Lisa Ono

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Dette var pent! Gjennomgang av både Amerikansk og Brasiliansk bossa. Når det gjelder Jazz Standards from L.A. så er dette i beste AOR stil, og med Bill Cantos som medprodusent så kunne denne plata også vært et godt tips i westcoast tråden vår.

Look To The Rainbow -Jazz Standards from L.A.- was produced by Lisa and Bill Cantos, who sang and played piano on the 2006 Soul & Bossa. Bill Cantos, based in Los Angeles, is a singer, composer, pianist and an arranger, and one of the main artist of the current AOR scene. He has performed with Sergio Mendes, and also known for his detailed knowledge of Brazilian music. Dori Caymmi, based in California and one of the leaders of Brazilian music, introduced Bill to Lisa, and is also on the album as an arranger and a guitar player for two songs.

The sound concept of this album is, “Lisa Ono with chorus”. Every tune has a chorus, and two of the songs features Take 6. Although this album is the first experience for her to perform with a real chorus, Lisa always loved to listen to chorus groups such as Quarteto em Cy, Os Cariocas from Brazil, or The Hi-Lo’s from U.S.A. Also it features songs with a theme of moon, rainbow, rain, a motif of sky, and with the heartwarming sound of the chorus that is naturally spread all over the album, it gives you a vivid impression of Los Angeles’ big blue sky.

Sydover - mot RIO - så er det som man kjenner den varme sanden mellom tærne nå man hører på Lisa ;D. Dette er musikk som passer til alle døgnets tider. Lydmessig to veldig solide plater.

Cheek To Cheek -Jazz Standards from Rio- was produced by Lisa and Mario Adnet, a Brazilian guitar player, has been arranging many songs for Lisa many years. The sound concept for this album is, “Lisa Ono with horns”, and features Big Band classics such as Duke Ellington’s numbers. The top horn section, strings, and percussion musicians of Rio, Brazil, supports Lisa.

In Brazil, there is a dance hall “Gafieira,” which is very common among the people for many years. The band of “Gafieira” with horn section plays not only samba and choro, but jazz and latin classics with Brazilian style, and man and woman gets in pair and dance to it. Their music became so popular that the word “Gafieira” now represents the dance itself or the genre. I’m sure the happy atmosphere of “Gafieira” is one of the things you can feel from this album.

ref:

http://www.onolisa.com/english/discography/disco_2009.html
http://www.hmv.com.hk/product/jazz.asp?sku=79743
http://www.hmv.com.hk/product/jazz.asp?sku=79750

 

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