EDEN ATWOOD — Waves : The Bossa Nova Session (2002) SACD Hybrid | FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

After a six-year span since making her final recording for Concord, singer Eden Atwood's triumphant return to the studio exudes a confidence that some writers think was lacking in her earlier work. With first-rate arrangements by pianist Bill Cunliffe and a supporting cast including alto saxophonist and flutist Pete Christlieb, guitarist Anthony Wilson, bassist Darek Oles, drummer Joe LaBarbera, and percussionist Scott Breadman, Atwood delves into memorable tunes by Antonio Carlos Jobim ("Meditation," "The Girl From Ipanema," and "He's a Carioca") as well as bossa nova treatments of Duke Ellington's overlooked gem "Don't You Know I Care?," Irving Berlin's "How Deep Is the Ocean?," and the Beatles' "The Fool on the Hill" with equal success. Her playful side comes through in the delightful "O Pato," while she doesn't overdo her emotions when interpreting a bittersweet ballad such as Michel Legrand's "Once Upon a Summertime." She also wrote lyrics for Jobim's mellow ballad "Carminos Cruzados." This long overdue comeback release by one of the promising young jazz singers to emerge during the 1990s is warmly recommended. Ken Dryden
Tracklist
1.  He's A Carioca (A.C.Jobim, Gilbert) 6:59
2. O Pato (Hendricks, Silva, Teixerica) 4:59
3. Meditation (A.C.Jobim, Gimbel, Mendonca) 5:42
4. Girl From Ipanema (A.C.Jobim, Gimbel, De Moraes) 6:40
5. Once Upon A Summertime (Bacri, LeGrand, Mercer, Ruautt) 6:06
6. Don't You Know I Care (Ellington, Mack) 3:50
7. Waves [Caminos Cruzados] (music by A.C.Jobim, lyrics by Eden Atwood) 6:19
8. Fool On The Hill (Lennon-McCartney) 4:10
9. How Deep Is The Ocean (I.Berlin) 5:29
10. Brazil (Barroso, Russell) 6:08
11. It's A Quiet Thing (Ebb, Kander) 4:31
Credits :
Eden Atwood - Vocals
Bill Cunliffe - Piano
Darek Oles - Bass
Joe Labarbera - Drums
Anthony Wilson - Guitar
Pete Christlieb - Tenor Sax, Flute
Scott Breadman - Percussion

EDEN ATWOOD AND THE LAST BEST BAND — Feels Like Home (2003) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

 Tracklist & Credits

EDEN ATWOOD - No One Ever Tells You (1993) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

An excellent singer who swings and is at her best when interpreting superior lyrics (she does not improvise much), Eden Atwood's recording debut is quite impressive. Featured in a variety of settings ranging from duets with pianist Laurence Hobgood and Eldee Young to a nonet arranged by Jim Martin, Atwood excels on each of the 11 songs. Highpoints include "I Didn't Know What Time It Was," "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby," "Ballad of the Sad Young Men" and her own "Nothing's Changed." by Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1    I Didn't Know What Time It Was 2:07
Bass – John Whitfield
Drums – Michael Raynor
Piano – Laurence Hobgood
Written-By – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
2    I Was The Last One To Know 6:22
Piano – Bradley Williams
Tenor Saxophone – Von Freeman
Written-By – Hubbard Atwood, Ruth Bourne
3    Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby 5:30
Bass – John Whitfield
Drums – Michael Raynor
Piano – Laurence Hobgood
Tenor Saxophone – Edward Petersen
Written-By – Billy Austin, Louis Jordan
4    Ballad Of The Sad Young Men 3:47
Piano – Laurence Hobgood
Written-By – Frances Landesman, Tommy Wolf
5    Old Devil Moon 7:09
Bass – Doug Hayes
Guitar – Akio Sasajima
Written-By – Burton Lane, E.Y. Harburg
6    Cow Cow Boogie 3:13
Alto Saxophone – Steve Zoloto
Arranged By, Conductor – Jim Martin
Baritone Saxophone – Linda Van Dyke
Bass – John Whitfield
Drums – Michael Raynor
Piano – Laurence Hobgood
Tenor Saxophone – Brian Budzik
Trombone – Paul McKee
Trumpet – Rob Parton, Steve Smyth
Written-By – Benny Carter, Don Raye, Gene DePaul
7    No One Ever Tells You 3:21
Alto Saxophone – Steve Zoloto
Arranged By, Conductor – Jim Martin
Baritone Saxophone – Linda Van Dyke
Bass – John Whitfield
Drums – Michael Raynor
Piano – Laurence Hobgood
Tenor Saxophone – Brian Budzik
Trombone – Paul McKee
Trumpet – Rob Parton, Steve Smyth
Written-By – Carroll Coates, Hubbard Atwood
8    Too Late Now 3:43
Alto Saxophone – Steve Zoloto
Bass – John Whitfield
Drums – Michael Raynor
Piano – Laurence Hobgood
Written-By – Alan Jay Lerner, Burton Lane
9    The Gentle Rain 6:45
Acoustic Guitar – Dave Onderdonk
Percussion – Mark Walker
Written-By – Luiz Bonfá, Matt Dubey
10    Nothing's Changed 7:38
Bass – El Dee Young
Drums – Redd Holt
Piano – Bradley Williams
Tenor Saxophone – Von Freeman
Written-By – Eden Atwood
11    Them There Eyes 2:26
Bass, Vocals – El Dee Young
Written-By – Doris Tauber, Maceo Pinkard, William J. Tracey
Credits :
Vocals, Producer – Eden Atwood

