"This second CD of 'Joan
Chamorro presenta' is one more thing that makes me proud of my work. Eva
Fernández is a musician since I met her, at age 7. She has always showed
outstanding ability and sensibility. Her Petite Fleur in the Sant Andreu Jazz
Band's first CD, with her friend Andrea Motis, has moved me a lot of times and
has made me feel proud of her. Her alto sax sound is clean and powerful, and
her work as a lead of the saxophone section is brilliant. Eva is a soprano,
alto and baritone saxophonist as well as clarinetist. On this record we can
enjoy her good work with the soprano and alto saxophones, but what really
stands out is her voice, which has a characteristic and special timbre that she
modulates depending on what she wants to communicate. Her performer and jazz
musician condition also allows her to express all sort of melodies in a
different way." ~ Joan
Chamorro.
Temps Record, TR1392-GE13, 2013 Recorded 24-25th, May, 2013
in SGAE, Barcelona, Spain 29th, August, 2012 in
Auditori Pau Casals El Vendrell, Spain 20th, May, 2013 in Sant
Andreu Teatre, Barcelona, Spain
Musicians: Eva Fernández - Vocals,
Soprano Sax, Alto Sax (#1-3,5,6,8-12) Andrea Motis - Trumpet,
Vocals (#2,4-6,8,10) Ignasi Terraza - Piano
(#1-11,13) Josep Traver - Guitar (#1-10) Joan Chamorro - Bass (#1-7,9-11,13), Tenor (#3,11) Baritone (#8) Esteve Pi - Drums (#2-10)
Guests: Víctor Correa - Trombone (#8) Dick Oatts - Alto Saxophone
(#5,8) Alba Esteban - Alto Saxophone
(#8) Scott Robinson - Tenor
Saxophone (#1,12) Jaume Ferrer - Tenor
Saxophone (#5,8) Carles Vázquez - Tenor
Saxophone (#8) Curro Gálvez - Double Bass
(#8) Arnau Juliá - Drums (#1) ------------------------------------------------------ Sant Andreu Jazz Band (#12): Director - Joan Chamorro Pablo Fernández, Joan Mar
Sauqué, Martí Ibáñez, Alba Armengou, Víctor Carrascosa, Elsa Armengou - Trumpet Eva Garín, Joan Codina, Paula
Berzal, Max Tato - Trombone Joan Martí, Alba Esteban -
Alto Saxophone Marçal Perramon, Carles
Vázquez - Tenor Saxophone Edu Ferrer - Baritone
Saxophone Marc Martín - Piano Carla Motis - Guitar Magalí Datzira - Bass Arnau Julià - Drums
Tracks: 01. These Foolish Things
{Holt Marvell, Jack Strachey} (4:08) 02. Comes Love {Lew Brown,
Samuel H. Stept, Charles Tobias} (6:07) 03. Cry Me A River {Arthur
Hamilton} (5:01) 04. B.A. Blues {Lalo
Schifrin, Johnny Hodges} (5:05) 05. Whisper Not {Benny
Golson} (4:36) 06. Cheek To Cheek {Irving
Berlin} (3:25) 07. Souvenir {Benny Carter}
(3:44) 08. Just Friends {Sam M.
Lewis, John Klenner} (4:45) 09. My Ideal {Leo Robin,
Newell Chase, Richard Whiting} (4:58) 10. My Favorite Things
{Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II} (6:06) 11. I'm A Fool To Want You
{Jack Wolf, Joel Herron} (3:21) 12. Georgia On My Mind {Hoagy
Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell} (4:02) 13. Old Folks {Willard
Robison, Dedette Lee Hill} (3:44)
Total Time: 59:02
Credits: Executive Producer -
JAZZTOJAZZ Editing, Mixing &
Mastering - CODA Produccions Musicals, Joan Chamorro, Josep Roig Technician - David
Casamitjana, Josep Roig, Pau Firpo Art Direction - Joan Chamorro Graphics - David Berzal Photography [Cover] - Lili
Bonmatí
"The Sheiman-Terraza
combination produces spectacular results, and this latest record, Swing appeal,
is definitely one of the highlights of Spanish Jazz. Susana Sheiman gradually
commands our respect and She is, without a shadow of a doubt, the best vocalist
we have. In this programme they have specifically chosen lesser known themes by
the best composers. They keep away from the more famous "war horses"
but when it is all about well-known compositions, they are very good indeed,
such as I don’t mean a thing, which Susana has transformed into something
exceptional. Our singer takes risks and performs high-wire acrobatics, but she
always ends up in the right place. Susana is superb. And what can I say about
Ignasi? An iron fist in a velvet glove". ~ by Alfredo Papo.
