It’s been five years since Georgia Mancio’s debut Peaceful Place. If that album showcased her clarity and lightness of touch, then Trapeze - the singer’s new, wilfully eclectic, 12-tracks collection - serves to underline yet more of her fine qualities. Perhaps most impressive of all is her versatility across a range of settings. The album jumps from Jobim/Moraes to Lionel Bart (‘Where is Love’) to Stanley Turrentine (‘Sugar’) without ever once losing its footing. Backed only by bass and drum, a crisply articulated ‘My Heart Stood Still’ illustrates her rock-solid sense of time, while gorgeously seductive interpretations of Violetta Parra’s enduringly popular ‘Gracias a la Vida’ and Seu Jorge’s classic Brazilian take on ‘Life on Mars?’ lifts the lid on her capacious imagination and storytelling gift. ~ Peter Quinn, JazzWise.
Roomspin
Records, 46, 2007
Recorded
2007 at Clowns Pocket Recording Studio, Bexley, United Kingdom
Musicians:
Georgia
Mancio - Vocals
Gareth
Lockrane - Flute
John
Pearce - Piano
Dave
Green - Bass
Dave
Ohm - Drums
Anselmo
Netto - Percussion
Tracks:
01.
O Morro [Não Tem Vez] {Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius De Moraes} (4:42)
02.
My Heart Stood Still {Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart} (4:05)
03.
Gracias A La Vida {Violeta Parra} (5:22)
04.
Where Is Love? {Lionel Bart} (6:35)
05.
On A Misty Night {Georgie Fame, Tadd Dameron} (4:57)
06.
Doralice {Antônio Almeida, Dorival Caymmi} (4:03)
07.
Tres Palabras {Osvaldo Farrés, Ray Gilbert; Arr. Georgia Mancio} (4:29)
08.
Never Will I Marry {Frank Loesser} (3:46)
09.
Sugar {Jon Hendricks, Stanley Turrentine} (5:58)
10.
Senza Fine {Gino Paoli} (3:56)
11.
Long As You're Living {Oscar Brown Jr., Julian Priester, Tommy Turrentine}
(5:54)
12.
Life On Mars? {David Bowie, Seu Jorge} (4:57)
Total Time: 58:48
Credits:
Producer
- Georgia Mancio & Dave Ohm with Derek Nash
Design
by Theory
