Jazz

Laura Fygi - Dream Your Dream (1998)

2014-05-22T15:52:09Z

Laura Fygi - Dream Your Dream (1998)


01. Can You Celebrate? (4:30)
02. Cymbals (4:55)
03. I Need to Be in Love (3:50)
04. Yumejanai (4:36)
05. Another Orion (4:28)
06. Now You're Not Here (4:26)
07. Dream Your Dream (5:01)
08. Saigo No Uso (4:18)
09. Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue (3:39)
10. Now and Then (4:07)
11. La-La-La Love Song (3:47)
12. Alfie (3:29)

Laura Fygi - Vocals
Lisa Boray - Vocals (Background)
Jan Menu - Sax (Soprano)
Bert Meulendijk - Guitar
Marcel Schimscheimer - Guitar (Bass)
Marcel Serierse - Drums
Hans Vroomans – Piano

More pop oriented than her last U.S. recordings, Laura has such a beautiful voice that you will still be mesmerized by her talent. Many of the songs are by Japanese composers and very upbeat and uplifting. As a fan of J-Pop, blending Laura's voice with this music genre is very enjoyable. A few extra $ for the import cd is definitely worth it for this wonderful performer. Laura, PLEASE tour the states! --- Amazon Customer, amazon.com

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Laura Fygi - Jazz Love (2016)

2017-03-16T16:16:28Z

Laura Fygi - Jazz Love (2016)


01. Like A Star [4:02]
02. La Vie En Rose [3:48]
03. Cupid [3:57]
04. If I Ain't Got You [5:07]
05. Vincent [4:01]
06. Your Love Is King / Smooth Operator Medley [4:09]
07. And I Love Him [2:56]
08. Sunny [3:56]
09. Right Here Waiting [4:08]
10. Our Day Will Come [3:26]
11. Vie En Rose (French Version) [3:48]

2016 studio album from the Jazz diva. Laura selected a number of popular pop songs and had arrangements written in her own unique style. Bossa, swing, soft jazz, songs from Sade, the Beatles, Alicia Keys and Don McLean gain a whole new dimension! Universal. --- Editorial Reviews

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Laura Fygi – At Ronnie Scott’s (2002)

2009-10-19T12:08:59Z

Laura Fygi – At Ronnie Scott’s (2002)


01) That Old Feeling
02) All Of Me
03) Guess Who I Saw Today
04) Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
05) I Will Wait For You
06) Corcovado
07) Orange Coloured Sky
08) Good Morning Heartache
09) Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend
10) For Me, Formidable
11) Feuilles Mortes
12) Just One Of Those Things
13) Nearness Of You
14) Almost Like being In Love

Laura Fygi - Vocals
Jan Menu - Saxophone
Koos Serierse - Bass
Marcel Serierse - Drums
Hans Vroomans - Arranger, Piano (Grand)

This is a singer you simply have to like if you like Ella Fitzgerald. She has a low , sometimes sensual sound. The recording is live in the famous prestigious jazz club Ronnie Scott's . It is not clear if this is a real DSD recording. I think it's not because it is mixed by Mike Butcher in Holland and mastered at galaxy reference studio at Belgium. Because mixing is difficult in DSD format it is problably a normal 44.1 khz pcm recording because no special signs of high resolution recording or something.

The question is if all this is a problem. The sound is very good. The live experience is complete although this cd will not knock you down with instruments which come out of the speaker. Althought all the instrument are clearly recorded the focus is on the voice. The voice of Laura clear and detailed in this recording.

But enough quality in the voice of Laura to enjoy this sacd a lot. Very musical. When Laura sings very famous songs like ' don't it make my brown eyes blue' and 'for me formidable , my first reaction is; don't touch these songs they are already perfect sung by Crystal Gayle and Charles Aznavour. ' You can only spoil this'

But it was a surprise for me to hear how wunderful Laura Fygi sings these songs. she uses her voice very good. enought surprise in the singing to hear this cd a lot of times, it will not bore me. This cd is highly recommended. ---hobo, sa-cd.net

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Laura Fygi – Songbook – 20 Greatest Jazz Hits (2004)

2009-10-19T12:10:19Z

Laura Fygi – Songbook – 20 Greatest Jazz Hits (2004)


01. Dream A Little Dream
02. Historia De Un Amor
03. Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
04. How Am I Supposed To Live Without You
05. Abrazame
06. Eternal Flame
07. Disse Alguem (All Of Me)
08. Besame Mucho
09. The Lady Wants To Know
10. I Will Wait For You
11. Quizas. Quizas. Quizas
12. Les Feuilles Mortes (Autumn Leaves)
13. The Summer Knows
14. Corcovado (Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars)
15. The Windmills Of Your Mind
16. Midnight Srtoll
17. I Need To Be In Love
18. La La La Love Song
19. What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life
20. Baby Come To Me

This best selection of Laura's previous solo albums from her debut "Introducing" to her eighth 'Semi-Biography' album "Change" was released for promotion of her 3rd time concert in Hong Kong 'At Ronnie Scott's - Live in Hong Kong' held on 20th March 2004. Needless to say, all tracks in this album are marvellous.

