Songs From The Floating World

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On 'Songs From The Floating World', acclaimed jazz singer Sarah Moule has recorded seven new songs by composer and pianist Simon Wallace and lyricist Fran Landesman, alongside a new lyric by Julie Burchill, two blues numbers and imaginative reworkings of classic songs.

Fran Landesman, who died in 2011, was a friend and peer of Jack Kerouac, Lenny Bruce and Ken Kesey. She was one of the finest lyricists of the last fifty years and her work with Wallace has been admired by critics and appreciated by the many singers who have recorded their songs. Sarah has championed their work since her 2002 Linn Records debut, 'It's A Nice Thought', when journalists were quick to celebrate the artistic symbiosis of Sarah's voice with Simon and Fran's songs. 'Songs from the Floating World' reminds us that Sarah is a brilliant interpreter of both melody and lyrics.

"Moule's crystal-clear tones and subtle pacing balance the improv input by taking typically intelligent care of the lyrics. Subtle and intelligent - honeyed in sound, subtle in timing and pitch, shrewd in weighting the music with meaning." - John Fordham, The Guardian

"An original voice. She has something, in spirit at least, of the great Billie Holiday." - George Melly
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