Parallel Lives by Andrea Wolper
• Expressive warmth meets sophisticated cool, as Andrea synthesizes disparate influences into a very individual sound. She starts with jazz traditions, stirs in a generous serving of blue, and adds enough spice to win over jazz listeners of varying tastes, from those who enjoy a fresh take on a familiar song, to those with an ear for adventure.
• Songs for people who want to hear both where jazz singing comes from and where it is today. The album seamlessly blends music from a variety of sources, such as the evergreen “Skylark,” Andrea’s haunting arrangement of a song from Broadway’s “Spring Awakening,” a revisited Buffy Sainte-Marie ballad, and originals like her saucy, swinging “The Girls in Their Dresses.”
• “Parallel Lives” stays with the production team (Todd Barkan, here as co-producer; Katherine Miller, recording engineer) from Andrea’s last, highly acclaimed, release, “The Small Hours” (VarisOne.Jazz), which was widely praised for its excellent sound quality and singular attributes: Andrea’s warmth and emotional bravery, her strong songwriting and unique arrangements, her ability to make music from different eras and genres hang together and seem entirely her own.
Tracklist
| 1. | Song to a Seagull | 3:24 |
| 2. | The Girls in Their Dresses | 5:26 |
| 3. | Why Aren't You Laughing? | 5:14 |
| 4. | Skylark | 5:07 |
| 5. | Who Will Buy? | 5:42 |
| 6. | June Rose | 3:48 |
| 7. | Maple Sugar Boy | 4:12 |
| 8. | Blue Wind | 7:33 |
| 9. | Be Cool | 4:13 |
| 10. | Something Good | 5:10 |
| 11. | Waiting For Winter | 5:42 |
| 12. | Save Your Love For Me | 6:21 |
Credits
Andrea Wolper: Vocals, Arrangements, Rainstick on Blue Wind
Michael Howell: Guitar
Kris Davis: Piano
Ken Filiano: Bass, Co-arranger tracks 2 and 5
Michael TA Thompson: Soundrhythium
Todd Barkan, Andrea Wolper, co-producers
1. Song to a Seagull (Joni Mitchell)
2. The Girls in Their Dresses
(Andrea Wolper)
3. Why Aren't You Laughing?
(Bob Casanova)
4. Skylark
(Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer)
5. Who Will Buy? (Lionel Bart)
6. June Rose (Andrea Wolper)
7. Maple Sugar Boy (Buffy Sainte-Marie)
8. Blue Wind
(Steven Sater, Duncan Sheik)
9. Be Cool (Joni Mitchell)
10. Something Good (Richard Rodgers)
11. Waiting For Winter (Andrea Wolper)
12. Save Your Love For Me
(Buddy Johnson)
License
All rights reserved.
”An audacious artist [who] flouts genre limitations, delivering an inventive, thrilling, appealing musical vision.” One of the “great jazz singers” in “The Jazz Singers: The Ultimate Guide,” her songwriting is “easily superior"(Cadence). Andrea leads several of her own ensembles; she also appears in projects led by artists across jazz genres (Jay Clayton, William Parker, Heavenly Big Band, more).