This is a long awaited follow up to the highly successful album 'Live in Paris' (33JAZZ055) which was released on '33'. Again this new album features Tina's regular French based group co-led by the wonderful pianist Patrick Villanueva. The album also has the added bonus of featuring a guest appearance by the legendary Marcel Zanini.
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Tina May Paris Quintet
Tina May - vocals 2. Dansez sur Moi - N.Hefti/C.Nougaro 3. No More Hanky Panky. ( Hanky Panky) - Dexter Gordon/Tina May 4. Chillin' - P. Chambers/R. Mackin 5. My Ship - K. Weil/I. Gershwin from 'Lady in the Dark' (play clip) 6. This is New - K. Weil/I. Gershwin from 'Lady in the Dark' 7. Waiting for the Breeze - Pascal Gaubert/ Tina May 8. My Little Sherri - C. Rouse/Ben Sidran 9. Well, so long - Patrick Villanueva/ Tina May (The legendary Marcel Zanini arrives!) 10.Tu peux compter sur moi. (You can depend on me) duet with Marcel Zanini. 11.Tu veux Ou Tu Veux pas? Ensemble with Pauline Atlan and Marcel Zanini. (play clip) 12. My Ship. (bonus track) featuring Pascal Gaubert |
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"With would-be jazz singers appearing daily out of the woodwork, the occasional album from Tina May comes as a particular treat. Along with her other talents, such as writing witty lyrics to established jazz tunes – in both English and French – she possesses the basic but invaluable gift of swing. Among these dozen numbers is an almost throwaway version of "You Can Depend on Me", sung as a duet with veteran French star Marcel Zanini, which is simply immaculate in this respect. The Paris-based band is most impressive, especially pianist Patrick Villanueva and saxophonist Pascal Gaubert."
Dave Gelly. The Observer.
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Tina May - vocals |
1. J'Attendrai/Au Revoir 2. Sous le Ciel de Paris 3. Les Feuilles Mortes (play clip) 4. Mon Menage ´a Moi 5. Si tu Partais / If You Go 6. l'Accord´eoniste 7. L'Hymne ´a l'Amour / If You Love me 8. C'est ´a Hambourg 9. La Gaulante du Pauvre Jean 10. La Vie en Rose 11. Milard 12. Lovers For A Day 13. Mon Homme 14. Non, Je Ne Regriette Rien recorded at Red Gables Studios. 2010 |
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For musical taste, delicacy of interpretation and presentational flair Tina May has always been a hard act to follow. She is also completely at home in jazz, which isn't as common among high-profile singers as you might think. The way she negotiates Clifford Brown's "Daahoud" (here retitled "Beloved") demonstrates that. Her choice of songs is as hip as anyone could wish, including pieces by Kenny Wheeler, Oliver Nelson and Horace Silver. With the immaculate piano of Nikki Iles and occasional touches of tenor saxophone from Karen Sharp, this is a delight.
DAVE GELLY. THE OBSERVER. NOVEMBER 2009
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Tina May - vocals |
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1. Lucky To Be Me 2. In Your Own Sweet Way 3. Si Tu Partais/If You Go 4. Beloved 5. When You Wish Upon A Star 6. Body and Soul 7. Peace 8. Speak Low 9. Sweet Dulcinea 10. Stolen Moments 11. I Never Told You
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Tina May has long been one of the top jazz singers in Great Britain. She has the ability to take a well known song, make a few subtle changes, and have it sound like a new composition. As with Rose Colella and Trisha O'Brien, she has very good taste in songs. On I Never Told You she performs such numbers as Dave Brubeck's “In Your Own Sweet Way” (which is not sung very often), Horace Silver's “Peace,” “Lucky To Be Me” and the Johnny Mandel title cut with confidence and ease. She is a superior scat-singer, but even when she sings a song fairly straight, her phrasing and enthusiasm make the number into a special event. Joined by pianist Nikki Iles, bassist Phil Donkin, drummer Stephen Keogh and tenor-saxophonist Karen Sharp, Tina May shows that she is a singer who should be much better known in the United States. I Never Told You, gives listeners a strong sampling of her musical talents.
LA JAZZ SCENE. APRIL 2010
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Tina - vocals Frank Harrison - piano Mark Hodgson - bass Stephen Keogh - drums |
1. A Flower Is A Lovely Thing 2. Beloved 3 I Keep Going Back To Joe's 4. Moonlight 5. Lazy afternoon 6. Tea For Two 7. Si Tu Partais 8. Sometimes I'm Happy 9. Body And Soul |
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DVD track 1. - A Flower Is A Lovely Thing
DVD track 5. - Lazy Afternoon
You Tube video clips are extracts taken from the DVDfilmed by Stephen Nugent at Pizza Express, Dean St, London. 2010