Nnenna has always been respected as an artist and for her passion for education. She has been nominated for six grammy awards, and is a spokeswoman for the national association of partners in education. Nnenna freelon listen and stream free music, albums, new. Nnenna freelon is detroits gift to the art of the jazz. Nnenna freelon is detroits gift to the art of the jazz singer. Nnenna freelon stars along with awardwinning artists take 6, clint holmes, kirk whalum with special guests the las vegas mass choir and las vegas allstar big band, september 18 through october 15 this dynamic ensemble of allstar performers will celebrate the genius of. The quintessential nnenna freelon, blueprint of a lady, top tracks. Nnenna freelon biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Thats followed by the laidback and easyflowing arrangement of i feel pretty, the leonard bernsteinstephen sondheim west side story classic. Various artists, sarah vaughan, miles davis, jimmy witherspoon.
Click this link to downloadlisten to mp3 of this show. Christmas, homefree, homefree, better than anything. For this excellent effort, nnenna freelon solidifies her position as one of the better female jazz singers of the 1990s. Find the song lyrics for nnenna freelon top tracks. The earl i adore a prelude to a kiss novel by erin knightley download pdf. Join facebook to connect with nnenna freelon and others you may know. Download on amazon prelude to a kiss play on apple music prelude to a kiss download on itunes prelude to a kiss play on spotify. Nnenna freelon is a worldrenowned jazz singer, composer, producer, arranger, actress and a sixtime grammy award nominee.
She nails her ancientmodern, genrejumping repertoire, embraces it, inhabits it organically and belts it with a hearty, emphatic attack. Various artists, sarah vaughan, miles davis, jimmy witherspoon, joe williams, thelonious monk, nnenna freelon, gerry. She has been awarded the eubie blake award and the billie holiday award from the academie du jazz. Although her voice is appealing throughout the set, she sounds too close to sarah vaughan for comfort and made some listeners wonder if she was going to spend her career as an imitator.
Check out heritage by nnenna freelon on amazon music. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from nnenna freelon. Singer nnenna freelons debut recording was a bit of a misstep that gave her a bad reputation among some in the jazz world. Nnenna freelons profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. I think ive developed into an actress because ive worked darn hard at it and ive learned. Homefree is a soulful, swinging album that freelon calls her home brew. She has been nominated for six grammy awards for her vocal work, and has performed and toured with such top artists as ray charles, ellis marsalis, al jarreau, anita baker, aretha franklin, dianne reeves, diana krall, ramsey lewis, george benson. The very thought of you, overjoyed, prelude to a kiss, if i had you live, lately, biography. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes. Nnenna freelonthis little lightnnenna freelon columbia. Nnenna freelon celebrity profile check out the latest nnenna freelon photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Francesco digilio, alessandro crispolti prelude to a kiss. Watch 07 prelude to a kiss hukjuymn on dailymotion.
Shaking free for this excellent effort, nnenna freelon solidifies her position as one of the better female jazz singers of the 1990s. Her appealing voice and versatility are well displayed throughout a set that includes a 54 version of out of this world, the folk song black is the color of my true loves hair, birks works, i thought. Backed by a superior rhythm seciton and occasional horns, freelon even if this set bogs down a. Discover top playlists and videos from your favorite artists on shazam. Freelon had a part in the mel gibson movie what women want. Nnenna chinyere freelon is a worldrenowned jazz vocalist. With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists, and share your favourite tracks with your friends. Prelude to a kiss is a 1938 ballad composed by duke ellington, with lyrics by irving gordon and irving mills. In november 2011, the white house asked freelon to headline the asia pacific economic summit for 300 presidents, premiers and heads of state from around the world. Watch the video for prelude to a kiss from nnenna freelons heritage for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists.
Take 6 appeared in 2016 at the eisemann center with the manhattan transfer in the summit. A major improvement on her debut which found nnenna freelon overly influenced by sarah vaughan, the singers second effort has many highpoints including outstanding versions of tis autumn, duke ellingtons heritage a challenging and very personal song, prelude to a kiss and comes love. The collection is comprised largely of contemporary interpretations of classic american songbook tunes as well as a new original the witty, playful and poignant cell phone blues composed by the singer and spirited arrangements of two anthems the gospel treasure lift every voice and sing and the national hymn. Repeated listening to this one is like kissing your grandmother when. Hearing nenna singing it so direct and sincere is a bit like rediscovering the song for the first time. Nnenna freelon can be spotted miles off, like neon or a rainbow. I really like nennas lyrics on her own songs, they are almost freeform in a way, but fit the music like a glove, for instance, third planet from the sun, earth is alive starts off the second verse of one of the songs, just as the band picks up a beat, and the overall effect is just cool. A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when. Jazz vocalist who, despite not recording until her late thirties, quickly built a respected discography with the concord label.
Featuring take 6, nnenna freelon, kirk whalum, and clint holmes saturday, february 8, 2020 doors 6 p. Same with prelude to a kiss, a dukish chromatic fantasia than many performers exploit with a kind of selfreferential, forced hipness. If i had you nnenna freelon i could show the world how to smile i could be glad all of the while i could turn the gray skies to blue if i had you i could leave my old days behind leave all my pals and never mind there is nothing i couldnt do if i had you i could climb a snowcapped mountain sail the mighty ocean wide i could cross a burning desert if i had you by my side i could be a queen. Support your artists, buy their work at your local music stores and go to their concerts. Nnenna freelons latest work finds her interpreting standards and generationold material, as well as contributing some original compositions. Duke ellington, irving mills, irving gordon, iswcs. Various hard panning the ultimate contemporary cutup harsh noise international compilation. As it turned out, freelons followup record would be a much more creative and highly. Get nnenna freelon setlists view them, share them, discuss them with other nnenna freelon fans for free on. Complete list of nnenna freelon music featured in tv shows and movies.
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