Andi ChorleyLittle Sunflower
by Amanda Whiting released on Jazzman Records in 2020
A selection from Amanda Whiting's early self-released CDs, including a lovely version of Juan Tizol's Caravan
Ended yesterday and started Friday after a walk with Moxie the cat with After Dark by Amanda Whiting released on Jazzman in 2021.
"Taking cues from Dorothy Ashby and Alice Coltrane at their most delicate, renowned Welsh harpist Amanda Whiting’s mesmerising Jazzman full-length LP After Dark arrives as soft as moonlight to gladden the soul and delight the ear—without forgetting to bring the swing.
Summoning the nocturnal mood suggested by the album’s title, Whiting’s harp flows and cascades, dances and alights, broods and haunts, informed by a deep understanding of both classical and jazz music, ultimately revealing a top-drawer composer with rare melodic gifts at the top of her game. From the melancholy opening track ‘Time Stands Still’..."
https://amandawhiting.bandcamp.com/album/after-dark
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6LlFZurlTM&list=PLjg4AbVKk3EweoIHtdsekzbxVWEz2-rN3&index=1
Slipped into sleep and greeted the Monday off work with Lost in Abstraction by Amanda Whiting, released on Jazzman Records in 2022
".‘Lost in Abstraction’ was written during a period of the unknown when Whiting, like most, explored her own sense of self. The world paused, with no timeframe, and the fragility of life was laid bare. A time when humanity was left searching for purpose. Freedom and the dependable structures of familiarity were dissolved in most aspects of life. But music stayed constant. Creativity kept weaving its thread, connecting music and its makers in an indissoluble bond..." - Bandcamp Description
https://amandawhiting.bandcamp.com/album/lost-in-abstraction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erTor7ywqUA&list=OLAK5uy_m2AkR0G7Wc4yLJyEHTevVh4lzdoIS1c1A&index=1
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Juan A. Zamarripa [E.]"Fool's Paradise Favorites" by Various Artists
https://jazzmanalbums.bandcamp.com/album/fools-paradise-favorites
Released February 23, #2018
via #JazzmanRecords + #Bandcamp
Fool's Paradise Favorites, by Various Artists
20 track album
"Jukebox Jam Volume 2" by Various Artists
https://jukeboxjam.bandcamp.com/album/jukebox-jam-volume-2
Released November 18, #2013
Some more #Yeh! for thee & me!
via #JazzmanRecords + #Bandcamp
Jukebox Jam Volume 2, by Various Artists
23 track album