Youn Sun Nah: Lento

Wokalistyka jazzowa
premiera polska: 2013-04-08,
Wydawnicto Audiofilskie
kontynent: Azja
kraj: Korea
opakowanie: digipackowe etui
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Opis wydawcy:
Nowa gwiazda piosenki jazzowej pochodzi z Korei! Wyrosła w muzycznym domu (córka dyrygenta i śpiewaczki operowej), znakomicie wykształcona w Paryżu (słynna szkoła muzyczna CIM, National Music Institute of Beauvais oraz Nadia and Lili Boulanger Conservatory). Pierwszy etap jej kariery to przede wszystkim rodzinna Korea i gościnna Francja. Ostatnie lata przyniosły trasy koncertowe i sukcesy na całym świecie – w USA, Azji oraz całej Europie.

Ukazująca się właśnie płyta "Lento" jest siódmą w jej dyskografii i trzecią dla niemieckiej wytwórni ACT po "Same Girl" z 2010 i "Voyage" z 2008 roku.
Na płycie usłyszymy muzyków związanych z berlińską wytwórnią jak Lars Danielsson czy Ulf Wakenius. Youn Sun Nah sięgnęła do różnorodnego repertuaru, usłyszymy m.in. "Hurt" Trenta Reznora, "Lento" Alexandra Scriabina, sporo własnych piosenek i kompizycje Larsa Danielssona, Ulfa Wakeniusa, Stana Jonesa czy "Arirang" - koreańską piosenkę ludową. Tak jak wiele śpiewających dzisiaj artystów Youn Sun Nah pokazuje, że standardem może stać się po prostu dobra kompozycja i nieważne czy została napisana przez George'a Gershwina, czy zespół Nine Inch Nails.


Editor's Info:
Female singers who manage to stir a whole genre are seldom found. Diana Krall and Norah Jones are such outstanding talents who gave vocal jazz a whole new colour, and Korean singer Youn Sun Nah has been equally phenomenal. In the last few years she has conquered the music world with her albums “Voyage” (2009) and “Same Girl” (2010) released on ACT.
“A miracle“, “a great piece of art“, “enchanting” “a worldclass singer” – just some of the overwhelmingly positive responses from the press to these albums. Within two years Nah had received her fourth “Korean Music Award”, the BMW World Jazz Award and the ECHO Jazz Award for best international female singer whilst in France, her second home, “Same Girl” was the best selling jazz album of the year in 2011, Nah received the “Prix Mimi Perrin du Jazz Vocal“ as female vocalist of the year, the leading magazine “Jazzman“ awarded her with “Choc de l'annee 2012” as artist of the year and she was granted the title of nobility “Chevalier de l‘Ordre des Arts et des Lettres” by the culture secretary, putting her in the prominent company of such stars as David Bowie, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Dustin Hoffman.
What is the secret of her remarkable success? Her new album “Lento” gives an explanation by combining Youn Sun Nah’s unique qualities. One of them is the blending of different cultural and musical sources, in a respectful yet unconventional manner. Besides jazz and related styles, she draws on chanson, pop and folk music, and in addition to compositions by herself and her band members, there is the extremely light version of the Korean folk song “Arirang” as well as “Hurt” by the alternative rock band Nine Inch Nails, and Stan Jones’ “Ghost Riders In The Sky”, a classic country song made famous by Johnny Cash.

For the first time Nah also calls upon European classical music: Alexander Skrjabin’s Prelude op. 16 Nr. 4 in E minor with its tempo indication ”Lento” was a source of inspiration for the album’s title, and it also sets up an intimate, atmospheric and harmonious musical world. Youn Sun Nah unfolds her expressive power especially in the peaceful and slow-paced moments – on the fragile chanson “Full Circle”, with heartbreaking grievance on “Lament” or artistic unison singing on “Momento Magico”.
On “Lento” it becomes more apparent that Nah’s voice ties the songs together. It is the precision of her intonation and phrasing, great timing and crystal voice that enable her to turn minimalistic forms into powerful emotions, pure elegance and magic. All this requires extremely subtle and considerate co-musicians, therefore the successful lineup from “Same Girl” was the first choice for “Lento” as well: Nah’s longstanding duet partner Ulf Wakenius on guitar, Lars Danielsson on bass and Xavier Desandre-Navarre on percussions. The fourth member of the band is new - the French accordion magician Vincent Peirani. Two pieces on “Lento” were written by him and, similarly to Youn Sun Nah, his variations and ideas seem to emerge from an inner voice, which is one of the reasons why there is perfect interaction between the two musicians.
With her universal yet individual style Youn Sun Nah gives traditional vocal jazz a new flavour, while unconventionally and effortlessly exploring new exciting spaces. She is one of the most outstanding representatives of vocal jazz that includes the whole spectrum of contemporary music.


Also available as 180gr Doppel-Vinyl-LP

muzycy:
Youn Sun Nah: vocals
Ulf Wakenius: guitars
Lars Danielsson: bass & cello
Vincent Peirani: accordion & accordina
Xavier Desandre-Navarre: percussion

utwory:
1. Lento - 03:04 (Alexander Scriabin / Youn Sun Nah)
2. Lament - 03:40 (Youn Sun Nah / Youn Sun Nah)
3. Hurt - 05:22 (Trent Reznor / Trent Reznor)
4. Empty Dream - 04:20 (Vincent Peirani / Youn Sun Nah)
5. Momento Magico - 05:32 (Ulf Wakenius)
6. Soundless Bye - 03:44 (Youn Sun Nah / Youn Sun Nah)
7. Full Circle - 03:36 (Vincent Peirani / Youn Sun Nah)
8. Ghost Riders In The Sky - 04:58 (Stan Jones / Stan Jones)
9. Waiting - 03:30 (Lars Danielsson / Caecilie Norby)
10. Arirang - 05:49 (traditional)
11. New Dawn - 03:42 (Youn Sun Nah / Youn Sun Nah)

wydano: 2013-03-22
nagrano: Recorded at Nilento Studio, Gothenburg, Sweden, October 31 - November 2
more info: www.actmusic.com
more info2: www.younsunnah.com