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Editorial Reviews
Stephen Pettit, The London Sunday Times
"...Sarah Pillow's singing of O Maria Dei Genetrix is gorgeous...."

Nicholas Rast, BBC Music Magazine
"...Sarah Pillow sings with considerable allure in the beautiful soaring melody of the lament Proserpina Gelosa and the beguiling low register of il mio concente ardore..."

Album Description
Sarah Pillow is one of the most promising young vocal talents to be heard in recent years. Her sophisticated technique allows her to cross over musical genres without compromising style- from Claudio Monteverdi to Miles Davis, and her recordings attest to that versatility. This is Sarah's first solo release of jazz standards and for this debut she surrounds herself with a fine group of musicians. Sarah's beautiful, clear voice scats with ease through be-bop tunes and weaves through ballads reminiscent of the great jazz singers like Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughn.

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Tracks:

'A-Tisket, 'A-Tasket (E. Fitzgerald - A. Feldman)
Desafinado (A.C. Jobim)
Confirmation (C. Parker)
You're Everything (C. Corea)
'Round Midnight (T. Monk)
Night and Day (C. Porter)
A Child is Born (T. Jones)
Moody's Mood for Love (J. Moody)
Bluesette (T.Thielemans)
My Funny Valentine (R. Rogers - L. Hart)
Joy Spring (C. Brown)
I Can Dream, Can't I? (S. Fain - I. Kahal)

Album Description

Sarah Pillow is one of the most promising young vocal talents to be heard in recent years. Her sophisticated technique allows her to cross over musical genres without compromising style- from Claudio Monteverdi to Miles Davis, and her recordings attest to that versatility. This is Sarah's first solo release of jazz standards and for this debut she surrounds herself with a fine group of musicians. Sarah's beautiful, clear voice scats with ease through be-bop tunes and weaves through ballads reminiscent of the great jazz singers like Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughn.

Customer Reviews:

Astonishing........2005-08-18

I was looking for some vocal versions of be-bop standards, such as Ornithology, Joy Spring, Confirmation, and Groovin' High. I already knew of Eddie Jefferson's work, and wanted more. The relatively small amount of be-bop vocal that is commercially available includes this fine album by Sarah Pillow. First of all, it must be said that the album contains actual jazz (not EZ listening music or disco). The instruments include voice, vibraphone, guitar, electric bass, and percussion. The vibraphone is somewhat shrill, like a gamelan. The electric guitar has the muffled sound that is traditionally used on most jazz guitar recordings. The vocal work is astonishing, for example, in the velocity and apparent precision of the "scatted" arpeggios. Ms.Pillow's rendition of Confirmation is everything that I was looking for. (The acrobatics taken by the voice, in this album, might strike children as unnatural. And so, if you want to introduce kids to vocal be-bop, then you might first expose your kid to Eddie Jefferson instead.) A perfect version of Confirmation also occurs on the album "Stitt Plays Bird," by Sonny Stitt, on Atlantic Jazz. Majestic renditions of Confirmation, as well as Groovin' High, and other be-bop standards, can be found on "The Bop Session," featuring Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, John Lewis, and Max Roach, on Sonet Records. In noting that Sarah Pillow's album includes Joy Spring, one might point out that a fine instrumental rendition of Joy Spring can be found on Anthony Braxton's "Seven Standards 1985" on Windham Hill.

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Paper Cuts

Manufacturer: Soft Focus Art/One Leg Up Productions
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000CAGKQG
Release Date: 2004-09-07

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Manufacturer: Solstice Coil
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000CA9LVC
Release Date: 2005-11-01

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Paper Cuts

Manufacturer: Thomas Fagan
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000CA3Q3G
Release Date: 2002-10-15

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Paper Cuts

Manufacturer: A7 Audio Research
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Spoken Word | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000CA8XDY
Release Date: 2003-12-09

Tracks:

Mustard
Disco Superhero
Christmas at Grandpa's
404 Theme Song
Stuck in a Slinky
Polish
Ode to Credit Cards
Instant Gratification
John Wilkes Booth
Self-Help
Saving My Own Life
Pretty
(extra special bonus track)

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Paper Cuts and Diaries...
Growing Down
Manufacturer: G-D Music Group
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B0009EWCVM
Release Date: 2004-01-01

Tracks:

Thousand
Worship in Motion
Steam Resolved into Water
Marble Collapse
Tears Taste Sweet
Eastwards
Screaming Through My Eyes
Sharpened Edge
Winter in June
Cry for the Moon

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Paper Cuts

Manufacturer: Grey Sky Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000G8B4CO

Product Description

"Paper Cuts" by MORSE CODE HEARTBEAT features nine tracks of flailing and ferocious DEP-inspired metalcore. Stunningly deft and innovative guitar licks weave in and out of a wall of bludgeoning, yet complex, metal. The raw hysteria of the music is courtesy of the band's hardcore influences and the entire package boasts just enough melodic counterpoise to suck neo-emo fans into the fray. MCH have enough distinction to allow them to stand out in the ever-increasing pack of bands playing their trade in this flava' of noise.

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