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| Kirsten Lambert CD Release w/ Chris Stamey & the Fellow Travelers Friday, October 7th 8:00 PM The Sharp Nine Gallery Durham NC Kirsten Lambert CD Release w/ Chris Stamey & the Fellow Travelers Friday, October 7th 8:00 pm Sharp Nine Gallery 4608 Industry Lane, Suite L Durham, NC 27713 www.durhamjazzworkshop.org Artist: KIRSTEN LAMBERT Title: FROM A WINDOW TO A SCREEN Artist Website: www.kirstenlambert.com Release Date: October 28, 2022 Label: BellaJu Music Catalog Number: BJM-1901C UPC Code: 196925463355 Produced by Chris Stamey Recorded at the Fidelitorium (Kernersville, NC) & Modern Recording (Chapel Hill, NC) by Brent Lambert, Mitch Easter, Jeff Crawford & Chris Stamey; additional recording by Luke Bergman, Nels Cline & Allyn Love Cover Painting "Memory" (1997) by Jane Filer Track listing songwriter: Chris Stamey (all tracks) What is This Music That I Hear? (03:57) On an Evening Such as This (03:02) The Woman Who Walks the Sea (04:14) Occasional Shivers (04:52) Insomnia (05:49) Song for Johnny Cash (03:50) I Didn't Mean to Fall in Love with You (04:22) There's Not a Cloud in the Sky (03:54) From a Window to a Screen (03:32) There's a Love (04:09) 27 Years in a Single Day (04:32) And I Love Him (04:49) Total Time: 51:10 MUSICIANS: Will Campbell - alto and soprano sax, Dan Davis - drums, John Brown - bass, Bill Frisell, Nels Cline, & Scott Sawyer - guitars, Jim Crew - piano, Chris Stamey & Brent Lambert- additional guitar, Allyn Love - pedal steel, Matt Douglas - bass clarinet;and the Modrec Strings: Jack Crouse, Karen Galvin, Laura Thomas - violins, Matt Chicurel, Emi Mizobushi - violas, Leah Gibson - cello, arranged & conducted by Chris Stamey (with special thanks to Allen Anderson & Wes Lachat) From a Window to a Screen is the debut album by North Carolina chanteuse Kirsten Lambert, but it surprises with the confidence, sparkle, and finesse of someone who has been singing behind the scenes for years. Produced and written by Chris Stamey, the predominantly acoustic-jazz collection features performances by an NC jazz "dream team" of Will Campbell (saxes), John Brown (bass), Jim Crew (piano), Scott Sawyer (guitar), and Dan Davis (drums), along with special appearances by Bill Frisell (guitar), Nels Cline (treated and untreated guitars), Brent Lambert (nylon-string guitar), Julian Lambert (piano, "Evening"), Allyn Love (steel), Matt Douglas (bass clarinet), and the Modrec Strings. "I like finding the moment a song goes from hopeful to heartache, " Lambert reports. And her effortless and highly personal interpretations display an intimate knowledge of the material; with her resonant and expressive alto, she has clearly made it her own. The album was conceived as being in the tradition of a classic "standards" small-combo-and-strings recording a la Sarah Vaughan or Ella Fitzgerald, yet with songs primarily from the 21st century. Although many of these-including the opener with Frisell, "What Is This Music that I Hear?" -were written originally especially for this release, listeners may recognize "From A Window to a Screen" from a 1982 album by the dB's and "Song for Johnny Cash" from an album by Peter Holsapple & Stamey. Stamey describes how it evolved: "We workshopped the material for several months, meeting every Sunday afternoon, picking keys and tempos and revising charts, writing new songs and rediscovering older ones. Then rehearsals moved to Duke University under bassist John Brown's watchful eye. Jim Crew and Dan Davis worked hard to master every twist and turn of the music, and their sensitivity and attentiveness are a big reason that the recordings feel so intimate and immediate. Our sessions at the Fidelitorium, with Will Campbell completing the ensemble and Kirsten singing live with the band, felt like we'd found an organic home for the music-perhaps because the original inspiration for the Kernersville studio was, in part, Rudy Van Gelder's legendary NJ space, home to the 50s Blue Note and Atlantic sessions that were a template for us. We moved to Modern Recording for some some orchestrations and finishing touches, with Bill Frisell adding his elegant parts in Seattle, Nels Cline (Wilco) adding his treated-guitar embellishments in NY, and Matt Douglas (Mountain Goats) contributing from his home studio in Raleigh. It was then left it in Scott Salter's skillful hands for the mix. Kitchen Mastering put it all together in the end." "Chris and I have known each other a long time, and even toured together back in 1993, " Kirsten adds. "I think, because of that, I could really immerse myself in his songs. The rest of the band I chose not just because of their talent on their respective instruments-which is immense-but because we also all go way back. These friendships are at the heart of this record." Available From All Major Streaming Services write your comments about the article :: © 2022 Jazz News :: home page |