One of these Days It's You If I Ever Write a Song Two Faces Change of Heart Under Your Spell Blue Faye Miravite—mathematician, dottore in filosofia, composer of an Italian aria, classical guitarist, pianist, business consultant, and poet—now adds jazz songwriter to her intimidating resume. Her songs in the CD called ”One Of These Days “are the one’s most representative of the styles I write in,” Faye said, a Filipina who’s an Italian citizen. “I have one that’s a jazz waltz, two that’s bebop, one Afro-Cuban, two ballads, and one bossa nova number.” It’s a happy pastiche, meant to resemble the cocoon of a lounge or dim breezy evenings. The easy vibe of the album belies the collective and individual gravitas of the musicians Faye got for the album: Sandra Lim Viray’s smoky vocals, and an ace aggrupation that owes its effortless aplomb to deep roots in rock (arranger Edgar Avenir and drummer Jun Viray) and old school jazz (eminent pianist Romy Posadas and legendary bassist Roger Herrera). “One of These Days,” the first song in the album, sets the spirited mood of the CD. It’s bright and boppy, and the song seems best served in the company of intimates. Sandra scats easily, and the band swings along happily. “It’s You” sustains the foot-tapping temper of the first cut and references the sunny best of Ella, Sarah, bits of Bill Evans though the influences never call attention to itself. “If I Ever Write a Song,” is old school ballad in the lounge-y sense. It’s the first song Faye ever wrote in jazz style, influenced by her passion for Carmen McRae, and it’s quietly affecting. “Two Faces” is equally balmy and glides through touches that recall Flora Purim. The Latin-y disposition continues with “Change of Heart,” the fifth track, if edgier. Romy Posadas shows why he’s a master of the piano and a solo by Paolo Chiurlotto on congas underscores the Caribbean grain. Sandra channels Billie Holiday in “Under Your Spell,” drawing the best of how the Lady wraps heartache and longing in her music. Except that Sandra Lim makes Billie her own—clear, distinctive, with a small aching rasp in her voice. The CD ends like a perfect day, with the pleasurable “Blue.” It’s a waltz-like romp that tops the collection on a high, satisfying note. Genial and “foot-tapping” but never shallow, ”One Of These Days, “released under N/A Records, speaks to younger listeners, as much as it does to true-blue jazz fans. The music walks a graceful line. And the line blurs distinctions between demographics. If that sounds like marketing hoo-hah, it’s not. The CD makes as much as sense to them—in lower case and in the proprietary sense of TheM—as it does to the rest of us who may normally not think of jazz as part of our musical menu. |
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