Joshua Bell – Music Review
The album released on September 29th. Here’s the track listing for your perusal: Album Tracklisting (Originally performed by): I Loves You Porgy featuring Chris Botti, trumpet A couple comments on a few tracks… Track 2, Come again, with Sting? I had NO idea it was Sting. It’s a total departure, in my opinion, of his usual stuff. Track 5, Para Ti, definitely makes you want to dance the ChaCha. And track 6, My Funny Valentine, is by far my favorite. I love this particular arrangement. For such a tiny gal – she has a HUGE voice. All in all? I would say that the whole CD is incredibly calming and soothing. The perfect thing to have in the background while you’re working (which is what I did.) I highly recommend this one. I truly enjoyed it. Here are some links to take you on your way:
The opinions herein are truly mine. The CD was sent gratis.
The marvelous One2One Network sent me Joshua Bell’s At Home With Friends CD to review.
Come Again featuring Sting, vocals
Oblivion featuring Carel Kraayenhof, bandoneon
Cinema Paradiso featuring Josh Groban, vocals
Para Tí featuring Tiempo Libre, various
My Funny Valentine featuring Kristin Chenoweth, vocals
Maybe So featuring Edgar Meyer Sam Bush and Mike Marshall, strings
Grieg: Sonata No. 3 featuring Sergei Rachmaninoff (Zenph re-performance)
Eleanor Rigby featuring Frankie Moreno, piano & vocals
O, Cease Thy Maiden Fair featuring Nathan Gunn, baritone
Il Postino featuring Carel Kraayenhof, bandoneon
Left Hand Song featuring Regina Spektor, piano & vocals
Chovendo Na Roseira featuring Dave Grusin, piano
Look Away featuring Edgar Meyer, bass and Chris Thile, mandolin
Variant Moods: Duet for Sitar & Violin featuring Anoushka Shankar, sitar
I’ll Take Manhattan featuring Marvin Hamlisch, piano
I wasn’t sure what I would think about this one. I mean, yes, I love music. Yes, I love orchestral sounds. But solo violins (well, solo strings, really) tend to annoy me. But I gave it a listen.
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