Cohen & Waits by Rosalie Genay & Rebecca Nash
Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 8:30 am
1. You Know Who I Am
3. If It Be Your Will
4. Suzanne
7. Who By Fire
9. Bird On a Wire
10. Suzanne -(in Dutch)
Realms by Rosalie Genay & Rebecca Nash
This album consists of contemporary jazz arrangements of Leonard Cohen and Tom Waits songs alongside original music
Sound samples at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/realms1
Realms
The above band has received a Jazz Services National Touring Support Scheme grant for their new tour in the UK.
Rosalie Genay - voice
Rebecca Nash - keys
Andrew Bain - drums and percussion
Jules Jackson - bass
Leo Aaron Richardson – saxophone
http://rosaliegenay.com/
Realms is an intriguing collaboration founded by singer Rosalie Genay and pianist Rebecca Nash, two artists who share a fascination and fondness for the songs of contemporary lyrical legends Tom Waits and Leonard Cohen. Together they have embarked on an ambitious journey to arrange some of their idols’ tracks for this new project, consciously including less well known songs in amongst the more popular ones and setting them into imaginative new arrangements.
The covers might lend themselves well to a more jazz-inspired backing but Genay is careful not to lose anything in the transition. By offering a different perspective on Waits and Cohen’s music, and by including their own original tunes in their repertoire as well, Genay, Nash and co. provide ample opportunity to enjoy the collective talent of the band. This tour takes them outside their London base and around the UK to promote the release of their debut album in February 2014.
“An exquisite voice, coupled with great musicality and intelligent interpretation. A joy to listen to.” - Margarete Forsyth, International Theatre Director
“It is obvious to me that she has a great future” – Julian Joseph, on Rebecca Nash
Unusually, contemporary jazz vocalist Rosalie Genay first encountered Leonard Cohen's songs as sung by Herman van Veen in Dutch – though, given that she was raised in the Netherlands, it's not really that surprising.
She later discovered the original versions and they, too, made a mark on the young singer, as did the spare and strange lyrics of Tom Waits.
"Though they are both quite different as artists, there are similarities in their use of poetry and text, and a certain gloominess and earthiness that makes the songs resonate with real life," she says, explaining why she has returned to those two songwriters for Realms, a project developed with pianist Rebecca Nash (whose musical career began in Bristol before heading off to the vibrant jazz scene of the Big Smoke).
Throughout their debut album Rebecca's subtle harmonic washes and Rosalie's easy, lilting vocals respectfully refresh familiar numbers like Bird on a Wire, Green Grass and If It Be Your Will and, in a nod to her roots, Rosalie even sings the Dutch version of Suzanne. It's glowing music, full of invention and a fulsome tribute to the lyrical legends that inspire it.
Tony Benjamin
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