Wokalistkę Rebeccę Angel znamy z przebojowej piosenki "Jet Samba", która latem 2016 roku pojawiła się na wielu amerykańskich listach radiowych, a także albumiku "What We Had" (2018), wyprodukowanego przez Jasona Milesa, a nagranego z udziałem topowych instrumentalistów jak basiści Reggie Washington i James Genus, czy perkusjonalista Mino Cinelu.
Warto odnotować że od koniec 2019 roku dotarła do nas wydana na 1-trackowym singlu nowa piosenka młodziutkiej 23-letniej Rebekki: "Santa Baby", tym razem nawiązująca do Świąt Bożego Narodzenia.
W nagraniu jej wraz z czterema muzykami (Jason Miles, Jonah Prendergast, Reggie Washington i Brian Dunne) artystce towarzyszy jej ojciec Denis Angel, grający stylową partię na flugelhornie.
Płytka ukazała się 15 listopada 2019.
Robert Ratajczak
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Rebecca Angel: Santa Baby
CDSP 2019, Timeless Grooves RA123
personel:
Rebecca Angel - wokal
Dennis Angel - flugelhorn
Jason Miles - fortepian elektryczny, Hammond B3
Jonah Prendergast - gitara
Reggie Washington - gitara basowa
Brian Dunne - perkusja
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materiały prasowe:
Tis the season to celebrate with one of Jazz’s great emerging singers, Rebecca Angel, with a fresh re-imagining of the classic “SANTA BABY”
New York based singer, songwriter and performer Rebecca Angel spins a sultry jazz twist on “Santa Baby”, a playful yet sophisticated Christmas perennial first recorded by Eartha Kitt in 1953.
Produced by Jason Miles, who adds retro and bluesy touches via electric piano and Hammond B-3, the track features musicians who have been on many of Rebecca’s previous recordings, including electric guitarist Jonah Prendergast, acoustic bassist Reggie Washington and drummer Brian Dunne. The tune begins with her sensual scatting paired with Washington’s warm, intimate bass line and later features a lush flugelhorn solo by Rebecca’s father, popular jazz recording artist Dennis Angel.
Rebecca’s holiday-themed track provides a fresh, lighthearted balance following a year which began with her making great impact on contemporary jazz radio stations with “Thoughts and Prayers”, her socially conscious recording. She followed that with her self-reflective, breezy and bossa nova flavored single “Summer Song”. The videos for those tracks collectively received thousands of views on YouTube.
A vocal jazz graduate from Ithaca College, Rebecca has been performing regularly since her mid-teens at venues like the Watercolor Cafe in Larchmont, NY, My Father’s Place in Roslyn, NY and NYC hotspots Pangea, The Iridium, The Metropolitan Room and The Cutting Room. Rebecca released her critically acclaimed debut EP What We Had in 2018.