Swit Records, SWIT10, 2011
Recorded 25th &
26th January, 2011 At Estudi Oido, Barcelona, Spain
Musicians:
Susana Sheiman - Vocals
Ignasi Terraza - Piano,
Arranger
Giorgos Antoniou - Bass
Esteve Pi - Drums
Guests:
Damon Brown - Trumpet (#1,11)
Jesse Davis - Alto Saxophone
(#5,7)
Oscar Alonso - Percussion
(#6,12)
Tracks:
01. I'm Glad There Is You
{Jimmy Dorsey, Paul Mertz} (5:35)
02. P.S. I Love You {Johnny
Mercer, Gordon Jenkins} (4:15)
03. Spring Can Really Hang
You Up The Most {Fran Landesman, Tommy Wolf} (5:13)
"I believe that this new
CD is one of the most beautiful things I have been able to do in my life: for
the musical result, and because it brings together people for whom I feel a
profound human and musical admiration, and because I believe that after almost
5 years of working together, it marks the consolidation of Andrea as an artist
and a jazz musician." ~ Joan Chamorro, Bandcamp.com.
Scott Hamilton Sax Pulls
It Together Perfectly
Came across Joan Chamorro on
you tube by accident instantly smitten. Scott Hamilton is such a bonus, and
live performance adds to the atmosphere generated by this evocative cd. Perfect
for jazz lovers. Perfect for background in my home bar. ~ Jolly Roger, Amazon.com.
Beautiful Voice
Even though she is not
English her rendition of some songs comes across as so sexy in sound, perfect
and for a youngster she has a good grasp on what is required to make a
fantastic album, a little rough around the edges but that's what gives it that
relaxing sound. I would love to be in a small room when they perform, close and
personal. ~ Richie, Amazon.com.
Swit Records, SWIT15, 2013
Recorded 13th and
14th April, 2013 Live At Jamboree, Barcelona, Spain
Musicians:
Andrea Motis - Lead Vocals,
Trumpet, Alto Saxophone
Scott Hamilton - Tenor
Saxophone
Ignasi Terraza - Piano, Organ
[Hammond]
Josep Traver - Guitar
Joan Chamorro - Bass
Esteve Pi - Drums
Tracks:
01. Exactly Like You {Jimmy
McHugh, Dorothy Fields} (4:24)
02. Meditação {Antônio Carlos
Jobim, Newton Mendonça} (6:45)
03. I Fall In Love Too Easily
{Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne} (6:36)
04. Sun Showers {Arthur
Freed, Nacio Herb Brown} (4:33)
05. Someday My Prince Will
Come {Frank Churchill, Larry Morey} (7:41)
06. Moody's Mood For Love
{Fields, Jefferson, McHugh, Moody} (5:47)
07. Chega De Saudade {Antônio
Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes} (6:19)
After recording six acclaimed
albums with bassist Joan Chamorro, Barcelona-based trumpeter, singer and
composer Andrea Motis makes her solo debut on Impulse! Records with Emotional
Dance. The astonishing accord that she’s cultivated with Chamorro during the
past seven years is firmly intact on Emotional Dance. The sterling performances
features him as well as pianist Ignasi Terraza, drummer Esteve Pi, guitarist
Josep Traver as the core ensemble. Like with Chamorro, Motis has recorded and
toured consistently with these musicians.
