Vic Carmen Sonne

Carmen McRae was one of the top jazz singers of all time. During the two sessions (dating from 1963 and 1969) that comprise 'Let There Be Love', she was very much in her prime. With John Forbes' new arrangements and orchestrations accompanying her voice, the beauty of McRae's tone, her very original and personal phrasing, and her ability to make every song her own though her subtle improvising are very much in evidence.

Carmen Gomes has won many awards in the Netherlands and surrounding areas. Like so many new European singers, she sings in English. Her style is bluesy and intimate with a sexy voice that's sweet as dark tupelo honey, and her interpretations are unerring. Her newest album, "Don't You Cry" is a One Mic Recording with the Josephson C700S. Almost all the songs are first takes. Except for 'Billie’s Blues' and 'How Long' where second takes where needed in order to get the balance right.

Carmen Gomes has won many awards in the Netherlands and surrounding areas. Like so many new European singers, she sings in English. Her style is bluesy and intimate with a sexy voice that's sweet as dark tupelo honey, and her interpretations are unerring. Idea of this album would take on the challenge of reinterpreting Harry Belafonte's "Belafonte Sings the Blues" was originally suggested by Harry van Dalen, owner of the eminent High End audio shop Rhapsody. He thought that Carmen’s band would be perfect for reinterpreting the mood and the sound of the classic album.

La chiusura di un cerchio. O la ripartenza. Ecco: Volevo fare la rockstar riesce ad essere entrambe le cose, e questa è una notizia che scalderà il cuore di molti. Sappiamo che partire da questo approccio potrebbe scontentare la Consoli per prima, perché la considerazione implicita è che tutto quello che è avvenuto da Eva contro Eva in poi – e parliamo di un album da cui sono passati quindici anni – sia stato rilevante solo in parte. L’abbandono dei solchi già tracciati ed assai fruttiferi, l’abbandono del pop-rock di qualità in favore di una ricerca folk molto letteraria e preziosa (…o vezzosa?), il mettersi a lato delle scene, il consegnare frammenti della vecchia sé solo a raccolte o a pallide aperture & concessioni non del tutto convinte (come in L’abitudine di tornare). Tutto questo è stato l’ultimo quindicennio della Consoli, diventata una diva rock sfuggente e ritirata. Con però grande serenità apparente. Una serenità apparente che ha reso impossibile il porle delle vere critiche: perché tutto quello che lei ha fatto in questo scivolare a lato ha sempre e comunque comunicato massima sincerità, massima onestà, massimo rispetto verso l’arte, verso se stessa, verso chi l’ascolta.

Another Carmen Gomes release for the small Amsterdam based label Sound Liaison. "Little Blue" is a collection of songs that I feel strongly about. Songs of my youth that made an lingering impression and original compositions, some written a long time ago; some only recently. They all deal with topics of everyday life that keeps my mind occupied: the choices we make, how we define ourselves and how we deal with life in general – Carmen Gomes.

Carmen Gomes has won many awards in the Netherlands and surrounding areas. Like so many new European singers, she sings in English. Her style is bluesy and intimate with a sexy voice that's sweet as dark tupelo honey, and her interpretations are unerring. Idea of this album would take on the challenge of reinterpreting Harry Belafonte's "Belafonte Sings the Blues" was originally suggested by Harry van Dalen, owner of the eminent High End audio shop Rhapsody. He thought that Carmen’s band would be perfect for reinterpreting the mood and the sound of the classic album.

Jakob Dinesen, Anders Christensen and Laust Sonne are three heavyweights of Danish music, united by their all-embracing approach to music making. Their careers have seen them involved with household names of contemporary jazz including Aaron Parks and Kurt Rosenwinkel, afrobeat legend Tony Allen, popular Danish stadium rock band D-A-D and everything in between.

"Boats Against the Current" is a 1977 album by Eric Carmen. The title is taken from a line in the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, “So we beat on, boats against the current, borne ceaselessly into the past”. It was Carmen's second solo LP, after the Raspberries disbanded. It peaked at #45 on the Billboard album chart.

Eric Howard Carmen is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and keyboardist. He scored numerous hit songs across the 1970s and 1980s, first as a member of The Raspberries, and then with his solo career. "Eric Carmen" is his debut solo album released in 1975.