Claire Martin - Devil May Care @320

Claire Martin ha grabado 13 discos desde que empezó su proyecto discográfico, así mismo ha colaborado con distintos músicos. Ha sido considerada "The First Lady of British Jazz" gracias a que en cinco ocasiones distintas se le han otorgado los codiciados "British Jazz Awards", actualmente es una artista reconocida a nivel mundial.

Claire Martin grew up in a house “full of music”, and claims to have learned all of Judy Garland´s songs by the time she was 12. She cites Ella Fitzgerald´s Song Books as being the life changing influence which inspired her to attend Stage School and later to study singing in both New York and London. Her professional career started with her first engagement, aboard the QE2, where she sang in the Theater Bar for two years [1]. In 1991, at the age of 21, Martin formed her own jazz quartet, and was signed by the Scottish jazz label Linn Records. Her debut album, The Waiting Game, was extremely well reviewed and was selected by The Times as one of their “Albums of the Year”. Later that year, she opened for Tony Bennett at the Glasgow International Jazz Festival. Martin continued performing and recording, garnering numerous awards and rave reviews, throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, including awards from the British Jazz Awards and BBC Jazz Awards for Best Vocalist. She recorded a total of 11 albums (all on the Linn label). Apart from touring both in the UK and on the Continent, she also works as a co-presenter for Jazz Line Up on BBC Radio 3.


Produced by Rick Taylor

Claire Martin - vocals
Jim Mullen - guitar
Arnie Somogyi - bass
Clark Tracey - drums, tabla, African drums

Special Guests:
Nigel Hitchcock - alto saxophone
Iain Bellamy - tenor and soprano saxophones
Rick Taylor - trombone, percussion
Backing vocals: Rick Taylor, Jonathan Gee, Arnie Somogyi, Clark Tracey, Claire Martin

Arrangements by Rick Taylor, Claire Martin and Jonathan Gee
Produced by Rick Taylor
Executive Producer: Ian Middleton
Recorded at Townhouse 3, London, 8, 9 10 February 1993
Engineered by Tristan Powell, assisted by Andy Bradfield
Mixed at Castlesound Studios, Pentcaitland, 5 & 6 March, 1993



Tracklist:
1 Devil May Care (Dorough, Kirk) 5:36
2 Victim of Circumstance (Martin, Newton) 4:33
3 If Love Were All (Coward) 4:53
4 Devil's Gonna Get You (Martin, Taylor) 4:14
5 By Myself (Dietz, Schwartz) 3:32
6 Close Enough for Love (Mandel, Williams) 4:16
7 Can't Give Enough (Howlett, Martin, Richie , Taylor) 3:22
8 The Sun Was Falling from the Sky (Blair) 6:18
9 October Thoughts (Gee, Martin) 2:56
10 On Thin Ice (Martin) 5:20
11 Save Your Love for Me (Johnson) 4:42
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