YASMINA - YASMINA AND BAD SONGS

Yasmina brings her voice to the Great American Songbook, jazz and pop, with arrangements mixing elegance, wit and rhythmic freedom. The Bad Songs trio supports songs such as Night and Day and My Funny Valentine, an interpretation of Come Together, and two original compositions.

Vocal jazz across genres

Live to Live and Life Is a Strange Joke are originals by Yasmina Spinnato Visconti. The programme also features two distinct performances of Cry Me a River, the second being an alternate take.

Tracklist — 11 tracks

1. Night and Day — 3:59
2. Why Don't You Do It Right — 2:56
3. Live to Live — 3:23
4. The Man I Love — 4:32
5. Come Together — 3:36
6. My Funny Valentine — 4:47
7. Cry Me a River — 5:33
8. Black Coffee — 4:40
9. Blue Moon — 2:57
10. Life Is a Strange Joke — 3:04
11. Cry Me a River (Alternate Take) — 5:16

Yasmina and Bad Songs

Yasmina — vocals; Roberto “Bob” Brusca — piano; Diego “Quentin” Tarantino — double bass; Giuseppe Urso — drums. Guest: Toti Di Maio — electric guitar.

Session and production

Recorded live in the studio on 24 January 2010 at Magister Area Studios, during an afternoon session. Recorded and mixed by Marco Lincetto; mastered by Marco Lincetto and Fabio Framba. Produced by Velut Luna and Antonio Lanfranca. Original 88.2 kHz / 24-bit digital recording.

JBC edition

Label: Velut Luna · Catalogue: CVLD194. This JBC product offers an 88.2 kHz / 24-bit Hi-Res WAV download only; it has no CD or vinyl variant.