From this wonderful album, you can find Laura is really a talent in languages. Apart from English, Laura also shows her subtle flair for languages in her interpretation of her other master hits, to name a few, 'Les Feulles Mortes' in French, 'Historia De Un Amor', 'Abrazame', 'Besame Mucho' and 'Quizas, Quizas, Quizas' in Spanish and 'Disse Alguem' (All of me) in Portuguese.

Pulling together some of the most impressive works of Laura, this gorgeously packaged album certainly provides an excellent excuse to revisit Laura's classic hits ranging from jazzy ballads, evengreeen standards, bossa nova tunes, Japanese themes, Latin beats to poppy hits, like 'Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue', 'Dream A Little Dream', 'The Summer Knows', 'I Will Wait For You', 'What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life', 'The Lady Wants To Know', 'Corcovado', 'How Am I Supposed To Live Without You', 'Eterntal Flame', 'I Need To Be In Love', 'La La La La Love Song' and 'Midnight Stroll'. It's focus on the atmosphere of the music will travel across cultures and communicaties transcending boundaries.

If you were a fan of Laura, no doubt you've already got this perfect collection. If you were a newcomer, it's easy to discover what you might have missed the first time and rediscover those hard-to-find favorites all over again. You'll find this excellent collection enhance your listening pleasure an enrich your music world. This album is most definitely worth its weight in platinum. To the Greatest Dutch Jazz Diva - Laura, I love you. --- Miss Chilly Hung, amazon.com

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Laura Fygi – The Best Is Yet To Come (2011)

2011-07-14T08:44:47Z

Laura Fygi – The Best Is Yet To Come (2011)


01 – The Best Is Yet To Come		play
02 – Smile
03 – Too Darn Hot
04 – I’ve Got A Crush On You
05 – This Can’t Be Love
06 – Cheek To Cheek				play
07 – Fever
08 – That Old Black Magic
09 – It’s Easy To Remember
10 – You And The Night And The Music
11 – Old Devil Moon
12 – The Good Life
13 – Rose, Rose, I Love You

Laura Fygi has long considered Julie London one of her principal inspirations. Yes, the lushly exotic Fygi, whose multicultural heritage is Dutch by way of Egypt and Uruguay, can smolder with London-worthy intensity. But Fygi is a far more gifted vocalist, with a substantially wider range and significantly sharper interpretive skills. If comparisons need be made, equating her with Peggy Lee seems far more apt. Like Lee, she can swing easy and seduce cunningly, all while maintaining a feisty sense of self-reliance. The Best Is Yet to Come is Fygi’s 12th album as leader and marks the 20th anniversary of her solo career. Remarkably, it is her first recorded session with a big band. Co-arrangers and producers Jan Menu and Johan Plomp have smartly placed Fygi in settings that recall platters crafted by Lee, Sinatra and their ilk under the hip direction of such craftsmen as Billy May and Neal Hefti. Along the way, Menu and Plomp make several enriching choices. “Smile,” too often misinterpreted as sunnily optimistic, is softly clouded in grey. “Too Darn Hot” rides atop a scorching, brass-wrapped drum line worthy of Buddy Rich. “The Good Life” slowly builds from gentle musing to impassioned vamp, and a pulsating “You and the Night and the Music” sounds as if it has been plucked from hard-hearted Hannah’s songbook. Even “Fever,” where you might expect the Lee echoes to be most evident, is distinctly re-imagined, its slow burn escalated to a three-alarm blaze. --- Christopher Loudon

For The Best Is Yet To Come, Laura selected a number of standards by Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra, and her all-time idol Julie London, among others. "Each and every one of them means something to me in some way. I'm a 'storyteller', so the songs have to grab me somehow. Plus I need to be able to express them when I'm onstage." In order to get a proper sense of the repertoire, Laura always seeks out the stories within the songs. "For instance, I do the ballad It's Easy To Remember, because we all know how devastated we are when a relationship breaks up. And with a track like Too Darn Hot, I only need to recall the intense Asian heat in order to feel the essence of it." The album was recorded with a full-sized big band, led by Jan Menu and Johan Plomp; two of Laura's permanent musicians, who have amply demonstrated their arranging and producing skills with this effort. It also signalled the realisation of a long-term wish of the songstress. "I'd already performed with a big band, and it sounded just great every time we played. Then the idea emerged of using that set-up to record an album." The album features Rose, Rose I Love You sung in mandarin.

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Laura Fygi – The Best Time Of Year (2004)

2009-10-19T12:11:52Z

Laura Fygi – The Best Time Of Year (2004)


1. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
2. Christmas Waltz
3. What Are You Doing New Years Eve
4. Sleigh Ride
5. Very Best Time Of Year
6. Winter Wonderland
7. Christmas Morning
8. Once A Year Miracle
9. A Song For Christmas
10. Merry Christmas Darling
11. Christmas Time Is Here
12. Christmas Song
13. Noel A Paris

Laura Fygi (vocals)
Maarten Van Der Grinten (guitar)
Joke Schonewille (harp)
Joan Berkhemer (violin)
Roeland Dagne (cello)
Friederike Darius (flute)
Joris Roelofs (clarinet)
Jan Menu (tenor saxophone)
Paul Van Zelm (French horn)
Hans Vroomans (piano)
Marcel Serierse (drums)
Jeroen DeRijk (percussion)

The true and genuine feeling of Christmas spirit comes through in this beautifully arranged new album of Laura. It's been 10 years ago since Laura's released her first bossa nova album 'The Lady Wants To Know', the 3rd release of Laura's most successful albums.

