Soulblazz (Bonus Track Version) Natalia M. King
Album info
Album-Release:
2014
HRA-Release:
23.04.2014
Album including Album cover Booklet (PDF)
- 1 You Don't Know What Love Is 04:22
- 2 I've Changed 02:52
- 3 Ring Ring Dingaling 03:45
- 4 Stronger Than I 05:59
- 5 Lady Of The Night 04:40
- 6 Today I Sing The Blues 03:19
- 7 Nutty Revisited 04:36
- 8 I Need To See You Again 06:22
- 9 Love And Leave Me Kind 05:23
- 10 Amazing Grace 00:55
- 11 Who Knows Best 05:03
- 12 Miss Celie's Blues (Sister) 03:02
Info for Soulblazz (Bonus Track Version)
Raised in Brooklyn, Natalia M. King began her musical career in Los Angeles in 1993 with the Mojo Monks, a hard-edged blues-rock trio. After tiring of the LA scene, King sold everything she possessed, bought herself an acoustic guitar and a one way plane-ticket to France. She never looked back. After being 'discovered' thanks to a documentary made by French television group Canal+, King's success was assured and she cut two albums for Universal in the early 2000s. After hiatus from the studio, King returns in style with Soulblazz, an album of twelve blazing new tracks, most of which are originals. Her songs blend the spirituality of soul, the intensity of the blues and the aestheticism of jazz and the energy of her rock roots. So don't be surprised should your ears echo the spirits of Nina Simone, Thelonious Monk and Janis Joplin.
Natalia M. King, vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Vladimir Ivanovsky, slide guitar, piano, Fender Rhodes piano
Yves Torchinsky, double bass
Larry Crockett, drums
Additional musicians:
Stéphane Belmondo, trumpet
Dominique Cravic, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, ukulele, electric guitar
Laurent Le Thiec, harmonica
Pierrick Pédron, alto saxophone
Recorded from July 22nd to July 27th 2013 at Studio 7ème Ciel, 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
Engineered by Jean-Maurice Hayano
Mixed in October 2013 at Studio Flam, 75020 Paris, France, by Florian Monchatre
Mastered in November 2013 by Benjamin “soundwizard” Joubert
Produced and arranged by Natalia M. King
Natalia M. King
The American Francophile, Natalia M. King, is an artist of great integrity, one who carries the heritage of black music in her soul, its rhythmical groove as well as its strong sense of identity and passionate commitment. After a recording pause, King has decided to break her silence. She returns with an album of blazing new tracks, most of which are self-composed.
Featuring live studio recordings which privilege the warm sound of acoustic instruments, the tracks on Soulblazz pulse to the power of three: the spirituality of soul, the intensity of the blues and the aestheticism of jazz, to which the singer injects the energy of her rock roots. So don’t be surprised should your ears echo the spirits of Nina Simone, Thelonious Monk and Janis Joplin.
Booklet for Soulblazz (Bonus Track Version)