Ella lives
Vivian Buczek
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Reviews (2)
All about jazz
d. 3. Sep. 2019
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Chris Mosey
d. 3. Sep. 2019
"An ambitious project from Sweden: vocalist Vivian Buczek joining forces with the Norrbotten Big Band using song to illustrate life from a woman's perspective ... With this album she celebrates some of her main sources of inspiration ... She starts with Abbey Lincoln's "Throw it Away," a defiant "no regrets" anthem with a solid, catchy melody ... "Infant Eyes" switches the mood, joyfully celebrating maternity, with lyrics by Jean Carm added to a tune by Wayne Shorter, which amply demonstrates the saxophonist's gift for melody. Buczek draws on her considerable scatting abilities to get the song going, and the big band kicks it into touch with a powerful but sympathetic accompaniment ... The closing number, Randy Newman's lachrymose little masterpiece "I Think It's Gonna Rain Today" is unsuited to its big band arrangement. With this Buczek - alas!- goes out with a rather sad and messy whimper, which is a shame because much of what went before was very good indeed".
Jazz special
Nr. 169 (2020)
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Leif Wivelsted
Nr. 169 (2020)
"Det er den svenske sangerindes syvende udgivelse ... Hun har passeret de 40 år, betragter sig selv som en moden kvinde, og hendes udtryk bekræfter det. Hun er sikker, hun spænder vidt, og med Norrbotten Big Band giver hun os en særdeles harmonisk oplevelse. Hun er ikke en ny Monica Zetterlund, men hun er en sanger med fuld kontrol over sit vokale omfang. Som lytter er man i godt selskab".