MARTHA J./FRANCESCO CHEBA - CD NO ONE BUT YOU

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Reviews Martha J. : a magic comeback. Great jazz with That’s it and No One but You. (By G. Candiano - TGcom.it) Martha J. comes back and strikes twice. Together with her versions of the most famous jazz standards collected in the CD That’s it, Martha J. releases a very moving voice-piano CD: No One But You, with Francesco Chebat on piano. There is no doubt that this CD also deserves a first class rating and even the song “Sophisticated Lady” alone makes it worth buying it. (...) Martha J., an explosion of freshness, of vocal skill and great professionalism, together with a talent that no school can teach, in brief, a great, wonderful vocalist. This CD is a real revelation and its excellent level is not accidental, but... stop reading this review and hurry to buy it! Moreover,this CD is recorded much better than most so called audiophile recordings: all instruments are perfectly outlined, with astounding tridimensionality, my compliments to the sound engineer, it makes you want to buy a sound system that is up to the mark! Martha J. introduces us to the genesis of this work: “After many years of concerts, I decided to go to a studio and record some of the jazz standards I love most. I had always put off this idea for many reasons: I asked myself what was the point in playing today songs that have been written over half a century ago... I wondered if there was really the need for another version of songs that have already been sung by very famous singers... In the end, I felt I was ready (maybe also because I finally found the right musicians): I went to a studio and recorded. I selected the songs that touch me most and I hope I succeeded in transmitting to listeners the same emotions I feel. The first day I went to the studio with pianist Francesco Chebat. We wanted to do something simple, without slavishly copying the traditional way of playing these songs. First of all, we wanted to transmit emotions, rather than try to stun with vain virtuosities. To tell the truth, I have always been thinking of making a CD only voice and piano. But then I discussed this idea with Francesco and we both agreed to make a CD with some songs piano and voice, and some songs with a rhythm section (double bass and drums). So the first day in the studio should have been dedicated to the recording of 3 or 4 songs, only with voice and piano. At four o’clock in the afternoon we had recorded 7 songs! On the second day the rhythm section arrived: Roberto Piccolo (double bass) and Stefano Bertoli (drums). We scheduled to record 5 or 6 songs, that should have been added to 3 of the songs Francesco and I recorded on the previous day. But the story repeated itself: at 4 o’clock in the afternoon we had recorded 9 songs! On the third day, Francesco and I went to the studio and listened to all the stuff. We realized that there were so many good things that it was so difficult to choose, and we regretted not including some songs... So Francesco and I recorded some more songs, so as to have enough material to make 2 CDs: one only voice and piano and the other voice, piano, double bass and drums. I hope that listeners can share our pleasure of making music with us, the positive energy that all the musicians put into this work and all the emotions I feel when I sing.” A simple and straightforward story that tells how a work of art, or rather two works of art are born: “That’s It!” and “No one but you” (with Martha J., vocals, and Francesco Chebat, piano): there is no doubt that this CD also deserves a first class rating and even the song “Sophisticated Lady” alone makes it worth buying it. ----------------------------------------------------------- For a detailed biography, visit our websites or our myspace pages (you find the links on the left of this page)