Artist: Christine Tobin Band
Title Of Album: Aililiu
Year Of Release: 2006
Label: Babel
Genre: Jazz Vocals, Folk Jazz, Bossa Nova
Format: MP3
Quality: 320 kbps, 44.1 Khz
Total Time: 55:36
Total Size: 128 Mb
Covers: Front
01. Siul Arun – Circular Knotwork (10:29)
02. Lavender’s Blue ( 8:33)
03. The Priest ( 4:44)
04. Aililiu Na Gamhna ( 2:26)
05. The Cargo Cafe ( 5:33)
06. Promised Land ( 5:35)
07. Those Who Love The Lord ( 4:48)
08. E So Tinha De Ser Com Voce ( 7:44)
09. Lord Gregory ( 5:39)
As anyone who has heard the folk/jazz group Lammas will know, Christine Tobin, a Dublin-born singer now resident in London, is as adept at raising gooseflesh with plaintive folk laments as she is at negotiating the hairpin bends of jazz improvisation. Leading her own band, however, she draws her material from an even wider variety of sources: Brazilian music (represented on this DISC by a Jobim song impeccably performed in Portuguese), young UK jazz musicians to whose tunes she writes unusually cogent lyrics, and early influences on her Genre and approach such as Joni Mitchell the latters The Priest (from Ladies of the Canyon) is a highlight of the album. But Tobin is no mere musical magpie; she has clearly assimilated into her own Beat Style the music from all these apparently disparate fields. The strength, control and purity of her voice, and the telling contributions of her regular band particularly the ever adventurous Huw Warren ensure that the album is a satisfying artistic whole. An inspiring debut from a singer to watch. Chris Parker
Performer:
Tobin (vocals); Huw Warren (p, acc); Steve Watts (b); Roy Dodds (d), plus guests: Steve Buckley (whistle); Ben Davis (cello); John Parricelli, Phil Robson (g); Mike Pickering (d)