Conceiving her debut album, vocalist Naama Gheber summoned inspiration from an intimate life on the New York bandstand.

Conceiving her debut album, vocalist Naama Gheber summoned inspiration from an intimate life on the New York bandstand. Among tapering red curtains, maple bar tops, snares and brushes, the Be'er Sheva-born artist nightly explored selections from the canon of American standards with her fellow artists -- music that would become the centerpiece for Dearly Beloved. As tracks materialized one by one, she observed a lyrical theme emerging, one that presents triumphs, challenges and ultimately changes within the human condition reflected in relationships with others.

From the outset, Gheber sought to interpret the album's repertoire in a unique, compelling way despite each tune's storied recording history. She sat at the piano with stacks of handwritten charts, and turned to her trio mates for input. The resulting 12 tracks and two single releases spotlight Gheber's lush, at times ethereal vocals experimenting with harmonic concepts, varied time feel and metric modulation amid resonating contributions from pianist Ray Gallon -- who contributed arrangements for Dearly Beloved -- bassistDavid Wong, drummer Aaron Kimmel and special guest, vibraphone master Steve Nelson.

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''Israeli born jazz vocalist Gheber knows her way around the great American song book and has mastered the art of being a swinging gal. With a kittenish voice giving everything a sprightly tone, along with her sense of her song choices, this is a sweet change up for the modern version of the canon. Working with her established crew, everybody can be counted on to hit the right notes at the right time giving the whole a proper send off into the world. Quite a find and an auspicious debut''.

CHRIS SPECTOR

MIDWEST RECORD

Volume 44/Number 144

March 23, 2020

Track Listing

• Dearly Beloved
• So In Love
• 'S Wonderful
• Since I Fell For You
• I Can't Give You Anything But Love
• Get Out Of Town
• This Time The Dream's On Me
• You Stepped Out Of A Dream
• What's New

Additional Details

Label: Cellar Live

Genre: Jazz

Language: English

Run Time: 51:00 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 04/10/20

UPC: 875531017380