Youn Sun Nah She Moves On
Youn Sun Nah is “one of the finest jazz singers on the planet.” (The Observer - UK). Four years have passed since her last highly successful opus, “Lento”, and now the extremely popular Korean, Parisbased vocal star is back, with a new album. It is a completely fresh project, recorded with a top New York band. Great intimacy, poetry and charm, pure-toned and emotional honesty – you can expect all of that from Youn Sun Nah.
Korean singer Youn Sun Nah is one of the most brilliantly successful artists of our time in jazz and the music related to it. In her native country she is a major star. Her love of chanson took her to France, the country where her meteoric rise and her huge success all across Europe took wing. In “She Moves On” this chameleonic and delightful artist has reinvented herself once again.In South Korea Youn Sun Nah is a national celebrity. She first made her name in a musical, with a role in the Korean version of the successful German show “Line 1” – and that led to the blossoming of her solo career. She was several-times winner at the Korean Music Awards, she was invited to sing at the G20 Summit Meeting in Seoul, and also represented her country in 2014 at the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Sochi. She was Unesco Goodwill Ambas...
Line up:Youn Sun Nah / Vocals, Kalimba
Jamie Saft / Piano, Hammond Organ, Fender Rhodes & Wurlitzer Electric Pianos
Brad Jones / Acoustic Bass
Dan Rieser / Drums
Marc Ribot / Electric & Acoustic Guitars on 02, 04, 05, 07, 11
Special Guests on 03:
Maxim Moston / Violin, String Arrangement
Antoine Silverman / Violin
Hiroko Taguchi / Viola
Anja Wood / Violoncello
Produced by Jamie Saft
Executive Producer / JJ In (Hub Music Inc.)
Track List:
- Traveller ( Youn Sun Nah / Sterling Fox, Sangmi Kim)03:44
- Teach The Gifted Children ( Lou Reed, Michael Fonfara)04:13
- Too Late ( Jamie Saft, Vanessa Saft / Vanessa Saft)05:04
- She Moves On ( Paul Simon)04:45
- No Other Name ( Noel Paul Stookey)02:46
- The Dawntreader ( Joni Mitchell)05:30
- Drifting ( Jimi Hendrix)04:39
- Black Is The Color Of My True Love’s Hair ( Traditional)04:15
- Fools Rush In ( Rube Bloom / Johnny Mercer)04:05
- Evening Star ( Youn Sun Nah / Vanessa Saft)03:01