Tag: Diana Panton

Diana Panton – Pink (2009/2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 55:22 minutes | 1,98 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © 2xHD

Diana has released six critically acclaimed albums which have earned three JUNO nominations, two Silver Disc Awards in Japan, 7 HMAs and a host of Canadian and US Indie nominations. Her albums have made the TOP 10 Jazz Albums of the Year in NOW Magazine and the Montreal Mirror and landed Panton on the covers of VIEW, ODEUM, InRetro and NOW Magazines. Diana has released six critically acclaimed albums which have earned three JUNO nominations, two Silver Disc Awards in Japan, 7 HMAs and a host of Canadian and US Indie nominations. Her albums have made the TOP 10 Jazz Albums of the Year in NOW Magazine and the Montreal Mirror and landed Panton on the covers of VIEW, ODEUM, InRetro and NOW Magazines.

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Diana Panton – Red (Remastered) (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/192 kHz | Time – 01:01:24 minutes | 3,97 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © 2xHD

As a follow-up to her critically acclaimed Pink album (2011 Silver Disc Award Winner in Japan) about first love, Diana Panton’s Red album is a profound expression about deeper love. Diana leads a stellar group of Canada’s finest musicians from both the classical and jazz worlds in the creation of an album of rare beauty and emotional intensity.

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Diana Panton – To Brazil With Love (2011/2019) [2xHD]
DSD128 (.dsf) 1 bit/5,6 MHz | Time – 62:01 minutes | 4,89 GB
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/192 kHz | Time – 62:01 minutes | 2,57 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download – Source: HDTracks | Genre: Jazz | © 2xHD

Hearing Diana’s voice is like catching the sound of a thrush in the middle of a long Canadian winter, warm, sweet and pure. Her subtle near-whisper voice is a perfect fit for bossa-nova as she draws you elegantly and naturally into this sensual world. Each delightful track is an exquisitely manicured musical facet, set firmly in the Brazilian idiom and seamlessly sung in French and English by Panton. Her diaphanous vocal never insists and her high speed vibrato is like the beat of a hummingbird’s heart – natural, untainted and pure.

This JUNO nominated tribute to the samba and bossa nova traditions of Brazil incites the carefree aura of youth and freedom and is an exquisitely manicured music artifact, set firmly in the Brazilian idiom. Nominated also for the Canadian and an American Independent Music Award, the simple and pure quality of her music, blended together with a sweet and wistful voice is a very enticing combination. This is a perfect jewel of an album.

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Diana Panton – To Brazil with Love (Remastered) (2011/2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:01:32 minutes | 1,29 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © 2xHD

“Each delightful track is an exquisitely manicured musical facet, set firmly in the Brazilian idiom and seamlessly sung in French and English by Panton. Her diaphanous vocal sound never insists and her high speed vibrato is like the beat of a hummingbird’s heart – natural, untainted and pure.” – The Whole Note

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Diana Panton – Christmas Kiss (Remastered) (2012/2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time – 62:07 minutes | 1,13 GB | Genre: Vocal Jazz
Studio Master, Official Digital Download  | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © 2xHD

This JUNO-nominated album is a delightful mixture of carefully selected chestnuts, obscure gems and new originals. It was released as part of the Sound of Jazz Concert Series and broadcast live by JAZZ.FM 91. Christmas Kiss has been recommended on numerous “Best of” Christmas lists, including those of Frank-John Hadley’s 2017 Yuletide Roundup (DownBeat Magazine). This album is well on its way to becoming a seasonal favourite!

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Diana Panton – If the Moon Turns Green (2007/2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/192 kHz | Time – 01:01:17 minutes | 2,01 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Booklet, Front Cover | © 2xHD

Diana Panton has quietly become one of the brightest lights on the jazz scene today. Her work is consistently praised by listeners and music critics alike for her ethereal vocals, exceptional song selection and emotional intensity. “Her diaphanous vocal sound never insists and her high speed vibrato is like the beat of a hummingbird’s heart – natural, untainted and pure.” (Lesley Mitchell-Clarke, Wholenote Magazine)

Her keen aesthetic sense has attracted the attention of some of the jazz world’s most respected masters.

“if the moon turns green …” Diana’s sophomore album won the first place jury-selection to perform at the 2007 Jazz at Juan, Revelations in France where she was voted Première Dauphine by the Juan public. CBC radio host Tim Tamashiro named her one of Canada’s TOP 5 Jazz Vocalists.

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Diana Panton – Red (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:01:24 minutes | 1,24 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download – Source: Q0buz | Front Cover | © in-akustik GmbH & Co. KG
Recorded: Inception Sound Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada in August 2012

As a follow-up to her critically acclaimed pink album (2011 Silver Disc Award Winner in Japan) about first love, Diana Panton’s red album is a profound expression about deeper love that is not for the faint of heart. Diana leads a stellar group of Canada’s finest musicians from both the classical and jazz worlds in the creation of an album of rare beauty and emotional intensity. Don Thompson (Order of Canada) specially tailored string quartet arrangements, plus harp to compliment Panton’s ethereal voice. Phil Dwyer’s saxophone (2012 JUNO Award Winner) provides a wonderful counterpoint to Panton’s pure vocals and underscores the sensuality of much of the album. Don Thompson, Reg Schwager and Jim Vivian round out the ensemble with sensitive performances. There is also a delectable duet with bluesman Harrison Kennedy that has unbeatable chemistry! With six critically acclaimed releases in about as many years, Diana Panton is poised to take the jazz world by storm. Her impressive catalogue has garnered two Silver Disc Awards in Japan, three Juno nominations, five Hamilton Music Awards and a host of National Jazz Award nominations, as well as Canadian and U.S. Independent Music Award nominations and an invitation to perform at the prestigious Jazz à Juan, Révélations in France. She recently returned from a successful first tour of Asia where her albums have had Top 10 sales chart success in Taiwan and Hong Kong. One gets the feeling this is just the tip of the iceberg for Panton…

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Diana Panton – I Believe in Little Things (2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 54:40 minutes | 1,06 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download – Source: Q0buz | Front Cover | © in-akustik GmbH & Co. KG
Recorded: August 2014, Toronto

I Believe in Little Things is a carefully curated album that highlights Diana Panton’s enchanting vocals on obscure gems and classic children’s masterpieces from Disney, Sesame Street, Willa Wonka and the Chocolate Factory etc. Her sweet pure expression is a hand-in-glove fit for this timeless material. There is a penetrating power to Panton’s storytelling of the songs. This, coupled with exemplary recording quality, Don Thompson’s delightful jazz arrangements and masterful accompaniment by Thompson, Reg Schwager and Coenraad Bloemendal give new scope to this repertoire. The album was selected as the Best Jazz Album of 2015 by Books.com (Taiwan’s equivalent to Amazon.com). It was the third Bestseller of 2015 at Eslite in Hong Kong and landed in the TOP 10 Jazz Bestsellers list of 2015 at HMV, Japan.

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