Chamorro coproduced Emotional
Dance with Brian Bacchus and Jay Newland. Through Bacchus and Universal
Records’, A&R director Jean-Philippe Allard's sage suggestion, Motis
augmented the personnel with a handful of U.S.-based musicians – vibraphonist
Warren Wolf, accordionist Gil Goldstein, baritone saxophonist Scott Robinson,
percussionist Café Da Silva. Three tunes also feature the famed American tenor
saxophonist Joel Frahm, who'd worked with Motis and Chamorro before. "We
invited [Joel] to play with us in Barcelona in 2016. He was so amazing that we
knew we wanted him for this album," Motis enthuses.
Even though, Motis is only
21-years-old, she displays a mature musicality beyond her years. That’s because
she began playing the trumpet at age seven; three years later she began
studying jazz at the Municipal School of Music of Sant Andreu under Chamorro,
who soon after recruited her for his band while she was still a teenager. While
at the school, she was also a member of the Sant Andreu Jazz Band for nine
years with which she recorded eight discs and played with such acclaimed
musicians as trombonist Wycliffe Gordon, saxophonist Jesse Davis, clarinetist
Bobby Gordon, and saxophonist Dick Oatts, among others. In addition to trumpet,
Motis plays alto saxophone. But it was with Chamorro's band that she began
singing. "The trumpet will always be my first instrument," Motis says
when asked if she likes being a singer or an instrumentalist the most.
"Playing the trumpet is like mediating; it’s such a part of my life. But I
never want to choose just one side of my artistic sides because I love doing
them all."
On Emotional Dance, Motis'
singing mostly takes center stage. She possesses an alluring, supple alto. With
its subtle vibrato and her succinct phrasing, Motis' singing has drawn
comparisons to such stylists as Billie Holiday and Norah Jones. Her vocal
prowess reveals itself immediately on Charles Daniels and Richard Whiting's
classic, "He's Funny That Way," which opens the disc. Perhaps, it's
no coincidence that the jazz standard has long been associated with Lady Day;
Motis and her ensemble certainly do the composition justice by underscoring it
with a quintessential swing-era shuffle that paves the way for an absorbing
solo from Robinson. Motis follows his lead by blowing a delightful trumpet solo
that accentuates her citrus tone and her assured sense of melodic swing.
Motis sees Emotional Dance as
an extension and evolution of her work with Chamorro. Like their previous
efforts, the new album contains it fair share of jazz standards. In addition to
"He's Funny That Way," Motis delivers captivating renditions of
Franck Loesser's "Never Will I Marry," Cole Porter's "You’d Be
So Nice To Come Home To," Eddie Jefferson's "Baby Girl," Johnny Mercer's
"I Remember You," Horace Silver's "Señor Blues," and
Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius De Moraes' "Chega de Saudade."
Emotional Dance reveals some
of Motis' artistic growth with the presence of Frederico Sires Puig's "La
Gavina," Els Amics de les Arts' "Louisiana O Els Camps De Cotó,"
and Perico Sambeat's "Matlida." On all three tunes Motis sings in
Catalan - a first for her on disc. The latter tune even features Sambeat on a
billowing soprano saxophone accompaniment and solo.
Also, for the first time,
Motis exhibits her gifts as composer. She penned three of Emotional Dance's 13
songs. The first song she composed for the disc was "If You Give More Than
You Can," a poignant ballad containing heartfelt lyrics about being
overwhelmed with multiple responsibilities. Her ebullient, "I Didn't Tell
Them Why" shows Motis' friskier side as she sings about keeping a
blossoming romance on the down low, while her swaggering hard-bop instrumental,
"Save the Orangutan" best illustrates her command and improvisation
heft on the trumpet as she shares the frontline with Frahm.
As for the sparkling title
track, Terraza wrote it several years ago as an instrumental. Motis wasn't even
aware of Terraza's compositional abilities until she heard the song on the
radio. "We thought that the title of that song was very representative of
the feeling that we had during the making of this first album for Impulse!
Records," Motis says. "The title conveys all the positive changes and
new directions we've taken with my music while acknowledging that things are
moving forward in the right direction." ~ Andrea Motis.com.
