Sarah Moule - voice, Simon Wallace - piano, Mark Hodgson - bass, Paul Robinson - drums, and guesting on 'A Lazy Kind Of Love': Mike Outram (guitar), Alan Barnes (saxes), Alec Dankworth (bass), Clive Bell (shakuhachi), Paul Clarvis (percussion) and Pete Atkin (harmony vocals)
Influences
Carmen MacRae, Dinah Washington, Ray Charles, Ella, Sassy, Neil Young, Fran Landesman, Imelda Staunton, Dr John, Tom Waits, Karen Carpenter, Joe Henry
Sounds Like
Jazz Times (USA)
'Not only does England's Sarah Moule boast a stunning vocal spectrum-simultaneously tough and tender, warm and cool, sweet and salty-but she's surely done more than any contemporary performer to preserve, protect and promote the stellar work of lyricist Fran Landesman. On her richly praised debut, It's a Nice Thought, Moule showcased Landesman's work with composer Simon Wallace. Now she's back with another half-nod to Landesman, whose songs fill seven of the 14 tracks on Something's Gotta Give (Linn), the balance of the album devoted to the words of Johnny Mercer. Moule does a superlative job of interleaving such Mercer classics as "That Old Black Magic," "Days of Wine and Roses" and "Trav'lin' Light" with the poetic likes of Landesman's misty "Save the Photographs," wittily sophisticated "How Was It for You?" and self-indulgently desolate "Down." But the cherry on this rich layer cake is Moule's closing rendition of Landesman's most famous composition, the hauntingly gorgeous Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most. '
Christopher Loudon, Jazz Times - June 2005
The new cd 'A Lazy Kind Of Love' has at last left home to start a life of its own. There are loads of new and intriguing songs on it from the likes of Fran Landesman & Simon Wallace; Julie Burchill, who co-wrote the title track with them; Clive James (the Aussie writer/broadcaster and lyricist) and his longtime song-writing partner Pete Atkin, who sings harmony vocals on 'Living In Overdrive'; there's something unusual and lovely by the American songwriter/performer/producer Joe Henry (who also happens to be Madonna's brother-in-law); and there are also a couple of classics - 'Devil May Care' by Terrell Kirk Jnr and Bob Dorough, whom I've had the pleasure of hanging out with on several occasions, and Jule Styne & Sammy Cahn's 'I Fall In Love Too Easily'.
Producer, arranger and pianist Simon Wallace assembled a group of outstanding British jazz musicians, with my regular (and irregularly brilliant) rhythm section - Mark Hodgson (bass) and Paul Robinson (drums). Also featured are Mike Outram (guitar), Alec Dankworth (bass on two tracks), Clive Bell (shakuhachi), Alan Barnes (saxes) and Paul Clarvis (percussion). We're gigging around so come and check us out. There are clips from everything on www.sarahmoule.net too.
nice very nice welcome Sarah e thx x sound's good here.. very expressive voice.. great! i hope you enjoy listen to my piano solo freely improvisations (and afrojazzensemble too..) be well, be happy, be free, be you...
"At last a follow up to Janette Mason's sparkling debut as leader. Alien Left Hand ....was well worth the wait…” Production **** Performance**** -- BBC Music Magazine
“…an album fizzing with fresh ideas and delights, an exhilarating musical journey .. with brilliantly original writing and inspired playing…” -- Helen Mayhew
"Every track from the rhythmic ‘NY Cab Ride’ and restless ‘4 Wheel Drive’ to the brooding ‘Mae’s Song’ has a terrific hook but it’s the way Mason switches tempo and moods that makes ALH great fun. " -- Diva Magazine
Hi Sarah, Thanks for the friendship thing, I now have the album "A Lazy Find Of Love" and its great. I always like Fran Landesman's lyrics, you listen to every word. I have put two tracks into a show going out on new years day. Be happy,be lucky. Cheers Ray.
we have a few friends in common and i've been hearing about you. now i can really hear you and you are wonderful. much peace from New York to the UK. jonathan
