Cyrille Aimée's sixth solo album and debut for the Mack Avenue label, 2014's It's a Good Day, showcases her lithe vocal prowess and eclectic, expressive jazz style. Backing Aimée here are her core sidemen of bassist Sam Anning and drummer Rajiv Jayaweera, along with a handful of guitar collaborators including Michael Valeanu, Adrien Moignard, and Guilherme Monteiro. A native of France, Aimée first became interested in jazz by performing Django Reinhardt songs with local Gypsy swing artists. Later, while honing her craft in New York City, she branched out into Brazilian bossa nova, Latin rhythms and, of course, jazz standards. She brings all of this talent and experience to bear on It's a Good Day. Included here are exuberant originals and inspired cover songs including takes on such classics as "Where or When," "Caravan," "Love Me or Leave Me," and "Tricotism." Matt Collar
Tracklist :
1 Where Or When 2:47
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
2 It's A Good Day 2:29
Peggy Lee - Dave Barbour
3 Bamboo Shoots 3:50
Sam Anning
4 Twenty-Eight 3:19
Cyrille Aimee - Bob Kendall - Michael Valeanu
5 Caravan 3:17
Duke Ellington - Irving Mills - Juan Tizol
6 Nuit Blanche 4:12
Cyrille Aimee
7 Young At Heart 3:30
Johnny Richards - Carolyn Leigh
8 Off The Wall 3:03
Rod Temperton
9 Love Me Or Leave Me 2:34
Walter Donaldson / Gus Kahn
10 One Way Ticket 4:59
Cyrille Aimee
11 Pourtant 3:32
-M- / Franck Monnet
12 All Love 3:04
Babik Reinhardt - Cyrille Aimee
13 Tricotism 2:13
Oscar Pettiford
Credits :
Adrien Moignard - Guitar
Cyrille Aimée - Arranger, Composer, Liner Notes, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals
Guilherme Monteiro - Guitar
Rajiv Jayaweera - Arranger, Drums
Michael Valeanu - Arranger, Composer, Guitar, Liner Notes, Producer
Sam Anning - Bass, Composer
