Somewhere Over The Rainbow. It would take a heart of stone to remain unmoved by the poignant title track My One And Only Thrill. And when the album is finished (as Irving Berlin wrote truly) the song is over, but the Melody lingers on.
Her scat singing is thoroughly convincing, when it could easily stumble on the mountain of clichés that accompany the style, but it's her breathy, almost lisping tones that will be most likely to establish her as a voice to be reckoned with. If comparisons must be drawn to Gardot's smooth and seemingly effortless vocal, no current artist makes the cut and it's the classy, sad voices of Julie London and Peggy Lee that echo through the years. The vocal-to-instrumentation audio dynamic is perfect throughout, thanks to the fantastic job and the subtle talent of the producer Larry Klein (Joni Mitchell, Madeleine Peyroux, Herbie Hancock...).
Song List:| 1. | Baby I'm A Fool | 3:31 | | 2. | If The Stars Were Mine | 2:49 | | 3. | Who Will Comfort Me | 4:56 | | 4. | Your Heart Is As Black As Night | 2:42 | | 5. | Lover Undercover | 4:25 | | 6. | Our Love Is Easy | 5:28 | | 7. | Les Etoiles | 3:18 | | 8. | The Rain | 3:22 | | 9. | My One And Only Thrill | 6:11 | | 10. | Deep Within The Corners Of My Mind | 3:19 | | 11. | Over The Rainbow | 4:33 | | 12. | If The Stars Were Mine (Orchestral Version) | 3:14 |
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