Release Date: 12 September 2011
Label: Concord Jazz
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 888072301504
Genres: Jazz  Vocal Jazz  
Release Date: 12 September 2011
Label: Concord Jazz
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 888072301504
Genres: Jazz  Vocal Jazz  
Description
'Real Emotional' showcases Curtis Stigers's talent as a writer of original material and as an interpreter of modern standards by Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris, Tom Waits, Mose Allison, Paul Simon, Randy Newman and Hoagy Carmichael.
"This is my niche, my specialty", says Stigers. "I have a great love and an eclectic knowledge of a wide array of songwriters and musical genres - Rock music and Alt Country and Urban Blues and Folk music and Punk Rock - and I know how to bring them all together into one cohesive sound. I want to follow in the footsteps of my heroes. This is what Ella and Billie Holiday did. This is what Sinatra and Nat Cole did. They've taken the popular songs of their generation and created something new from them."
Personnel: Curtis Stigers (vocals, tenor saxophone), John Pizzarelli (guitar), Lyle Workman (ukulele), Larry Goldings (accordion), John 'Scrapper' Sneider (trumpet), Matthew Fries (electric piano), Phil Palombi (bass guitar), Keith Hall (drums)
Tracklisting
Mike Stern & Jeff Lorber Fusion
Chick Corea Trio
Chick Corea Akoustic Band
Chick Corea
Chick Corea Trilogy
Arturo Sandoval
Maynard Ferguson/Big Bop Nouveau
Michael Feinstein
Billie Holiday
Various Artists
Irene Kral
Ineza with The Alex Webb & The Copasetics
Helena Debono & Charlie Bates
Roberta Gambarini & Hank Jones
Nora Benamara
Ross Lorraine