EDEN ATWOOD - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1993) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Eden Atwood is a young singer whose appeal sometimes compensates on her second Concord release for a few shortcomings. She has a clear and attractive voice and is at her best on ballads but occasionally (as on "Not While I'm Around") borders on being a cabaret singer. In contrast, on the uptempo mateiral her scatting and improvising skills are not fully mature nor all that adventurous. To her credit she gives her sidemen (particularly Ken Peploski on clarinet and tenor) plenty of solo space on the more cooking material. Atwood does write intelligent lyrics (best are "Silent Movie" and "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"), is quite expressive on the ballads and shows versatility but at this point she does not stand apart from the crowd of young jazz vocalists. Her future progress should be worth watching though. by Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1     For Every Man There's a Woman 4:31
Harold Arlen / Leo Robin
2     Twilight World 5:27
Marian McPartland / Johnny Mercer
3     Silent Movie 5:30
Eden Atwood / Allen Farnham
4     Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 5:36
Eden Atwood / Allen Farnham
5     You've Changed 4:42
Bill Carey / Carl Fischer
6     My Ship 4:20
Ira Gershwin / Kurt Weill
7     Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye 5:42
Cole Porter
8     Right as the Rain 3:51
Harold Arlen / E.Y. "Yip" Harburg
9     I'm Glad There Is You 5:43
Jimmy Dorsey / Paul Mertz
10     Never Let Me Go 4:28
Ray Evans / Jay Livingston
11     Not While I'm Around 5:45
Stephen Sondheim
Credits :
Alto Saxophone – Jesse Davis
Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone – Ken Peplowski
Drums – Alan Dawson
Piano – Allen Farnham
Vocals – Eden Atwood

EDEN ATWOOD - There Again (1995) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Eden Atwood has a lovely voice but this CD (which is dominated by ballads) features little improvising and much of the material has been overdone through the years. Her versions of "It Never Entered My Mind" (a song she is too young to sing) and "The Nearness of You" are far from definitive, Atwood interprets "Sonny Boy" with such seriousness that one wonders if she ever heard Al Jolson's version, and by speeding up "You're My Thrill" she drains that song of all its sensuality. Her rhythm section (pianist Dave Berkman, bassist Michael Moore and drummer Ron Vincent) is supportive without making an impression while the guest appearances of pianist Marian McPartland and tenorman Chris Potter are not enough to uplift this set. Eden Atwood, 26 at the time of this recording (her third Concord CD) is fine as a middle-of-the-road pop singer but she will have to work on her improvising abilities before she can be taken all that seriously by the jazz world. by Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1     It Never Entered My Mind 5:49
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
2     You're My Thrill 4:19
Sidney Clare / Jay Gorney
3     The Nearness of You 6:01
Hoagy Carmichael / Ned Washington
4     In Love in Vain 4:08
Jerome Kern / Leo Robin
5     Music That Makes Me Dance 5:36
Bob Merrill / Jule Styne
6     I'm Always Drunk in San Francisco 4:57
Tommy Wolf
7     Sonny Boy 4:29
Lew Brown / Buddy DeSylva / Ray Henderson / Al Jolson
8     Ev'rything I've Got 3:41
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
9     In the Days of Our Love 4:47
Peggy Lee / Marian McPartland
10     Only You (And You Alone) 4:03
Buck Ram / Ande Rand
11     You Don't Know What Love Is 5:09
Gene DePaul / Don Raye
12     Auld Lang Syne 2:40
Robert Burns / Traditional
Credits :
Eden Atwood - Vocals
David Berkman -    Piano
Marian McPartland - Composer, Guest Artist, Piano
Michael Moore - Bass
Chris Potter - Guest Artist, Sax (Tenor)
Ron Vincent - Drums 

