WORDS of the WIND
Releases on 7th of June 2024 on Habitable Records
Luciana Morelli has integrated with mastery and versatility her facets of performer, composer and arranger in her eclectic new album "Words of the wind", in which she presents music for different ensembles, from the traditional jazz quintet to the rather unusual combination - in the field of jazz - of voice and string quartet or viola and vocal ensemble. The words of the female poets Emily Brontë, Alejandra Pizarnik, Anne Carson and Robin Myers take flight and find their musical expression in the voice and compositions of the singer.
Luciana blends storytelling, poetry, and harmonies into a colourful palette of jazz and her native Argentinian roots, expressing a poetics that is personal and distinctive.
The album releases on June 7th 2024 on Habitable Records. For the occasion, Luciana plans a tour to present the album specially re-arranged for her quintet "Luciana Morelli group" with Philipp Hillebrand (clarinets), Mauricio Silva Orendain (piano), Snejana Prodanova (double bass) and Paulo Almeida (drums).
Produced by Luciana Morelli
All tracks recorded and mixed by Daniel Somaroo at Jazzcampus, Basel - between March and June 2023
Assisted by Francesca Gaza
Except Los trabajos y las noches recorded live at Jazzcampus Club, Basel - August 2023. Mixed by Mariano Miguez at Ideo Music, Buenos Aires.
Town on the way through God’s woods recorded by Luciana Morelli and Raphaël Rossé at Jazzcampus, Basel. Mixed by Daniel Somaroo.
All the music was composed by Luciana Morelli.
Except The night is darkening around me composed by Lisette Spinnler and Antelmo to his daughter based on Rincon composed by David Binney (Modern Works Publishing).
Lyrics from poems by Emily Brontë, Alejandra Pizarnik, Anne Carson and Robin Myers. Used with the permission of the authors.
Plainwater was first published by Knopf ©1995. Reprinted by permission of Anne Carson and Aragi Inc. All rights reserved.
"This album emerged from an interest in exploring different compositional techniques, in dialogue with poems by Emily Brontë (England, 1818-1848), Alejandra Pizarnik (Argentina, 1936-1972), Anne Carson (Canada, 1950) and Robin Myers (USA, 1987).
Nature, love, death, loneliness, identity, madness, desire, pain, loss, longing, family, language, memory. Each poem revealed a universe of its own, inviting me to explore diverse timbres and instrumentation.
The experience was deeply enriching and resulted in this eclectic work, which I am pleased to share, in the hope that it will stimulate the imagination of the listener".
1. Fall, leaves, fall
music by L. Morelli
on a poem by Emily Brontë
Luciana Morelli - voice
Philipp Hillebrand - bass clarinet
Mauricio Silva Orendain - piano
Snejana Prodanova - double bass
Paulo Almeida - drums
2. Los trabajos y las noches
music and arrangement by L. Morelli
on a poem by Alejandra Pizarnik
Luciana Morelli - voice and bombo legüero
Philipp Hillebrand - bass clarinet
Mauricio Silva Orendain - piano
Snejana Prodanova - double bass
Jānis Jaunalksnis - drums
3. The night is darkening around me
music by Lisette Sipinnler
Arranged by L. Morelli
on a poem by Emily Brontë
Luciana Morelli - voice
Sebastián Greschuck - trumpet
Yossi Itzkovich - trombone
Patrick Joray - tenor sax
Alexandre Cahen - piano
Michał Skwierczyński - guitar
Thomas Fuller - doble bass
Yosuke Doki - drums
4. Antelmo to his daughter
music by David Binney - Arranged by L. Morelli
on a poem by Robin Myers
5. Silent is the house
music by L. Morelli
on a poem by Emily Brontë
Luciana Morelli - voice
Claire Antunes Sierra - violin
Marie Morgane Sécula - violin
Yi Lu - viola
Idil Dogan - cello
6. Town on the way through God's woods
music by L. Morelli
on a poem by Anne Carson
Ana Čop, Patricija Škof, Charline Crevoisier,
Maria von Rütte, Isabel Richiusa,
Camille Burkhard, Alice Auclair - voice
Angela Medina - viola
7. Todo Pasa
music and lyrics by L. Morelli
Luciana Morelli - voice
Philipp Hillebrand - bass clarinet
Mauricio Silva Orendain - piano
Snejana Prodanova - double bass
Paulo Almeida - drums
