ZAKIAN LAURA - CD SONGS FOR MODERN LOVERS

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“if anyone deserves to be famous on merit and achievement to date, she (Laura Zakian) does” (Jazz Journal) Inspired by the iconic Frank Sinatra album Songs for Swinging Lovers, Laura Zakian’s new project, considered her best work yet, is a fresh take on an old theme. This is Laura’s ‘mixtape’ of songs of personal significance, a mixture of modern classics alongside new versions of standards featured on Frank Sinatra’s iconic Songs for Swingin’ Lovers. Re-arrangements of the original tracks are complemented by an eclectic array of contemporary love songs that Laura grew up with. New acoustic takes on tunes by Joe Jackson, Sam Brown, Elvis Costello, Paul Weller and even Chicago have been arranged by some of the country’s leading jazz musicians, including Pete Saberton, the undersung but brilliant pianist, improviser, composer and arranger who sadly died in 2012, shortly after completing the charts for Songs For Modern Lovers. Anybody who grew up with parents who listened to Frank Sinatra (and, in Laura’s case, a mother who sang You Make Me Feel So Young whilst doing the housework), will already be well on the way to loving this new album project from Laura Zakian. If they also enjoyed the giving and receiving of the ‘mixtape’, as referenced by Nick Hornby in the novel High Fidelity, then they’ll also understand the approach Laura took in the programming for Songs For Modern Lovers. Many of us develop a personal catalogue of songs as we travel through our lives. Songs for Modern Lovers is one such journey. Laura is joined on the album by a sterling cast of musician: Steve Lodder (piano) Simon Thorpe (double bass) Nic France (drums and percussion) John Parricelli (guitar) Ben Davis (cello) Paul Bartholomew (baritone saxophone) Mark Lockheart (tenor saxophone) Joe Auckland (trumpet) “Miss Zakian debuts with a clear conception of how to phrase a lyric with subtle swing and rhythmic elasticity…” (Jazz Review) “satin smooth vocal delivery, subtle but highly effective, if not downright seductive reading of a lyric and a laid back swing” (Jazz Journal)