EDEN ATWOOD - A Night in the Life (1996) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Eden Atwood is occasionally reminiscent of Lee Wiley in her ability to bring jazz feeling to lyrics without actually improvising all that much. Atwood really understands the words that she interprets, and even when interpreting well-known tunes (as on this CD, when she sings "When the Sun Comes Out," "The Folks Who Live on the Hill," and "Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most"), she makes the music sound quite fresh and timely. Assisted by pianist Jeremy Kahn, bassist Larry Kohut, drummer Joel Spencer, and (on four songs) the fiery tenor of Chris Potter, the young singer shows a great deal of maturity on this session; she takes a song apiece as a duet with each of her rhythm section mates, and even "Moon River" (which has her joined only by bassist Kohut) is a success. Recommended. by Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1     When the Sun Comes Out 4:44
Harold Arlen / Ted Koehler
2     I've Grown Accustomed to His Face 6:04
Alan Jay Lerner / Frederick Loewe
3     Willow Weep for Me 5:28
Ann Ronell
4     The Folks Who Live on the Hill 6:04
Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern
5     If I Love Again 4:40
Jack Murray / Ben Oakland
6     I Could Have Told You 4:36
James Van Heusen / Carl Sigman / Arthur Williams
7     Spring Can Really Hang You up the Most 5:31
Fran Landesman / Tommy Wolf
8     Medley: Lost in the Stars/So Many Stars 7:48
Maxwell Anderson / Kurt Weill
9     You Taught My Heart to Sing 4:52
Sammy Cahn / McCoy Tyner
10     Why Did I Choose You? 5:26
Michael Leonard / Herbert Martin
11     Moon River 3:28
Henry Mancini / Johnny Mercer
Credits :
Bass – Larry Kohut (faixas: 1-3, 5-11)
Drums – Joel Spencer (faixas: 1-3, 5-10)
Piano – Jeremy Kahn (faixas: 1-6, 8-10)
Tenor Saxophone – Chris Potter (faixas: 1, 3, 5, 7)
Vocals – Eden Atwood

EDEN ATWOOD - My Ideal (2002) FLAC (tracks), lossless

Tracklist :
1    Skylark    4:53
2    This Is New    5:50
3    Hey There    5:06
4    Smile    5:30
5    My Ideal    5:10
6    Witchcraft    4:25
7    Say It Isn't So    5:23
8    A Song For You    6:35
9    Nothing Ever Changes My Love For You    6:15
Credits :
Bass – Clark Sommers
Drums – Chris Varga
Piano – Jeremy Monteiro
Vocals – Eden Atwood

EDEN ATWOOD - Turn Me Loose (2009) APE (image+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1    Home    4:02
2    Don't Fence Me In    3:16
3    I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good    5:42
4    Ain't Gonna Let You Break My Heart    3:21
5    Miss Celie's Blues (Sister)    4:15
6    Pure Imagination    5:32
7    Ill Wind    4:20
8    True North    4:22
9    Girl Talk    4:15
10    Don't Get Around Much Anymore    4:15
11    The Best Is Yet To Come    3:43
12    I'll Close My Eyes    4:56
13    Lazy River    3:09
Credits :
Bass – Chris Colangelo (faixas: 1 to 3, 5 to 9, 11 to 13)
Drums – Joe LaBarbera (faixas: 1 to 3, 5 to 9, 11 to 13)
Piano, Arranged by– David Morgenroth
Vocals – Eden Atwood

EDEN ATWOOD - This Is Always : The Ballad Session (2004) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Eden Atwood exhibits a confidence that few jazz vocalists of her generation seem to have in standards. While others seem to be opting for lightweight rock hits from the 1970s and 1980s, Atwood is able to find new approaches to old chestnuts that seem to be overlooked in the early 21st century. She shines in pianist Bill Cunliffe's loping arrangement of "Without a Song." Atwood restores the frequently omitted verse to "This Is Always," then steps back to feature Tom Harrell's brilliant, fragile trumpet, while conveying the lyrics with a sincerity that few singers seem able to convey. "Blame It on My Youth" is a powerful performance. She sings the verse unaccompanied, with bassist Darek Oleszkiewicz joining her afterward as her sole backing, then Harrell's emotional trumpet takes her place to wrap it. Cunliffe's piano playing in "Deep Purple" is a throwback to an earlier era, as Atwood captures the nuances of this gem. But it is hard to surpass her moving rendition of "You Leave Me Breathless." Atwood and her musicians are clearly having fun in their fresh take of "Come Rain or Come Shine," with space devoted to Cunliffe's down-home piano and Harrell's spirited trumpet, as well as the leader's confident vocals. The haunting finale is "For All We Know," a lush duet for voice and piano. Highly recommended. by Ken Dryden  
Tracklist:
1     Without a Song    6:05
Edward Eliscu / Billy Rose / Vincent Youmans
2     This Is Always    4:59
M. Gordon / Harry Warren
3     Day by Day    5:15
Sammy Cahn / Paul Weston
4     Blame It on My Youth    6:36
Oscar Levant
5     Deep Purple    4:57
Peter DeRose / Mitchell Parish
6     You're Nearer    5:45
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
7     Serenata    7:24
Leroy Anderson
8     You Leave Me Breathless    4:14
Ralph Freed / Friedrich Hollaender
9     Come Rain or Come Shine    6:27
Harold Arlen / Johnny Mercer
10     For All We Know    3:23
Steven Chino Lewis
 Credits
    Bass – Darek Oleszkiewicz
    Drums – Larance Marable
    Piano, Arranged By – Bill Cunliffe
    Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Tom Harrell
    Vocals – Eden Atwood