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JEANNIE TANNER QUARTET
JEANNIE TANNER QUARTET
Date Posted: May 15 2009
Written By: Chicago Jazz
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JEANNIE TANNER QUARTET to Perform
at Best Buy in Chicago
Chicago vocalist, trumpeter and composer Jeannie Tanner will be performing with the Jeannie Tanner Quartet this Sunday, May 17th at BEST BUY in Chicago, 2650 N. Clark.
The ensemble will be performing original music from her new c.d. PROMISE ME THE MOON, and her 2007 release, TANNER TIME. Both c.d.s are available in all Best Buy Stores.
PROMISE ME THE MOON is the follow-up to Tanner’s highly acclaimed 2007 release, TANNER TIME, which was on the Grammy ballot voting list in nine categories, including Best Jazz Vocal Album and Best Original Composition.
"...Her singing is as lyrical as her trumpet playing. The silvery quality of her vocal tone, the pliancy of her rhythms and the originality of her compositions attest to her depth as a jazz musician." Howard Reich, CHICAGO TRIBUNE (February, 2008)
PROMISE ME THE MOON is Tanner's fifth release, and her first "concept" c.d. Composed in the romantic genre of the 1930’s-40’s pop music, ten of PROMISE ME THE MOON’s 12 tracks are Tanner’s originals. Each song, from the swinging, light-hearted title track, Promise Me the Moon, to the elegant ballads including Our Love’s Fulfilled, showcase Tanner’s deft ability to flawlessly combine jazz, pop, R&B and Latin rhythms to create fresh, lively tunes that she calls j-pop (jazz-pop).
Fred and Ginger, I’m Whistling a Tune and Kiss Me are equally charming, memorable songs that feature Tanner’s inspiring trumpet stylings, as well as the extraordinarily talented members of her quartet: Lisa McQueen, piano; Cory Biggerstaff, bass; and Darlene DuFay on drums; with special guests Neal Alger on guitar.
Tanner adds a new flavor into the mix with her up-tempo Latin tune C’est Bon, C’est Bon, which she composed with French lyrics. Tanner rounds out PROMISE ME THE MOON with the enchanting Bill Evans classic We Will Meet Again and her dreamy interpretation of Over the Rainbow.
With a fresh, imaginative approach, Tanner’s PROMISE ME THE MOON effortlessly marries the organic, spontaneous feeling of old school jazz with contemporary lyrics and deceptively simple melodies, chord progressions and rhythms to create music that has a memorable, easy to enjoy pulse.
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