Fire (Fleurine album)
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| Genre | Jazz |
| Label | Coast to Coast |
| Producer | Robert Sadin |
Fire is the third album by vocalist Fleurine.
Background[edit]
Fleurine and pianist Brad Mehldau had played together on the singer's Close Enough for Love.[1] Fire was produced by Robert Sadin.[1]
Music and recording[edit]
The album was recorded in New York City around 2003.[2] Two of the 12 tracks are originals.[1] The other tracks include: "Fire" by Bruce Springsteen; "Show Me the Way" by Peter Frampton; "Fruit Tree" by Nick Drake; and Paul Simon's "Still Crazy After All These Years."[3]
Reception[edit]
The Los Angeles Times commented on "her warm, enveloping sound and gentle, rhythmic drive transform the songs into something well beyond the original sources."[3]
Track listing[edit]
- "Fire" – 3:33 Music & lyrics Bruce Springsteen, arrangement by Fleurine
- "Fruit Tree" – 5:02 Music & lyrics by Nick Drake, arrangement by Fleurine
- "Show Me the Way" – 3:58 Music & lyrics by Peter Frampton
- "Suavidade" – 4:55 Music by Jose Lopretti, lyrics by Lilian Vieira & Fleurine
- "Brass in Pocket" – 3:48 Music & Lyrics by Chrissie Hynde & James Honeyman Scott, arrangement by Fleurine
- "Don't Be Blue" – 4:17 Music by John Guerin & lyrics by Michael Franks, arrangement by Fleurine
- "So Tinha de Ser com Você" – 4:12 Music by Jobim, lyrics by Aloysio de Oliveira
- "Haven't We Met" – 1:50 Music by Kenny Rankin, lyrics by Ruth Bachelar
- "Après un Rêve" – 6:08 Music by Gabriel Faure, lyrics by Romaine Bussine, arrangement by Brad Mehldau & Fleurine
- "Still Crazy After All These Years" – 3:29 Music & Lyrics by Paul Simon arrangement by Brad Mehldau & Fleurine
- "Você" – 4:13 Music by Jose Lopretti & Fleurine, lyrics by Fleurine
- "Hey Little Girl" – 4:00 Music & lyrics by Fleurine
Personnel[edit]
- Fleurine – vocals
- Seamus Blake – tenor sax
- Jesse van Ruller – guitar
- Johan Plomp – bass
- Jeff Ballard – drums, percussion
- Peter Bernstein – guitar (track 6)
- Gil Goldstein – accordion (track 4)
- Brad Mehldau – piano (tracks 2, 9, 12)
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Loudon, Christopher (March 2005) "Fleurine – Fire". JazzTimes.
- ^ "Fleurine Catalog" jazzdisco.org. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ^ a b Heckman, Don (May 20, 2005) "Fleurine – Fire". Los Angeles Times.