Lisa Ekdahl – More of the Good (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 39:15 minutes | 431 MB | Genre: Jazz
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Lisa Ekdahl is a Swedish singer, composer, lyricist and recording artist who has recorded albums both in English and in Swedish. Her debut album sold quadruple platinum and brought her to into superstardom overnight in her native country, where she is mostly known for her strong song writing and Swedish lyrics. She’s a three times Grammy Award Winner.
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Lisa Ekdahl – Grand Songs (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 37:14 minutes | 390 MB | Genre: Jazz
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Twenty years after her debut, Lisa Ekdah revisits pop gems past and present with the usual playfulness, finesse and class that we have become accustomed to from her. On Grand Songs, the Swede is covering a lot of ground, with versions of numbers by Billie Eilish (Wish You Were Gay), The Beatles (I Should Have Known Better), Bob Dylan (Most of the Time) and Beyonc’e (If I Were a Boy), as well as Diana Ross and the Supremes (Stop! In the Name of Love), The Monkees (Take a Giant Step) and James Taylor (You Can Close Your Eyes). Like any jazz singer worth their salt, Ekdahl excels with this tricky material and takes advantage of it in order to showcase her unique vocal timbres. The backing here alternates between jazz quintet and large string orchestra with intimate sequences giving way to a dash of lush hedonism. Ekdahl is at her best when she dares to surprise, as on the delightful bossa nova version of I Should Have Known Better and her very 1950s jazz cover of If I Were a Boy. These two tracks are the clear the highlights of a delightful record. – Marc Zisman
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