Cat No:
WR4714
Release Date: 20 October 2017
Label: Whirlwind Recordings
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 4055388386372
Genres: R&B Contemporary
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Description
Pianist, vocalist, songwriter and producer Oli Rockberger's fourth studio release, 'Sovereign' features ten, intelligently-crafted songs with stories and lyrics drawn from life experiences and whose music is grounded in a love of soul, jazz, gospel and R&B.
Recorded predominantly as live-in-studio takes, Sovereign's visceral dynamic, combined with the richness of judicious overdubs, is key to the "perfect marriage" that the pianist hears in his favourite albums. From the country-blues Wurlitzer hook of 'Let's Stay Home', through the buoyant, gospel-infused outpourings of 'Burned', to the edgy, soulful groove of 'My Old Life', here are songs which explore the push-pull emotion of human relationships, alongside an ever-present sense of leaving places behind and treasuring memories.
The music for this album came together from a decision to return to his native London after sixteen years in the United States where, following successful graduation from Berklee College of Music attended as a Full Tuition Scholarship recipient, his formative New York career developed as sideman to big-name jazz instrumentalists including Randy Brecker, Will Lee (with Steve Gadd) and Nathan East, to working alongside acclaimed singer-songwriters Carly Simon, Jesse Harris and John Mayer.
Now based in the UK capital, Rockberger continues to work internationally as an in-demand sideman, with recent collaborations including Becca Stevens, Richard Spaven, Fridolijn and Louis Cole, in addition to his ongoing work with acclaimed UK songstress Laura Mvula, as a member of her touring band (keys/vocals).
Review
"Polished, inventive stuff...There's a warmth and knowingness to songs that tell of letting go and looking forward, sentiments buoyed by Rockberger's tenor vocals, deft arrangements and dexterity on a range of keyboards." -- **** Evening Standard
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Tracklisting
- 1. Let's Stay Home
- 2. My Old Life
- 3. Is Anybody Out There
- 4. Vertigo
- 5. Right Through Me
- 6. Ridiculous
- 7. The Garden
- 8. Burned
- 9. Let Go
- 10. Justify
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Faithful One
Sultan Stevenson
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Wonder is the Beginning
Empirical
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Ginger's Hollow
Linley Hamilton
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Lakecia Benjamin
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Lagos Pepper Soup
Michael Olatuja
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Samara Joy
Samara Joy
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Satori: How Can We Wake?
Josephine Davies
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Josephine Davies
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Live At Brussels Jazz Festival
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Olga Amelchenko
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Joe Magnarelli
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