Midnight Mccartney John Pizzarelli

• 1 Silly Love Songs 03:51
• 2 My Love 04:25
• 3 Heart of the Country 03:11
• 4 Coming Up 03:56
• 5 No More Lonely Nights 05:07
• 6 Warm and Beautiful 03:33
• 7 Hi, Hi, Hi 03:52
• 8 Junk 03:38
• 9 My Valentine 03:39
• 10 Let 'Em In 02:53
• 11 Some People Never Know 03:23
• 12 Maybe I'm Amazed 04:00
• 13 Wonderful Christmastime 04:17
• Total Runtime 49:45

Info for Midnight Mccartney

Paul McCartney hatte eine tolle Idee für ein Album. Es brauchte nur den weltbekannte Gitarristen und Sänger John Pizzarelli, um es zu realisieren. So schrieb er John Pizzarelli Ende Mai 2014: "Ich habe eine Idee in meinem Kopf. Könnte es für dich interessant sein, einige meiner weniger bekannten Lieder aufzunehmen? Ich weiß, dies ist ein wenig schamlos, wenn nicht gar aufdringlich. Ich könnte mir vorstellen, die Songs wären Post-Beatles-Melodien.« Und beendete seinen Brief mit: »Der Reiz ist für mich sind weniger bekannte Lieder in einem soften Jazz-Stil, und vielleicht könnte das Album Midnight McCartney betitelt werden."

John Pizzarelli war von diesem Projekt mehr als angetan. Er, seine Frau Jessica Molaskey und Pianist Larry Goldings durchforschten sofort Paul McCartneys Alben der letzten 45-plus Jahre, um Lieder, die für John Pizzarellis Stil neu harmonisiert und adaptiert werden könnten, zu finden.

Herausgekommen ist ein Album voller Gefühle, Charme und Anreiz – swingend und doch soft und verträumt.

John Pizzarelli, Gitarre, Gesang
Helio Alves, Klavier
Konrad Paszkudzki, Klavier
Larry Goldings, Orgel
Andy Fusco, Altsaxophon
Harry Allen, Tenorsaxophon
John Mosca, Posaune
Tony Kadleck, Trompete
Martin Pizzarelli, Bass
Kevin Kanner, Schlagzeug
Duduka Da Fonseca, Schlagzeug, Percussion
Jessica Molaskey, Backing Vocals
Madeleine Pizzarelli, Backing Vocals

John Pizzarelli
has cultivated a winning international career by singing classic standards and late-night ballads, and by playing sublime and inventive guitar. Using greats like Nat “King” Cole and Frank Sinatra and the songs of writers like Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen as touchstones, Pizzarelli is among the prime revivalists of the great American songbook, bringing to his work the cool jazz flavor of his brilliant guitar playing.

Born on April 6, 1960, in Paterson, New Jersey, Pizzarelli has been playing guitar since age six, following in the tradition of his father, guitar legend Bucky Pizzarelli. Hanging out with his father, John was exposed to all the great jazz music of the era, from Erroll Garner and Les Paul to Django Reinhardt. He began playing with his father at age 20, then went out on his own. Since 1992, the John Pizzarelli Trio has toured extensively. In 1993, they were honored to open for Frank Sinatra's international tour and then joined in the celebration for his 80th birthday at Carnegie Hall.

John Pizzarelli’s voice has continued to develop with time, displaying both charm and humor. He has recorded as a bandleader for RCA, Chesky, Stash and Novus, and in 1997 appeared in the Broadway musical Dream, a revue of Johnny Mercer songs. Along the way, Pizzarelli has earned rave reviews. “The John Pizzarelli Trio has never been tighter, and Pizzarelli himself has never been looser,” the Village Voice said of a recent New York show. “We can say we’re as lucky to listen to (Pizzarelli) as Nat Cole fans were in the years before he became a legend.” Pizzarelli was also named “Jazz Vocalist of the Year” by Swing Journal in their Readers Poll.

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