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This eagerly awaited 13-song CD delves into the Welsh singer/songwriter's roots as a classically influenced pianist whose heartfelt vocals embrace jazz, pop and Celtic music. With instrumentation that ranges from the sparkling simplicity of a lone piano and voice, to the lushness of a full string orchestra, the music on Lost and Found blends with Owen's sultry vocal inflections and sassy songwriting to yield atmospheric soundscapes. "This is the record I've longed to make," she remarks. "Besides getting to connect with music that is inherently who I am, it gave me an opportunity to work with friends and artists I
This eagerly awaited 13-song CD delves into the Welsh singer/songwriter's roots as a classically influenced pianist whose heartfelt vocals embrace jazz, pop and Celtic music. With instrumentation that ranges from the sparkling simplicity of a lone piano and voice, to the lushness of a full string orchestra, the music on Lost and Found blends with Owen's sultry vocal inflections and sassy songwriting to yield atmospheric soundscapes. "This is the record I've longed to make," she remarks. "Besides getting to connect with music that is inherently who I am, it gave me an opportunity to work with friends and artists I admire so much." Among that array of talent is Cassandra Wilson lending her vocals to the smoldering original "Enough," legendary troubadour Richard Thompson playing guitar on the exquisitely latin arrangement of "Night and Day," bluesman Keb' Mo' playing guitar on Owen's swampy "Train Out of Hollywood," and virtuoso Tom Scott, whose signature sax decorates another original--the acerbic "Sky High." Other highlights include Owen's own "Famous Friends," "Moonlight," and "Emily," as well as adventurous covers rendered Owen-style, like Deep Purple's "Smoke on the Water," Sting's "Walking on the Moon," and a heart-wrenching arrangement of "These Foolish Things."
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Manufacturer: Courgette Records
Release date: 13 September 2005
EAN: 0856763001026 UPC: 856763001026
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