Chinese Folksongs in a Jazz Mode

Track Listings
1. North Wind Blows    
2. Nanniwan    
3. Crescent Moon Rising    
4. Swallow    
5. Yi Meng Mountain    
6. Sanshilipu Village    
7. Embroidered Pouch    
8. Kangding Village Lovesong    
9. Little Cabbage    
10. Herdsman Song    

Editorial Reviews
Alexa Olesen
"Hurst's voice glides from English to Chinese with a buttery smoothness..belies her years of commitment to both the jazz idiom and the Mandarin tongue"

San Antonio Current
"an Epicurean delight to the ears...incomparable jazz vocalist Mary Ann Hurst beautifully interprets thematic folksongs with her flawless Mandarin..."

Album Description
Chinese Folksongs in a Jazz Mode is the first (known) recording by a U.S. singer who translates Chinese traditional folksongs and performs them in the jazz idiom. Songs are sung in both Mandarin and English, and liner notes are in English, Chinese characters, and the romanization system of Pinyin. Ten traditional Chinese melodies were chosen for their intrinsically lovely melody lines.

Chinese Folksongs in a Jazz Mode

Chinese Folksongs in a Jazz Mode, Music, Mary Ann Hurst, Mix traditional Chinese folksongs with a modern jazz sound ... and the result is an extraordinary mix of East and West. Beautiful vocals, excellent jazz sounds.
Chinese Folksongs in a Jazz Mode
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Cibese Fikk Songs in a Jazz Mode
  • Breathtaking!
  • Unique, interesting music
  • a correction
  • a labour of love
 Chinese Folksongs in a Jazz Mode
Mary Ann Hurst
Manufacturer: Kingsworld Management
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004WYZS
Release Date: 2000-03-27

Tracks:

  1. North Wind Blows
  2. Nanniwan
  3. Crescent Moon Rising
  4. Swallow
  5. Yi Meng Mountain
  6. Sanshilipu Village
  7. Embroidered Pouch
  8. Kangding Village Lovesong
  9. Little Cabbage
  10. Herdsman Song

Album Description

Chinese Folksongs in a Jazz Mode is the first (known) recording by a U.S. singer who translates Chinese traditional folksongs and performs them in the jazz idiom. Songs are sung in both Mandarin and English, and liner notes are in English, Chinese characters, and the romanization system of Pinyin. Ten traditional Chinese melodies were chosen for their intrinsically lovely melody lines.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Cibese Fikk Songs in a Jazz Mode.......2002-07-10

This is a unique recording in that it is the only one of Chinese songs in a jazz mode. Mary Ann speaks Mandarin fluently and is well qualified to translate these songs and sing them with real feeling.

5 out of 5 stars Breathtaking!.......2002-02-18

A perfect and relaxing mixture of sounds with unequalled vocals (a diamond in the rough waiting to be discovered!). I was impressed from the beggining to the end of the album! I highly recommend this album to all ages. Great stress reliever after a hard day at work or anywhere!!!!!!!! Hats off to ya Mary! Looking forward to your next new album! :-)

5 out of 5 stars Unique, interesting music.......2000-10-10

By putting Chinese folk songs into a jazz setting, Hurst makes what might be (to many listeners) strange sound familiar, and her lovely voice and top-notch backup band make this a unique and lovely experience. Highly recommended as a musical experience, and a good way to expand your knowledge of Mandarin Chinese!

4 out of 5 stars a correction.......2000-10-08

After sending in my comment, I realized that "little" as a decsription ofthe voice in ths Cd could be meant as derogatory. I didnt imply it was drowned by the instruments or that it was weak, only that its singing style was based not on power and volume but on musicality and phrasing.

4 out of 5 stars a labour of love.......2000-09-25

this a one-of-a-kind record. Mary Ann Hurts lived in China long enough to know deeply the language and the music; she was a jazz lover since she was kid, and when she come back she put together english translations of the songs. So we hear the lovely folk melodies translated into the jazz idiom, and the word sung in chinese and in english too. She has a little but very musical voice, and the feeling she gives to these songs is unique. The instrumental group, formed by top Texan jazz musicians, interpreted perfectly the spirit of this unique project - truly world music, an expression too much abused these days.

Music Track:

  1. Concerto for Flute
  2. Concertos Sonatas & Suites for Trumpet & Organ
  3. Concierto De Aranjuez / Concerto for Guitar & Orch
  4. Conti: Cantate Con Istromenti
  5. Contino: Masses
  6. Diana!
  7. Dubra: Northern Lights
  8. Duruflé: Requiem / Four Motets
  9. El Amor Brujo
  10. El Siglo de Oro en el Nuevo Mundo - Villancicos e Oraciones del '600 Latinoamericano

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