Melody Gardot and Philippe Powell “Between Them Two”

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Published on 06/6/2022 at 16:49
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At 37, the American singer has never had a more beautiful voice, soft with a slight veil, sensual, carnal, warm. She is remarkably highlighted in this album, since there is only her own voice and the piano, and sometimes the voice too, of Philippe Powell, the son of the famous Brazilian guitarist Baden Powell. And it’s beautiful. Melody Gardot touches our hearts with these minimalist music without any ornament, just the piano and the voice. Nine songs. And we have the impression that these are standards as they easily enter our heads, as we immediately want to hum them. But no, there is only one cover, that of Francis Lai “Stronger than us”, from the film A man and a woman. But the compositions and lyrics of Melody and Philippe are so beautiful that they seem to be there for all eternity. And his voice is so exposed that it particularly moves us. Songs in English, French and even Brazilian, recorded in Paris. “This record is a dance between two people who love and appreciate the same things: deep poetry and solid melodies”, explains Melody Gardot. “It’s a glimpse into the world of two artists who really dig into each other. And we dig with them, delighted, ecstatic.

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