Biali, Laila / Laila Biali
| Album: | Laila Biali | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Biali, Laila | Added: | Jan 2018 | |
| Label: | Self Release | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2018-02-07 | Pull Date: | 2018-04-11 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Apr 8 | Mar 25 |
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| Airplays: | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | May 17, 2018: | Melange
Wind (Rumi Poem) |
3. | Apr 06, 2018: | Totally A
Got To Love |
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| 2. | Apr 07, 2018: | Music Casserole
Wind (Rumi Poem) |
4. | Mar 22, 2018: | Sound Landscapes
Got To Love |
Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2018-01-31
Reviewed 2018-01-31
Reviewed: 2018-01-31
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: The Toronto pianist masterfully mixes jazz and pop, bringing virtuosity and unpredictability to songs that are concise and catchy. Her intricate arrangements are filled with lovely ornamentation and vocal acrobatics.
If You Like: Aretha Franklin, Betty Carter, Alicia Keys, Fiona Apple
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
1/ Got To Love (3:14) - vocal starts> uptempo like a spiritual> organ solo> song> quick stop
*2/ We Go (5:17) – piano starts> uptempo song> New Orleans funk vibe punctuated by trumpet> vocal swings wild> swinging trumpet solo> vocal swings wild> fade
*3/ Satellite (5:06) – organ starts> slow song> swells and then fades
*4/ Yellow (4:43) piano starts> slow song> gorgeous vocal harmonies swells to midtempo> heavy piano solo> slow song to fade
5/ Refugee (5:26) – piano starts> slow song> quick fade
6/ Dolores Angel (7:36) = piano starts> slow song> quick fade
*7/ Queen Of Hearts (4:54) – piano starts> midtempo song>with soaring vocals> quick fade
*8/ Serenbe (4:22) – vocal starts> uptempo & swinging> trumpet solo> piano solo> quick stop
*9/ Code Breaking (4:46) – trumpet starts> uptempo song> crescendo> uptempo song slows to midtempo jam then swings out> uptempo song> quick fade
10/ I Think It’s Going To Rain Today (3:38) - piano starts> slow song> quick fade
*11/ Wind (Rumi Poem) (5:22) – piano starts> midtempo song with soaring vocals> swells to uptempo jam> slows to midtempo song> slow fade
12/ Let's Dance (4:46) - bass starts> slow song swells to midtempo> piano solo> quick stop
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: The Toronto pianist masterfully mixes jazz and pop, bringing virtuosity and unpredictability to songs that are concise and catchy. Her intricate arrangements are filled with lovely ornamentation and vocal acrobatics.
If You Like: Aretha Franklin, Betty Carter, Alicia Keys, Fiona Apple
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
1/ Got To Love (3:14) - vocal starts> uptempo like a spiritual> organ solo> song> quick stop
*2/ We Go (5:17) – piano starts> uptempo song> New Orleans funk vibe punctuated by trumpet> vocal swings wild> swinging trumpet solo> vocal swings wild> fade
*3/ Satellite (5:06) – organ starts> slow song> swells and then fades
*4/ Yellow (4:43) piano starts> slow song> gorgeous vocal harmonies swells to midtempo> heavy piano solo> slow song to fade
5/ Refugee (5:26) – piano starts> slow song> quick fade
6/ Dolores Angel (7:36) = piano starts> slow song> quick fade
*7/ Queen Of Hearts (4:54) – piano starts> midtempo song>with soaring vocals> quick fade
*8/ Serenbe (4:22) – vocal starts> uptempo & swinging> trumpet solo> piano solo> quick stop
*9/ Code Breaking (4:46) – trumpet starts> uptempo song> crescendo> uptempo song slows to midtempo jam then swings out> uptempo song> quick fade
10/ I Think It’s Going To Rain Today (3:38) - piano starts> slow song> quick fade
*11/ Wind (Rumi Poem) (5:22) – piano starts> midtempo song with soaring vocals> swells to uptempo jam> slows to midtempo song> slow fade
12/ Let's Dance (4:46) - bass starts> slow song swells to midtempo> piano solo> quick stop
Track Listing
| 1. | Got To Love | 7. | Queen Of Hearts | |||
| 2. | We Go | 8. | Serenbe | |||
| 3. | Satellite | 9. | Code Breaking | |||
| 4. | Yellow | 10. | I Think It's Going To Rain Today | |||
| 5. | Refugee | 11. | Wind (Rumi Poem) | |||
| 6. | Dolores Angel | 12. | Let's Dance |