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I Know A Thing - Viviane Cardinal

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Jazz singer knows all about rhythm
CD of the week
Viviane Cardinal
I Know A Thing
(Viviane Cardinal/Dan Martin)
Rating: **** out of four
Viviane Cardinal's second album, I Know a Thing, demonstrates that the Calgary singer knows a thing or two about the power of jazz to make the listener feel glad to be alive. Cardinal's expressive voice exudes warmth and pleasure as it travels gracefully in an out of the tight and intriguing textures woven for her by trombonist Hugh Fraser, pianist Dave Restivo, drummer Owen Howard and bassist Jim Vivian. Her versatility, and the unassuming approach she takes to her material, is reminiscent of the great Sarah Vaughan. Rhythm, it all begins with rhythm," Cardinal sings in the first of the CD's nine original tracks, The wonderful truth of the phrase is borne out by the rest of the album
-Bob Clark

TAQA

Daniel and Viviane take you on a spiritual adventure in song

The Blue In You

Songs of Viviane Martin and Daniel Guy Martin

This is a music book of songs written by Viviane and Daniel.
Songs can be heard Viviane's recordings
I Know a Thing (2003
The Blue In You (1996)