Album · 2018
Essence of Time
- Recorded Studio 270, Montreal, 2018
- Produced by Productions Musi Son
- Co-producer Serge Laporte
- Engineer Robert Langlois
- Mastering Serge Laporte
- Cover design Aurélie Gauvin
- Photos Bianca Maidana
Launched October 3, 2018 · Upstairs Jazz Club, Montreal
Album · 2018
All 11 songs from the album, in full.
01 Le temps (J. Desforges)
02 How Deep Is the Ocean (Irving Berlin)
03 My Men (J. Desforges)
04 Lazy Afternoon (Jerome Moross / John Latouche)
05 La drague (Maryse Parent / J. Desforges)
06 Love Me or Leave Me (Walter Donaldson / Gus Kahn)
07 Essence (Line Blouin / Julien Desforges)
08 Ton ombre (Maryse Parent / J. Desforges)
09 Astrology (Michael Clay / J. Desforges)
10 White Lights (J. Desforges)
11 La dernière pluie (Maryse Parent / J. Desforges)
From the first song “Le Temps” of the recording we the listeners are awakened to the quality and sensibility of a melodious and evolving expedition of personal devotion to each tuneful performance of this entertaining voyage that we are about to take.
Johanne’s authentically unique style of interpretation, storytelling, phrasing and rhythmic poetry is evident and captured on a scale of its highest form in vivid and penetrating depths of sensations and defined in the narratives of original compositions, laced with intriguing exploration, while the more well-known traditional Jazz Standard are as captivating and imaginative, and seemingly being heard for the first time, supporting skillfully the “Essence of Time”.
Inventive and crafted arrangements are shaped expertly by the accompanying musicians providing a harmonious structure of extraordinarily gifted contributions. There by creating virtuosity between vocal and instruments.
It is a beautifully woven collaboration from start to mastering, presenting us with a truly gratifying listening experience.
Here’s to the continued success of one of my favorite vocal jazz musician, Johanne Desforges!
Bravo Chère amie,
L’essence du temps, Essence of Time, is a personal reflection on life, love and our planet.
Surrounded by three talented young Montreal jazz musicians and a very special guest on handpan, Johanne offers a refined and fresh, yet complex, concert that embraces the present moment.
