Artist: DENISE MANGIARDI
Title: BROWN BOOK
Label: Alice’s Loft Music
Artist Website: www.denisemangiardi.com
Release Date: FEBRUARY 1, 2020
UPC Code: 6 43157 44804 4
1- Soundscapes 1 2:31
2- The Exchange 6:53
3- Brown Book 4:48
4- Day Time Kind of Girl 5:07
5- Horn Song 7:53
6- My Beauty 4:01
7- Castle in the Sky 5:30
8- Red Bouquet 3:03
9- Waves 4:14
10- Soundscape 2 1:50
All songs written and arranged by Denise Mangiardi except ‘My Beauty’
Music- Copyright 1968-Thelonious Music Corp-Ultra Music Publishing
Lyrics -Copyright 2019 -Alice’s Loft Music- PRS
Musicians:
Denise Mangiard Vocals, Jay Anderson Bass, Mark Soskin Piano, Jeff Boudreaux Drums, Brian Seeger Guitar, Tony DaGradi Soprano/Tenor, Dave O’Higgins Tenor, Jerry Bergonzi Tenor, Maurizio Ravalico Percussion,
Strings are by the Slovak National Symphony Orchestra
Brown Book features Denise Mangiardi’s singing and writing with fine contributions made by pianist-keyboardist Mark Soskin, guitarist Brian Seeger, bassist Jay Anderson, drummer Jeff Boudreaux, percussionist Maurizio Ravalico, Tony Dagradi on soprano and tenor, Dave O’Higgins on tenor-saxophone, and a guest spot for tenor great Jerry Bergonzi. In addition, five of the ten selections feature the singer’s writing for the Slovak National Symphony Orchestra.
Sandwiched by a pair of brief instrumentals for the orchestra (“Soundscapes I.” and “Soundscapes II.”), the set covers a variety of moods. “The Exchange” is a dramatic ballad about the pain of rejection (Dagradi’s soprano and the strings add to the piece’s atmosphere), “Brown Book” has a theme that is both haunting and catchy, and “Day Time Kind Of Girl,” which is about a woman who has her own way of doing things, is quite bluesy.
“Horn Song” is a particularly infectious Latin-flavored tune with assertive lyrics and solos from three tenor-saxophonists including the masterful Jerry Bergonzi. “My Beauty” features Denise Mangiardi’s sensitive words to Thelonious Monk’s “Ugly Beauty.” Brown Book also includes the celebratory Latinish love song “Castle In the Sky,” the upbeat “Red Bouquet,” and the quietly dramatic “Waves” which finds Mangiardi’s warm voice accompanied by the string orchestra.
Denise Mangiardi has had a life as productive and colorful as her music. When she was 14 she was already a professional musician working in New York. She graduated from the Berklee College of Music with a degree in piano and composition, studied harmony with Jerry Bergonzi, and in the 1990s her mentor was Ellis Larkins whose sophisticated piano inspired her compositional style. Mangiardi performed in many of New York’s top clubs (including the Village Vanguard) before moving to New Orleans where she was a major part of the scene for five years.
A long-time resident of London, Denise Mangiardi has sung with big and small bands, played piano and guitar, arranged for other artists, and written for string orchestras. Her earlier albums include Fine Tuning, Camden Town, Alice’s Soul, Crusade, Naked Truth (which features Jerry Bergonzi) and Skylark. She has consistently impressed and delighted listeners and critics alike in several fields.
The diverse and consistently rewarding Brown Book is arguably Denise Mangiardi’s finest hour so far..
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