| The debut album
from Gemma Genazzano is entitled "Si Me Quieres" with the
subtitle "If You Love Me". There are ten tracks on this
album which is an interesting mixture of latin soul, funk and jazz.
Gemma Genazzano
has written all the songs together with producer Marlon Saunders
and guitarist Greg Dayton. The background vocals on the album are
coming from: Biti Strauchn, Arif St.Michael and Marlon Saunders
who also produced this album.
The CD "Si
Me Quieres" is pleasant to listen to because of it's originality.
The opening track "Enamorada" is a sweet and sunny love
song in the tradition of Astrud Gilberto. A funky soul song with
great backing vocals and a sublime horn section is "Take Me
Away". The cello and the piano are giving this song some extra
jazzy flavour. Plenty love we feel for Curtis Mayfield and Isaacs
Hayes in the title track "Si Me Quieres". Gemma gets erotic
in "Interlude" like Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg were
in "Je t'aime... moi non plus". The intro of "way,
Way Down" paves the way for a passionate song full of deep
desires.
More soul music
is coming your way in "Talk To Me" with it's Mexican feel
of a love serenade. Definitely a favourite is the duet "Show
Me Who You Are" with special guest Marlon Saunders. The secret
of "Secretos" is beside the melancholic voice of Gemma
Genazzano also the sound of the cello that fits perfectly with the
sound of the guitars and the piano. This song feels like a dream
marriage between tango and jazz.(TA)
Stand Out
Tracks: Enamorada, Take Me away, Talk To Me, Secretos, Show
Me Who You Are |