The Absence is a Jazz album by Melody Gardot, originally released in 2012. On Gatefold: 23 pressings tracked.
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Latin Jazz
- velvety
- sarcastic
- smoky
About
The jazz singer shows her linguistic range on <i>The Absence</i>, handling English, French, and Portuguese with ease and élan. Sprightly acoustic guitar, spirited percussion, and lush strings are smartly arranged by Gardot’s producer and collaborator, the composer Heitor Pereira. But the focus throughout remains on her voice, whether it’s purring with vintage cabaret attitude (“Goodbye”) or keeping a beat afloat (“Mira"). The ballads are standouts, too, as “My Heart Won’t Have It Any Other Way” and “La Vie en rose” amply demonstrate.
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Tracklist
- 1Mira4:12
- 2Amalia3:01
- 3So Long3:46
- 4So We Meet Again My Heartache4:23
- 5Lisboa5:24
- 6Impossible Love3:46
- 7If I Tell You I Love You3:34
- 8Goodbye3:37
- 9Se Voce Me Ama4:53
- 10My Heart Won't Have It Any Other Way2:36
- 11Iemanja4:03
- 12La Vie en rose5:17
- 13Mira (Hamilton & Yamandu Acoustic Version)5:09
- 14Iemanja (Hamilton & Yamundu Acoustic Version)2:23
- 15The Absence (Track By Track Commentary)24:57
Credits
Performers
- Melody GardotVOCALS PIANO PORTUGUESE GUITAR
- Alfie Silas DurioBACKING VOCALS
- Ali WitherspoonBACKING VOCALS
- Bill CantosBACKING VOCALS
- Bill MaxwellBACKING VOCALS
- Louis PriceBACKING VOCALS
- Phil RoyBACKING VOCALS
- Tata VegaBACKING VOCALS
- John LeftwichBASS
- Andrew ShulmanCELLO
- Armen KsajikianCELLO
- Cecilia TsanCELLO
- Christina SouleCELLO
- Dennis KarmazynCELLO
- Erika Duke-KirkpatrickCELLO
- Martin TillmanCELLO
- Paula HochhalterCELLO
- Steve ErdodyCELLO
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 23 pressings tracked on Gatefold