Intersection: Jazz Meets Classical Song Patrice Michaels

• 1 Vocalise-etude, Blues 02:06
• 2 Fiancailles pour rire, FP 101: No. 5. Violon 04:02
• 3 Per la gloria d'adorarvi, A Re-imagining (after G. Bononcini) 04:33
• 4 Danza, danza, fanciulla gentile, A Re-imagining (after F. Durante) 04:11
• 5 24 Preludes, Op. 53: Prelude No. 18 in F Minor 02:16
• 6 Show Girl: Liza 03:11
• 7 Paris Blues 04:45
• 8 No. 1. Chelsea Bridge 03:09
• 9 No. 2. A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing 03:10
• 10 24 Preludes, Op. 53: Prelude No. 4 in E Minor 01:24
• 11 3 Ages of Woman: No. 3. Insomia 02:52
• 12 Penelope's Song 03:16
• 13 Anita's Story 04:13
• 14 No. 1. Where has he Gone 03:05
• 15 No. 2. Rossini's Cat Duet's Got Nothin' on Us 03:18
• 16 No. 3. The Local Record Producer 02:09
• 17 No. 4. When I could Hear the Train Again 03:37
• 18 24 Preludes, Op. 53: Prelude No. 23 in F Major 01:55
• 19 As You Are 04:22
• 20 O, Mistress Mine: Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day 02:55
• 21 He's Gone Away 02:59
• 22 Balm in Gilead 03:04
• 23 Frankie and Johnny 03:24
• 24 24 Preludes, Op. 53: Prelude No. 19 in E-Flat Major 01:21
• 25 No. 1. I Didn't Know / Where or When 06:49
• 26 No. 2. Always 02:20
• 27 No. 3. While We're Young 05:17
• 28 No. 4. Come Rain or Come Shine 02:58
• 29 Sonora 03:00
• 30 Lamento no Morro 03:56
• Total Runtime 01:39:37

Info for Intersection: Jazz Meets Classical Song

Acclaimed lyric soprano Patrice Michaels, “a formidable interpretative talent” (The New Yorker), conceived and headlines this inventive, wide-ranging two-disc project of 26 songs where classical music and jazz find common ground in ways that will delight fans of both musical genres.

A vocalist of uncommon intellect and sophisticated wit who taps into her training as a composer, Michaels has assembled a singular collection of songs, including one she composed, which give the silvery-voiced singer and her stellar instrumental collaborators room to gently improvise and swing in surprising and always-rewarding ways.

The program ranges from jazz-influenced classical works of the 1930s by Hungary’s Tibor Harsanyi and France’s Francis Poulenc to contemporary pieces by Randall Bauer and Laurie Altman, whose music shows his love of both Igor Stravinsky and jazz pianist Art Tatum. Contrasting pieces by Lee Hoiby and John Musto — masters of post-Romantic American song — share billing with jazz classics by Swing Era legends George Gershwin, Duke Ellington, and Billy Strayhorn. From composer Chuck Israels, come gorgeous piano and voice settings of American folk songs. INTERSECTION closes on a Latin American note, with contributions from Argentinean composer Andres Beeuwsaert and Brazil’s Antonio Carlos Jobim.

„This new release by soprano Patrice Michaels on Cedille records is one of the most original, innovative, and adventurous recordings to come along in quite some time! Not only is the concept fascinating—the intersection of jazz and classical music in contemporary song—but Michaels programs this mix of new takes on old tunes and never-before-recorded or newly commissioned works with intelligence, passion, and wit. Each track contains a delightful surprise, a revelatory audio experience, and all are sung in Michaels’s warm, rich lyric soprano and shaped with her patrician musicianship, her consummate interpretive intelligence, and her considerable mastery of improvisation and other jazz techniques.

This Cedille release is first rate all the way: beautiful singing, stunning instrumentals, and a coherent and classy program. It is a recording to play and play again! Most highly recommended!“ (Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold)

Patrice Michaels, soprano
Kuang- Hao Huang, piano
Zach Brock, violin
Nicholas Photinos, cello
Dedé Sampaio, percussion

Recorded Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, at the University of Chicago January 8–11, February 18, March 23, 2014
Engineered by Bill Maylone
Produced by James Ginsburg

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