Cat No:
SSR1903
Release Date: 28 June 2019
Label: House Arrest
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 888295851848
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Description
Although Mary Stallings didn't write any of the lyrics on her moving new album, "Songs Were Made to Sing," each one represents a chapter in her life and a piece of her soul. On this new album, the incomparable vocalist puts her distinctive stamp on a diverse set of 13 songs, using her gift for interpreting a lyric to transform familiar melodies into profoundly personal and captivating stories. "It's amazing how you can feel things in your heart and in your mind but not find the words to say them," Stallings says. "So I pick tunes that seem to apply to me personally, and a story grows out of that." Stallings worked closely with master pianist David Hazeltine, who tailored the album's vibrant arrangements to Stalling's singular voice and to a stellar band, which brings together such jazz greats as Eddie Henderson, Vincent Herring, David "Happy" Williams, Joe Farnsworth, and Daniel Sadownick. "I'm going to be 80 years old and I'm very proud of it," she announces. "I'm the product of everything that I've been through in my life, and that comes through in my music. My joy is getting on that stage and having people listen to my stories."
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Tracklisting
- 1. Stolen Moments
- 2. Lover Man
- 3. Blue Monk
- 4. Ill Wind
- 5. While We're Young
- 6. Lady Bird
- 7. When I Close My Eyes
- 8. Prelude to a Kiss
- 9. Third Time Is the Charm
- 10. 'Round Midnight
- 11. Soul Mates
- 12. Give Me the Simple Life
- 13. Sugar
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