Melissa Stylianou - No Regrets

曲目列表（共 14 首）

1. 011. Nice Work If You Can Get It (4:34)
2. 022. Remind Me (3:29)
3. 033. I Got It Bad (7:10)
4. 044. Humming to Myself (5:07)
5. 055. I Wish I Knew (5:14)
6. 066. Somebody's on My Mind (3:41)
7. 077. Down by the Salley Gardens (3:32)
8. 088. A Nightingale Can Sing the Blues (5:32)
9. 099. I'll Never Be the Same (8:07)
10. 1010. Polka dots and Moonbeams (6:31)
11. 1111. I Mean You (3:27)
12. 12The fifth album from singer Melissa Stylianou – No Regrets – is all about the joy of spontaneity and making the most of the moment. The Canadian-born, New York-based vocalist recorded a set of jazz standards and other favorites in a live-to-two-track, noon-to-night studio session – old-school – backed by an ultra-simpatico trio of New York all-stars: pianist Bruce Barth, double-bassist Linda Oh and drummer Matt Wilson, with stylish guest spots by clarinetist Anat Cohen and alto saxophonist Billy Drewes.
13. 13Past albums have seen her put a personal spin on songs from Björk and Joanna Newsom to Johnny Cash to Tom Waits, not to mention her own lovely original compositions. Jazz standards have been a part of the mix, too, but No Regrets – intimately produced by Oded Lev-Ari – sees Stylianou delve into vintage material like never before. She sings songs by likes of the Gershwins, Jerome Kern and Duke Ellington, along with a Billie Holiday tune, a vocal twist on Thelonious Monk, the indigo-hued chestnut “A Nightingale Can Sing the Blues” and, as a left-field inclusion, as a left-field inclusion, a folk setting of Yeats, “Down by the Salley Gardens.” This beautiful album once again underscores why DownBeat has called her a “sophisticated storyteller” and an “original.”
14. 14"Given Canadian-in-New-York Melissa Stylianou’s recording trajectory-four previous albums of steadily increasing authority and ingenuity-it’s hardly surprising that No Regrets is so extraordinarily good. Gone are Stylianou’s usual accompanists, replaced by an all-star trio of pianist Bruce Barth, bassist Linda Oh and drummer Matt Wilson. Two equally stellar players-alto saxophonist Billy Drewes and clarinetist Anat Cohen (also featured on Stylianou’s prior release, 2012’s Silent Movie)-each guest on two tracks.