It's going to be a magic Christmas. To capture magic, Laura renders 13 seasonal classics with a brand new interpretation with a range of music from bossa nova to ballad classics. Of this year's slew of Christmas releases, this is surely one of the coolest, oozing smooth accessible jazz that conjures the festive spirit in a subtle way. This release features a slightly more bossa nova feel to it than other Christmas releases. Re-arrangements of traditional Christmas numbers are only vaguely recognisable as their original incarnations.

Laura's sultry and smoky voice cruises effortlessly from the bossa nova tunes 'Sleigh Ride', 'Winter Wonderland', to the jazz licks of 'Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas', 'The Christmas Song' and the French version of 'Noël À Paris' pulls off a jazzy version, the CDs mellowest track.

Traditional unforgettable favorites are all included in this impeccable album like 'The Christmas Waltz', 'Christmas Morning', 'What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?', 'Once A Year Miracle', 'A Song For Christmas', 'Merry Christmas Darling', 'Christmas Time Is Here', and the title song 'The Very Time Of Year'. The depth of feeling that Laura portrays in the new interpretation unmistakably between the lyrical and the passionate.

Laura is often credited with having created the bossa nova sound as a result of this marvelous CD, which is probably the most important and significant jazzy Christmas album ever released. Classic, wonderfully delivered, impressive tunes that leave you wanting the next.

Easy listening for those mellow moments over the festive season. As you look ahead to the new year what better way to celebrate the holiday season than by listening to Laura this most excellent and fabulous Christmas album ever!

Laura has done it again - `The Very Best Time Of Year' will no doubt punches for `The Very Best Christmas Album of Year 2004'!!! ---Miss Chilly Hung, amazon.com

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Laura Fygi – The Latin Touch (2004)

2009-10-19T12:13:04Z

Laura Fygi – The Latin Touch (2004)


01-Historia De Un Amor 
02-Quizas, Quizas, Quizas 
03-Perfidia 
04-Abrazame 
05-Como Fue 
06-Solamente Una Vez 
07-Besame Mucho 
08-Noche De Ronda 
09-Piel Canela 
10-La Puerta 
11-Dimelo 
12-La Mentira 
13-Amor 
14-Cuendo Vuelva A Tu Lado 
15-You Belong To My Heart (Solamente Una Vez) 
16-Amor (English Version) 
17-What A Difference A Day Makes (Cuando Vuelva A Tu Lado)

Laura Fygi - Vocals
Beatriz Aguiar - Vocals (Background)
Leonardo Amuedo - Arranger, Guitar, Producer, Vocals (Background)
Ruud Breuls - Trumpet
Friederike Darius - Flute (Alto)
Enrique Firpi - Drums
Frits Landesbergen - Vibraphone
Pedro Luis Pardo - Bass
Praful - Flute
Joe Rivera - Trumpet
David Rothschild - Trombone
Liber Torriente 	- Bongos, Percussion
Hans Vroomans  - Arranger, Piano, Producer, Vocals (Background)

'I'm going back to my roots,'' Laura Fygi said about The Latin Touch. A delectable mix of salsa, cha-cha and great boleros is the ingredient for this magnificent album. A nice variation of slow and fast numbers, the album also includes classics such as ''Quizas, Quizas, Quizas'', ''Besame Mucho'', among others. There are three bonus tracks accompanying this album, all of which are the English versions of the other tracks. This seventh album offering from Laura Fygi is simply the best. Universal. 2000 --- Editorial Reviews

This album is a collection of Laura's favourite songs from her childhood, when she was growing up in Uruguay. Laura's voice is ideal for this kind of material. You can really hear the songs mean a lot to her personally. She sings them with passion, as if it was the first time they were ever heard. Released in 2000, it was quite a departure for her, since it was the first time the songs weren't fully orchestrated like on her previous albums.

Some of the songs are almost acoustic, for example "Besame mucho" is only a guitar and Laura's voice, "La puerta" only a piano and Laura's voice. Laura's velvety voice takes centre stage here and it only adds to the intimate atmosphere of the recordings. Featured are rumba's, cha-cha-cha's, salsa's which makes it the perfect album to enjoy in the summer when it's 30 degrees outside (or the rest of the year, for that matter).

Furthermore, I can highly recommend the japanese 'XRCD2' version of the album. Apart from having 3 bonus tracks (3 english versions of songs from the album) this version also has advanced CD technology, namely the highest quality transfer from mastertape to compact disc, which makes for enhanced sound. And you don't need specific equipment to play it. --- Emmenem, amazon.com

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