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Lela Kaplowitz: Lela & Joe Kaplowitz - With Every Breath
By"Blues in Red Hook" bristles with swinging invention and a complex and sprawling solo by the pianist. "Keep on Going," the disc's first vocal raps a Latin vibe blistering voice and trumpet. Singer Kaplowitz's voice is resonant and robust, whether at full gale or sotto voce.
These are the two aspects of the recording that stand out: the arrangements and singing. The arrangements are tight and the composing laces intricate with complex heads and solos woven together in an almost tactile manner. Kaplowitz's singing is simply superb. She draws forth all of the blues and church from "Sisters," a languid stroll that allows for torch singing of the flame-throwing variety. Kaplowitz scats a bluestreak with trumpets and guitar in a New Orleans orgy of broken counterpoint. "Sand Story" begins in a hail of free jazz, before a vocal refrain defines a direction that flows into a Caribbean groove tempered with a steady rimshot. Breezy, but intense, the piece possesses a provocative symmetry reflecting that of the entire recording.
Track Listing
Blues in Red Hook; Keep On going; With Every Breath; I Love Myself; Home; Please Stay; I Celebrate the Life; Sisters; Sand Story; Bolero.
Personnel
Lela Kaplowitz
vocalsLela Kaplowitz: vocals; Joe Kaplowitz: piano, arranger; Croatian Radio- Television Jazz Orchestra, Saša Nestorović: director.
Album information
Title: Lela & Joe Kaplowitz - With Every Breath | Year Released: 2013 | Record Label: Self Produced