Oceana (2006)

Product Summary Label: Universal Music Group UPC: 00602517241244 Release Date: 5/15/2007 Buy.com Sku: 204323514 Item#: M3K76K Buy.com Sales Rank: 26050 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Bumpin' ~ Till Bronner 2. Love Theme From Chinatown ~ Till Bronner 3. This Guys In Love With You ~ Till Bronner 4. In My Secret Life - (with Carla Bruni) ~ Till Bronner 5. Peacocks, The ~ Till Bronner 6. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - (with Madeleine Peyroux) ~ Till Bronner 7. Subrosa ~ Till Bronner 8. Pra Dizer Adeus - (Portuguese, with Luciana Souza) ~ Till Bronner 9. It Never Entered My Mind ~ Till Bronner 10. River Man ~ Till Bronner 11. Distant Episode, A ~ Till Bronner 12. Tarde ~ Till Bronner (P) 2007 Bam Bam Music (C) 2007 Universal Music Classics & Jazz, a division of Universal Music GmbH   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel: Till Br?nner (trumpet); Dean Parks (guitar); Gary Foster (alto saxophone); Jim Cox (piano); Larry Goldings (Hammond b-3 organ); David Piltch (bass guitar); Jay Bellerose (drums). Additional personnel: Madeleine Peyroux, Luciana Souza, Carla Bruni. For those in America who hadn't previously heard of Germany's most famous contemporary jazz musician, it would only take a few notes from his crisp, distant trumpet to elicit a comparison to Chris Botti. Beyond his tonal approach and penchant for relaxing, atmospheric, and lushly arranged standards, Till Br?nner has much in common with his American counterpart: an extensive catalog (Oceana, originally released in Germany in 2006, was his ninth release), work with top pop producers (in Botti's case, Bobby Colomby; in Br?nner's, Larry Klein), and a r?sum? that includes being a radio personality. Like Botti, Br?nner draws from the sly and shy Chet Baker school of crooning trumpet and flgelhorning, but he goes a step further; on a silky chillout cover of "This Guy's in Love with You" and the more obscure Nick Drake tune "River Man," the horn takes a back seat to his soothing lead vocals. Though much of Oceana -- which begins with a tender and seductive blues-flavored twist on Wes Montgomery's "Bumpin'" -- is lovely, romantic, and sweetly atmospheric, it falls short when it comes to Br?nner's vocal guest list. Carla Bruni is billed as a French chanteuse, but her colorless voice on "In My Secret Life" is nowhere near as sexy as any of her legendary work as a supermodel. Madeleine Peyroux fares a bit better on "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," but the most authentic guest voice belongs to Brazilian singer Luciana Souza. None of the vocals are as compelling as Br?nner's straight instrumentals, which don't exactly push the envelope but are well-produced and make for good romantic mood music. ~ Jonathan Widran Producer: Larry Klein Engineer: Stephane Prin; Helik Hadar; Erik Reichers Musical Guests Carla Bruni Luciana Souza   Compilation Appearances German Songs Standard Between 2 Worlds   Associated Artists and Works Original Soundtrack   Technical Info Release Date : 05/15/2007 Original Release Date : 2006 Catalog ID : B-000854602 Label : Decca (USA) Number of Discs : 1 Runtime : 65m : 40s Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00602517241244    Product Image