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Connie Evingson
Gypsy In My Soul (Minnehaha Music)
Talk about versatility! The previous recording by singer Connie Evingson
was a jazz interpretation of songs by the Beatles. This time around she
explores "gypsy jazz," mixing together standards with a couple Django
Reinhardt
songs. Evingson's warm voice is flexible enough to fit easily into both
settings and, I suspect, many others.
Gypsy In My Soul came about when Connie Evingson discovered the music of
Django Reinhardt and decided that, even though most of Django's recordings
were instrumentals, she wanted to sing in that setting. Three different but
similar two-guitar quartets accompany the vocalist on this set, with a few
guests
popping up on various numbers. Some selections feature backing from Pearl
Django, the popular group from Seattle, while the other musicians are mostly
from
Minnesota.
While some of the songs, such as "Nature Boy," Sting's "Until," "April In
Paris" and "The Lonely One," were never recorded by Django Reinhardt, they
fit into this project well because they are adapted for the style. Connie
Evingson also sounds quite comfortable singing such vintage material as "I'm
Confessin'," "Lover Come Back To Me" and "I Cover The Waterfront."
The overall results are delightful and well worth acquiring; it is
available from www.connieevingson.com.
by Scott Yanow, L.A. Jazz Scene (April '05)
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