DIANE SCHUUR & THE CARIBBEAN JAZZ PROJECT : SCHUUR FIRE

DIANE SCHUUR
Vocalist/pianist Diane Schuur is as eclectic as she is brilliant. A longtime disciple of Dinah Washington and other legendary jazz singers of the ‘40s and ‘50s, Schuur has built a stellar career by embracing not only jazz but also pop music.
Born in Tacoma, Washington, in December 1953, Schuur was blind from birth. Nicknamed Deedles at a young age, Schuur discovered the world of jazz via her father, a piano player, and her mother, who kept a formidable collection of Duke Ellington and Dinah Washington records in the house.She was still a toddler when she learned to sing the Dinah Washington signature song, “What a Difference a Day Makes.”
Armed with the rare gift of perfect pitch, Schuur taught herself piano by ear and developed a rich, resonant vocal style early on. She received formal piano training at the Washington State School for the Blind, which she attended until age 11.
After one album on Atlantic records in 1999 – Music is My Life, produced by Ahmet Ertegun – Schuur joined the Concord label with the 2000 release of Friends For Schuur. The move to Concord marked the beginning of a series of highly successful
collaborative projects: Swingin’ For Schuur (2001), a set of finely crafted duets with trumpeter Maynard Ferguson; Midnight (2003), Schuur’s unique interpretations of thirteen songs (mostly new material) written or co-written by Barry Manilow; and Schuur Fire (2005), a decidedly Latin-flavored album featuring the Caribbean Jazz Project.
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Cantante y pianista, Diane Schuur comenzó como cantante amateur a una temprana edad. Su espaldarazo para el paso al profesionalismo fue una exitosa aparición en el Festival de Monterrey de 1975 para publicar añosdespués su primer álbum Deedles en 1984. Por avatares del marketing, quizáno esté considerada a nivel popular como una estrella del jazz femenino vocal. Sin embargo creemos que cambiaran de opinión escuchándola y sintiendo las notas llenas de emoción en sus interpretaciones al piano.En su haber tiene una amplia discografía de la que rescatamos un reciente trabajo junto a Caribbean Jazz Project llamado Schuur Fire.
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THE CARIBBEAN JAZZ PROJECT
É um grupo de jazzmen liderado pelo vibrafonista Dave Samuels, cuja formação varia bastante a cada disco. Nesta formação encontramos como convidados o violonista brasileiro Oscar Castro Neves e o excepcional trumpetista argentino Diego Urcola; No nosso acervo já existe outro álbum do CJP com outra formaçào.
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THE CARIBBEAN JAZZ PROJECT & DIANE SCHUUR
Schuur Fire (2005)


TRACKS/FAIXAS
01. Lover Come Back to Me
02. Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
03. So in Love
04. Look Around
05. I Can’t Stop Loving You
06. As
07. More Than You Know
08. Ordinary World
09. Poinciana
10. Close Enough for Love
11. Confession
12. Yellow Days


PERSONNEL:
Oscar Castro Neves - Guitarra
Dario Eskenazi - Piano
Robert Quintero - Percusión, Conga
Dave Samuels - Marimba, Vibrafono
Diane Schuur - Voces , coros, piano
Oscar Stagnaro - Bajo
Diego Urcola - Trompeta, Fliscornio
Mark Walker - Batería.