Effie Jansen
Blues in Love
© 1999 Effie (765481933222)
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A fabulous combination of classic jazz/blues standards and original compositions performed by a sultry pianist/vocalist. Backed by Houston Person/Sax, Jay Leonhardt/Bass, Grady Tate & Bernard Purdy/Drums. A rich listening experience.
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- 1 That Old Black Magic
- 2 I'd Rather Leave While I'm in Love
- 3 What'll I Do
- 4 I'll Walk Alone
- 5 Peel Me a Grape
- 6 Kansas City
- 7 The Man That Got Away
- 8 Been There, Done That
- 9 In a Sentimental Mood
- 10 What a Little Moonlight Can Do
- 11 Blues in the Night
- 12 Interview With the Blues
- 13 You Better Go Now
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An artist who is confident enough to go by a singular name, "Effie", posesses an elegant piano style to go along with a crisp, clean, yet sensusous voice.This album captures the essence of her conception, combining elements of jazz and cabaret with blues arrangements.
Effie Jansen originally hails from Denver, Colorado but has been in New York for some time now.When she first came to New York City, Effie had many gigs with Mike Manieri. As she advanced in her career, she attracted the notice of other great jazz artists.Effie was invited to appear with talents ranging from Buddy DeFranco to Ray Anthony to the Tonight Show band.
A fine example of the respect she commands was a time she played with Charles Mingus.Max Gordon had introduced her to him at the start of a Village Vanguard engagement, and Mingus allowed her to sit in.Later in the week, when Effie returned to hear the band, Mingus invited her again.
Effie has performed in the top jazz rooms in Chicago, Las Vegas, New Orleans, Los Angeles, New York City and Tokyo, Japan.During the course of her career, Effie has gained acclaim from the finest jazz and cabaret critics, such as John S. Wilson, Bob Harrington and Don Nelsen. Dave Frishberg once told Effie that his "Peel Me A Grape" should be a blues, so she took his advice and does this song without compare.Her blues rendition is outstanding.
The blues comes through down and dirty on the instrumental numbers especially, with Effie's unadorned jazz piano style and the sultry work of Houston Person on tenor sax. So listen carefully and enjoy the special talents of Effie Jansen.
Sid Gribetz WKCR-FM, New York City
READ WHAT SOME OF OUR FOREMOST MUSIC PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT THIS EXTRAORDINARY RECORDING....
"Please don't change your style..."
-George Landry, WACV, Montgomery, AL
"I didn't like it - I LOVED it! A great connect with the listener..."
-Al Monroe, WHTL, New Jersey
"I love this new album and I will keep on playing it..."
-Micheal Anthony, WHBC, NY
"A monster hit...Very original ideas..."
-Houston Person, High Note Records
"Effie possesses an elegant piano style to go along with a crisp, clean yet sensuous voice..."
-Sid Gribetz, WKCR-FM, NY
"Effie projects a dreamy intimacy both vocally and pianistically in her ballads and a joyous exhuberance in her up tempos;...a rich listening experience..."
-Davie Lee Raphael, free lance music critic
"A vocalist of high musical quality. Beautiful and elegant, who deserves to be heard..." -Carlos A. Iramain, El Vocero De Puerto Rico
"I play it all the time"
-Don Topping "El Numero Uno" RJR, Kingston, Jamaica