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Blue Alert by: Anjani |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0886970792127 Format: Import Label: Columbia/Legacy Euro Manufacturer: Columbia/Legacy Euro Number Of Discs: 2 Publisher: Columbia/Legacy Euro Release Date: January 08, 2008 Studio: Columbia/Legacy Euro Sales Rank: 253869 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Album Description: Honolulu-born singer-songwriter Anjani's story is the stuff of great fiction. After playing the New York jazz club circuit for years, she was introduced to celebrated Canadian poet, author, and songwriter Leonard Cohen. Immediately drawn to her talents, he brought her onboard as a keyboardist and vocalist, where she provided some background work on a number of his CDs. After finding a few lines of Cohen's handwritten lyrics lying on his desk one day (specifically "there's perfume burning in the air/bits of beauty everywhere"), Anjani was not just drawn to them, the words inspired her to write a song in their honor ("Blue Alert"). After hearing the result, the Order of Canada-winning poet was so impressed that he eventually allowed her the chance to cull through both his published and unpublished works for additional lyrics. The result is the album Blue Alert, a collection of gentle music tinged with styles ranging from Holly Cole to Tanita Tikaram, with an overriding sense of cool jazz throughout. Listening to "No One After You" sends the listener straight into a '60s beatnik club, while "Half the Perfect World" incites a bossa nova feel. There are light Irish stylings sprinkled in the music as well, from the evocative lilt of "The Mist" to her mournful performance on "Crazy to Love You." Coproducer Cohen's rhythm and pacing is all over the disc, with Anjani's semi-whispered drawl making the songs sound eerily Leonard-like. Fans of the legendary Canadian writer will likely be charmed by these minimalist numbers, and enjoy this new extension of his artistic reach. --Denise Sheppard Amazon.com: Honolulu-born singer-songwriter Anjani's story is the stuff of great fiction. After playing the New York jazz club circuit for years, she was introduced to celebrated Canadian poet, author, and songwriter Leonard Cohen. Immediately drawn to her talents, he brought her onboard as a keyboardist and vocalist, where she provided some background work on a number of his CDs. After finding a few lines of Cohen's handwritten lyrics lying on his desk one day (specifically "there's perfume burning in the air/bits of beauty everywhere"), Anjani was not just drawn to them, the words inspired her to write a song in their honor ("Blue Alert"). After hearing the result, the Order of Canada-winning poet was so impressed that he eventually allowed her the chance to cull through both his published and unpublished works for additional lyrics. The result is the album Blue Alert, a collection of gentle music tinged with styles ranging from Holly Cole to Tanita Tikaram, with an overriding sense of cool jazz throughout. Listening to "No One After You" sends the listener straight into a '60s beatnik club, while "Half the Perfect World" incites a bossa nova feel. There are light Irish stylings sprinkled in the music as well, from the evocative lilt of "The Mist" to her mournful performance on "Crazy to Love You." Coproducer Cohen's rhythm and pacing is all over the disc, with Anjani's semi-whispered drawl making the songs sound eerily Leonard-like. Fans of the legendary Canadian writer will likely be charmed by these minimalist numbers, and enjoy this new extension of his artistic reach. --Denise Sheppard Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - Leonard Cohen - you da man!!!What can I say? Just an overall excellent mellow cd that is right up there with the best. I mean, how can you beat Leonard Cohen? The dudes a legend! His poetry/lyrics along with Anjani's luscious etherial voice make this a keeper. I love every song on this album. Thanks for the Dance is just terrific in sadness, clarity and openess. Sample the tracks to see if it is your style. Can't wait for her next cd. The bonus dvd included has a couple music videos with the Golden Voice himself, LC. Neat. A real treat. Rating: - Smooth, lovely collection This is a deceptively simple group of songs. Don't mistake its gentle pace and laidback presentation for a lack of emotion and feeling. It's beauty is in its understatement. I think Anjani does a great job of interpreting Leonard Cohen's lyrics and songs. Anjani's voice is sweet and engaging as she sings these ballads, thoroughly connecting with the content of the lyrics and presenting a smooth, lovely collection. This partnership should continue and Cohen should record his next CD with Anjani--she adds a special dimension to his lyrics with her beautifully constructed yet simple arrangements. Rating: - Anjani: gorgeous and intimate, sings new intimately gorgeous songsWe're accustomed to real and sincere warmth and intimacy contained in many of Leonard Cohen's poems and song-lyrics; all this, and more, is then confirmed when we actually see and hear him singing his songs, or reading his poetry aloud [as he often did in interviews in the 90s]; but I very much doubt if we've ever enjoyed such a warmth and intimacy from their delivery by a voice that is not his, by *another* voice, a different voice - a woman's voice, imbued as it sooooo is on this CD with, dare I say, a hint of Jazz here and a sigh-and-a-smile there, a little Waltz here and a smile-and-a-sob there. Well, we have now. Anjani's rapport with Leonard's oeuvre is longstanding - after all, she sang backup on Cohen's 1984 'Various Positions' ... Read More: Rating: - Buy this CD!!This album consists of one great song after another...you won't be disappointed. Listen to some of the tracks to get a flavor of this exciting singer. Rating:  - Boring with a capital BAnjani is a Hawaiin born beauty, with a soulful, beautiful voice. She's refered to as the musician's singer because of her tone and beautiful voice. Very true and there is no denying that. The problem with her album is that it is so so so BORING! I think there are more interesting songs she could sing to make her album better, and by better I don't mean more mainstream, although I am suprised she's a Sony/BMG artist. She does not show any versatility AT ALL. It just does not exist, so every song sounds the same as the one prior. She does have a great voice, so maybe she can find her niche, something entertaining that will take our breaths away, instead of putting us all to sleep! |
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