“Find a Heart” Press Release

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
MULTIPLE GRAMMY® NOMINEE, VOCALIST DENISE DONATELLI
RELEASES HER HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW RECORDING, FIND A HEART
SEPTEMBER 18, 2015 ON SAVANT RECORDS
Fifth Solo Album expands the Great American Songbook
Embraces Work of Modern Master Composers Beck, David
Crosby, Donald Fagan, Sting, The Yellowjackets and Rock
Powerhouse Journey.
Features All-Star Cast of Musicians With Special Guest Appearance By
Chris Botti
“Donatelli makes it sound so natural to hit the dead center of each note, you can almost forget
how rarely it occurs in the rest of the world. Her intonation combines accuracy with ease in a
way most singers can only imagine.”… Neil Tesser, GRAMMY® winning Jazz Journalist.
Denise Donatelli, one of today’s premiere vocalists, alternating between
jazz and adult contemporary with ease, has been on quite a roll! Her last
two consecutive albums have received three Grammy® nominations. She
has been voted into the Downbeat Critics Poll as Female Vocalist Rising
Star for the past three consecutive years, and was named Female Jazz
Vocalist of the Year by the Los Angeles Jazz Society. With the release of
Find A Heart, Donatelli once again proves why she is the subject of such
accolades.
Joining forces with producer/arranger, pianist Geoffrey Keezer for a
fourth consecutive recording, Find a Heart features an all-star cast of
musicians, including: Brazilian guitarist, Leonardo Amuedo, bassist
Carlitos del Puerto, drummer Marvin “Smitty” Smith and a special guest
appearance by trumpeter Chris Botti on an extraordinary rendition of
Sting’s ‘Practical Arrangement.”
Christopher Loudon of JAZZTIMES stated, “her song choices tend to be
bolder and more interesting, both in terms of material and
interpretation.” With Find A Heart, Denise again proves her selections
daring and impeccable by expanding the idea of the Great American
Songbook beyond its heyday. In addition to Sting, the album features
music written and recorded by such contemporary composers including
David Crosby, Donald Fagan, Beck, Billy Childs (with lyrics written by
Denise), Brenda Russell, the Yellowjackets and the rock band, Journey. “I
think we made some great selections, she states, I wanted to find songs
that hadn’t been covered much before and selected some great music to
introduce to jazz fans.”
Described as a “musician’s singer” by saxophonist Phil Woods, Donatelli
was raised on the East Coast and also trained as a classical pianist. She
turned to singing jazz and eventually moved to Los Angeles where she
immediately found a home in the community of well-respected
musicians. Donatelli’s innate musicianship and pure tone have won her
spots singing for episodes of The Simpsons and numerous television
promos including Turner Classic Movies. Her on-camera work consists
of national and international commercials for such brands as CNN,
Hyundai, Lexus, and Mercedes-Benz.
Denise’s 2012 release ‘Soul Shadows’ received a GRAMMY® Nomination
for Best Jazz Vocal Album, and her 2010 release, ‘When Lights are
Low’ received 2 GRAMMY® Nominations … one for Best Jazz Vocal
Album and one for arranger Geoffrey Keezer in the Best Arrangement
Accompanying a Vocalist category. She recorded two previous albums,
‘What Lies Within’, her first Savant release in 2008 and ‘In the Company
of Friends’ on the Jazzed Media label.
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FIND A HEART
SAVANT RECORDS (SCD 2150)
September 18, 2015
1. Big Noise, New York 2. Love and Paris Rain 3. Spaced Out (En Babia) 4. Practical Arrangement 5. Find A Heart (6:16)
(5:24)
(4:21)
(3:52)
(5:30)
6. Not Like This 7. Eyes That Say I Love
8. In This Moment
9. Troubled Child
10. Midnight Sun 11.Day Dream
You
(4:09)
(5:09)
(5:36)
(5:29)
(6:19)
(5:35)
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