Janette Mason’s vocal odyssey launches at Hideaway
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Keyboardist, composer and arranger Janette Mason, who is also resident musical director of south London’s Hideaway venue, returns with her third solo album, D’Ranged, in August which includes vocal contributions from Claire Martin.
Mason, whose previous album Alien Left Hand was nominated for Album of the Year at the 2010 Parliamentary Jazz Awards, has rearranged a number of soul, pop and standard tunes in a jazz idiom, including David Bowie, Stevie Wonder, Paul Weller and Burt Bacharach compositions, and recorded collaborations with some of the UK’s most noted singers, including Claire Martin, Gwyneth Herbert, and David McAlmont.
The album also features, bassist Sam Burgess, saxophonist Paul Booth and trumpeter Martin Shaw among others, and is released on 4 August by Fireball records with launch gigs at the Hideaway on 1-2 August.
– Jon Newey
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