| Mario Biondi And The High Five Quintet | On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever) | 03:14 |
| Molly Johnson | If You Know Love | 03:46 |
| Holly Cole | Larger Than Life | 03:37 |
| Joey McIntyre | I've Got The World On A String | 03:10 |
| Erin Boheme | One Night With Frank | 04:16 |
| Coralie Clément | Samba De Mon Coeur Qui Bat | 03:49 |
| Rosa Passos & Ron Carter | Garota De Ipanema | 03:21 |
| Joel Xavier | Tejo | 05:52 |
| Paolo Fedreghini & Marco Bianchi | Stay | 05:10 |
| Toco feat. Coralie Clément | Contradicao | 03:31 |
| Malia | Mr. Candy | 03:26 |
| Gladys Knight | The Man I Love | 04:25 |
| Ulita Knaus | Four On The Floor | 03:36 |
| Acoustic Affaire | Asszonysag | 05:03 |
| Frank Chastenier | Mensch | 05:14 |
Our four
previous moreorlessJazz compilations
already illustrated the incredible variety of Jazz. And yet again, Vol. 5 shows
the genre at it’s very best. Easy Listening with romantic, mellow and melodic
songs: a cool, relaxed vibe that can break down the barriers of your living
room and take you to an intimate bar in Berlin or a hotel lounge in Manhattan.
Mario
Biondi’s “On A Clear Day” certainly hits the right note with which to kick off moreorlessJazz 5. Deep, warm vocals
accompanied by delectable piano chords and crystal-clear trumpet make for an
irresistibly breezy mood. Molly Johnson gives us a heart-rendering tale about
love, while former New Kid On The Block Joey McIntyre impresses with an
extremely laid-back version of “I’ve Got The World On A String”. Jazz doesn’t come
any cooler than this. Meanwhile, Gladys Knight’s “The Man I
Love” and “One
Night With Frank” – Erin Boheme’s tribute to Frank Sinatra – round things off
with a romantic touch.
And as usual we thought out of the box and came up
with a few surprises on the CD. Guitar wizard Joel Xavier, for example, blends
traditional Portuguese Fado with Jazz on “Tejo”, while the Acoustic Affaire
quintet state their case with their Hungarian-language song “Asszonysàg”. And
then there’s Frank Chastenier’s rendition of Herbert Grönemeyer’s “Mensch”. The
piano maestro demonstrates how the profoundness and huge character of this song
– a huge 1980s hit from one of Germany’s biggest singer-songwriters – are often
underestimated.
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