Sings Salvadore Poe

Artist: Lisa Ekdahl
Label: Bmg Int'l
Category: Music

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Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 743217968120
EAN: 0743217968120
ASIN: B000050G2Q

Release Date: 2000-12-12

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Tracks:

Daybreak
Rivers Of Love
Sunny Weather
Only You
The Color Of You
How Many More Times
I Will Be Blessed
Since You've Been Gone
I've Never Seen Anything Like You
I Don't Miss You Anymore
Nightingale
The Rhythm Of Our Hearts
Sun Rose
Of My Conceit

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Customer Reviews:

I love this CD.......2007-03-02

i'm a fan of female jazz vocalists. silje nergaard, the krall, karin allyson and even stacy kent being a few of my favourites but THIS IS BY FAR THE BEST.

This was recommended by a friend and when i first heard it, i got tingles just from the mood it exudes and lisa ekdahl's angelic voice. its like a small girl voice but it goes so well in this CD. i also have her "when did you leave heaven" album and i reckon the bossanova touches in "sings salvadore poe" complements her voice so much better.

it is 4years on and this CD still give me tingles. its just so beautiful.

p.s. though i have to say, my silje nergaard recommendations were much better received than this one.

One Of The Best Jazz Albums.......2006-03-27

As an African American who has family members in Jazz music going all the way back to the 1920s, I have to say her album is vary good. She takes our culture (Jazz Music) to another place!

Thank-You

One of the most underrated singers.......2005-10-04

I don't understand the criticism over Lisa's girlish voice--that IS EXACTLY why I love her singing--because she sounds like a lovely angel, not some jaded or wary mortal. Lisa expresses emotions perfectly, while I find other jazz singers tend to hide their emotions and sings with a "pokerface." Lisa's vocal techniques are also abundant--having an angelic voice doesn't mean she lacks technique or experience. Her expressiveness is right up there at Billie Holiday's level.

Wonderfully nonchalant italian bossanova.......2004-09-12

Yummi. A Lisa Ekdahl album is a happening. In the first place, this is NOT a jazz album, no sir. It's an italian bossanova album (written and composed by Mr Poe), and what a perfection this is. This is the only album where Lisa's voice goes "with" the music, i.e., singer flows voice, soul and mood (and you can imagine body!) with music. If you have listened to "Back To Earth" or "When Did You Leave Heaven" you know what I mean: Lisa sings Jazz with that angellical-almost-childish voice "against" the bass and drum and only saved by the piano, but don't get me wrong: the whole ensemble is of a perfection difficult to attain, and no aggressivity whatsoever can be found (quite on the contrary). These albums reflect a perfect tempo, voice and band are apart but are felt together and surely with a complicity rare to be found. I've read comparisons to Diana Krall and Norah Jones. For God's Sake, stop mixing compote with honey, though both are sweet... Diana Krall sings with the music, no contrast from that perspective and Norah Jones drowns in the music, tames the piano. Back to "Sings Salvadore Poe", this is a very coherent and homogeneous album that soothes your soul. As a starter, listen to "Daybreak" (nothing to do with Beth Orton's Daybreaker - excelent), following listen to the jazzy "How Many More Times" and go immediately to "The Color of You". Astounding. You're prepared for the rest of the album (or just play it from the beginning). Oh, and your life will change. How? You'll run to get everything from Lisa. And will start discovering the Scandinavian-jazz-gate. And what a wonderful discovery that will be!!!

Taks Lisa!

One Gem Stands Out.......2003-08-08

Other reviews compare Lisa Ekdahl to Norah Jones or Diana Krall, and can't understand why she doesn't get as much noteriety. Well, lets see...she's from SWEDEN and since she's neither in ABBA or on the (does it exist) Swedish National Bikini team, we don't pay much notice. More importantly, her voice is not as mature as either of the other women and it shows. That said, I would buy this CD just for the song "Daybreak" as it is one that can get stuck in your head for months at a time. I promise you will find yourself humming it to yourself while walking around. There are some other tracks that are alright, none as good...and it stinks to have to pay export price for the whole package. My recommendation...borrow it from a friend.

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