Saturday, January 10, 2026

Ida Sand - Young At Heart

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2015
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:49
Size: 116,9 MB
Art: Front

(3:32)  1. Cinnamon Girl
(3:13)  2. Hey Hey, My My
(4:24)  3. Don't Let It Bring You Down
(4:45)  4. Harvest Moon
(3:23)  5. Woodstock
(3:30)  6. Birds
(3:47)  7. Only Love Can Break Your Heart
(4:01)  8. Ohio
(3:28)  9. Old Man
(4:32) 10. Helpless
(4:16) 11. War of Man
(4:21) 12. One of These Days
(3:30) 13. Sea of Madness

The Swedish jazz singer Ida Sand comes from a musical family, her father was a famous opera singer, her mother made sacred music. Ida himself learned cello, before she began training as a singer. Meanwhile, the Swedish part of the leading group of Scandinavian jazz vocalists that have been discovered by the famous producer and trombonist Nils Landgren. Heidi Eichenberg presents our CD of the week. ~ Heidi Eichenberg

The Pensive, Moody is in the dark timbre of Ida Sands voice, already with their debut album, "Meet Me Around Midnight" was provided by the Swedish 2007 enthusiasm, because they stood out from the girly pop-jazz their Scandinavian colleagues Silje Nergaard or Rigmor Gustafsson. With gospel and soul she sat from the beginning to the black tradition of Nina Simone and Aretha Franklin, and on the other hand saw everything else as pale. Why born in 1977 as Ida Kristina sand Lund in Stockholm singer and pianist has now picked just the repertoire of Neil Young for their fourth album, she explains: "His music had something to tell me, I have heard a lot from him in recent years. It must have something to do with the mood of the songs that I also saw in me, but which you do not normally hear in my music. So I took his lyrics and his music before, and tried to take over this mood and still interpret the songs in my own way. I do not know if there are so many Neil Young fans among jazz-lovers - and as part of the plan was to bring the jazz listeners the music of Neil Young closer ". ~ Ida Sand 

The weather is supposed to be in Canada similar to "humble" as in Sweden, which could explain the melancholy which is sometimes the case with both cultures. The plan to take the spiritual minimalist songs of Neil Young as a template for an acoustic jazz album, but is bold. Neil Young's indestructible classics like "Cinnamon Girl" or "Harvest Moon" learn one way or another harmony in addition, chords and melodies to be reorganized by the double bass, keyboard, piano and drums and take the originals of the Canadian folk and rock singer / songwriter yet none of its melancholy magic.

"Young at Heart" - the title of the album is a love letter in a double pun and a celebration of melancholy. A melancholy in the Ida Sand recognize themselves and which gives the ageless songs by Neil Young not only with her voice an additional depth. Translate by google  http://www.mdr.de/mdr-figaro/musik/cd-der-woche-ida-sand-young-at-heart100.html

Young At Heart

Judy Niemack - Jazz Singers' Practice Session

Styles: Jazz, Brazilian Jazz
Label: Gam
Year: 2003
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:09
Size: 116,3 MB
Art: Front

(4:12)  1. Bye Bye Blackbird
(4:47)  2. Misty
(4:10)  3. Lullaby at Birdland
(3:10)  4. How High the Moon
(5:10)  5. Wave
(3:17)  6. You’d Be So Nice to Come Home to
(5:11)  7. All of Me
(3:38)  8. My Funny Valentine
(3:15)  9. Teach me Tonight
(2:59) 10. One Note Samba
(3:28) 11. Summertime
(3:44) 12. Lover Man
(3:03) 13. I Got Rhythm

A talented and adventurous jazz singer, Judy Niemack has long had an underground reputation in jazz, although she finally began to receive more recognition for her abilities. She sang regularly in school, starting at age seven in a church choir, and at 17 decided to become a professional singer. After meeting Warne Marsh the following year, Niemack became dedicated to jazz. She attended Pasadena City College, had several years of classical study, and also attended the New England Conservatory in Boston and the Cleveland Institute of Music, in addition to private lessons with Marsh. In 1977, she moved to New York and the following year made her recording debut for Sea Breeze. Since that time, Niemack has freelanced with many top advanced musicians, including Toots Thielemans, James Moody, Lee Konitz, Clark Terry, Kenny Barron, Fred Hersch, Kenny Werner, Joe Lovano, and Eddie Gomez, among others, written lyrics to other musicians' compositions (in addition to writing songs of her own), and has toured Europe regularly. In addition, she has been a top jazz educator, teaching throughout Europe. Judy Niemack, a colorful improviser, has recorded as a leader for Sea Breeze, Stash, and Freelance. ~ Scott Yanow, Rovi  http://www.artistdirect.com/artist/bio/judy-niemack/473472 .