Starter Packs

Complete your collection with these curated titles, grouped at a special discount.

Shop Now
Lovesome Thing
Harbinger Records

Lovesome Thing

$19.99 Only 2 left

Details

Composer
ELLINGTON STRAYHORN
Artist
Reno, Cohen
Format
CD
Label
Harbinger Records
Released
Apr 16, 2021
Catalog #
HCD3701
UPC
632433370124

About

This is the extraordinary recording debut of jazz phenomenon Anaïs Reno, who made it in 2020 at the age of 16. Reno has already won accolades for her dedication to the Great American Songbook. She recently received the Julie Wilson Award, and in 2019 won the Mabel Mercer Foundation competition for high school students. For this album she has chosen 12 tunes by two master writers: Duke Ellington (1899-1974) and Billy Strayhorn 1915-67), creators of some of the most challenging and sophisticated material in the Great American Songbook. Reno combines beloved hits such as "Mood Indigo," "Take the 'A' Train," "Lush Life" and "Caravan" with lesser-known but equally memorable tunes like "A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing" and "It's Kind of Lonesome Out Tonight," all backed by a stellar group of jazz musicians led by pianist Emmet Cohen, who also did the arrangements with Reno. "I have a very personal relationship with these songs," says Reno. "Somehow I believe that the music of Ellington & Strayhorn understands me. This is why I want to honor it." Acclaimed jazz historian Will Friedwald, who has written the liner notes for the 12-page booklet, comments that "At 16, Anaïs achieved what precious few adults ever accomplish: namely, to actually enhance our appreciation and enjoyment of the Ellington-Strayhorn canon. Whether working together or separately, the two of them were always on the same page, both metaphorically and literally. And now, so is Anaïs Reno."

Tracklist 12 tracks

  1. 1 Caravan 04:50
    Track
    1
    Title
    Caravan
    Duration
    04:50
    Composer
    Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol
    Performer
    Anaïs Reno, Tivon Pennicott, Russell Hall, Emmet Cohen, Kyle Poole
  2. 2 Mood Indigo 05:26
    Track
    2
    Title
    Mood Indigo
    Duration
    05:26
    Composer
    Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington
    Performer
    Anaïs Reno, Juliet Kurtzman, Russell Hall, Emmet Cohen, Kyle Poole
  3. 3 Still In Love 02:36
    Track
    3
    Title
    Still In Love
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Billy Strayhorn
    Performer
    Anaïs Reno, Russell Hall, Emmet Cohen, Kyle Poole
  4. 4 Chelsea Bridge - A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing 05:20
    Track
    4
    Title
    Chelsea Bridge - A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing
    Duration
    05:20
    Composer
    Billy Strayhorn
    Performer
    Anaïs Reno, Tivon Pennicott, Russell Hall, Emmet Cohen, Kyle Poole
  5. 5 I'm Just a Lucky So and So 05:11
    Track
    5
    Title
    I'm Just a Lucky So and So
    Duration
    05:11
    Composer
    Mack David, Duke Ellington
    Performer
    Anaïs Reno, Russell Hall, Emmet Cohen, Kyle Poole
  6. 6 It's Kind of Lonesome Out Tonight 05:33
    Track
    6
    Title
    It's Kind of Lonesome Out Tonight
    Duration
    05:33
    Composer
    Duke Ellington
    Performer
    Anaïs Reno, Juliet Kurtzman, Russell Hall, Emmet Cohen, Kyle Poole
  7. 7 Day Dream 04:20
    Track
    7
    Title
    Day Dream
    Duration
    04:20
    Composer
    Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn
    Performer
    Anaïs Reno, Russell Hall, Emmet Cohen, Kyle Poole
  8. 8 I Ain't Got Nothin' But The Blues 04:29
    Track
    8
    Title
    I Ain't Got Nothin' But The Blues
    Duration
    04:29
    Composer
    Duke Ellington
    Performer
    Anaïs Reno, Russell Hall, Emmet Cohen, Kyle Poole
  9. 9 All Roads Lead Back to You 04:17
    Track
    9
    Title
    All Roads Lead Back to You
    Duration
    04:17
    Composer
    Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn
    Performer
    Anaïs Reno, Russell Hall, Emmet Cohen, Kyle Poole
  10. 10 U.M.M.G. (Upper Manhattan Medical Group) 01:07
    Track
    10
    Title
    U.M.M.G. (Upper Manhattan Medical Group)
    Duration
    01:07
    Composer
    Billy Strayhorn
    Performer
    Anaïs Reno, Russell Hall, Emmet Cohen, Kyle Poole
  11. 11 Lush Life 05:39
    Track
    11
    Title
    Lush Life
    Duration
    05:39
    Composer
    Billy Strayhorn
    Performer
    Anaïs Reno, Russell Hall, Emmet Cohen, Kyle Poole
  12. 12 Take the A Train 03:25
    Track
    12
    Title
    Take the A Train
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington
    Performer
    Anaïs Reno, Tivon Pennicott, Russell Hall, Emmet Cohen, Kyle Poole