Back in the mid ‘80s girl groups like Bananarama, and more sophisticated Euro-flavored pop-jazz singers Anna Domino and Sade, were all the rage. Twenty years later, one new NYC based group with a new kind of multi-culti kind of pop / jazz viewpoint is Greta’s Bakery. Featuring Italian born vocalist Greta Panettieri, bassist/guitarist Mike LaValle with Andrea Sammartino on keys, on the release of their 2010 album entitled, The Edge Of Everything, the group blend an upbeat, lounge music kind a vibe that sometimes even spotlights Greta singing in her native tongue. Commenting on the CD, Ms. Panettieri adds, 'I think it’s a bit of a complex album, and it definitely reflects our different backgrounds and the different kinds of music that we like. But more than anything else, it’s a pop album. I think that it’s very easy to like, but I also think that it works on a deeper level, because of the composing and arranging.' There’s a great mix of bouncy pop and Brazilian / Euro style lounge flavored jazz sounds in play while the most upbeat tracks also cross over into dance music with style and flair. While featuring mostly original tracks on the eleven cut album, Greta’s Bakery also works in several well chosen covers from the pens of noted song writing greats such as Jules Shear and Diane Warren. Don't miss it!9/27/2010 3:30 PM (GMT-04:00)
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fantastic new CD debut from Greta's Bakery!
Back in the mid ‘80s girl groups like Bananarama, and more sophisticated Euro-flavored pop-jazz singers Anna Domino and Sade, were all the rage. Twenty years later, one new NYC based group with a new kind of multi-culti kind of pop / jazz viewpoint is Greta’s Bakery. Featuring Italian born vocalist Greta Panettieri, bassist/guitarist Mike LaValle with Andrea Sammartino on keys, on the release of their 2010 album entitled, The Edge Of Everything, the group blend an upbeat, lounge music kind a vibe that sometimes even spotlights Greta singing in her native tongue. Commenting on the CD, Ms. Panettieri adds, 'I think it’s a bit of a complex album, and it definitely reflects our different backgrounds and the different kinds of music that we like. But more than anything else, it’s a pop album. I think that it’s very easy to like, but I also think that it works on a deeper level, because of the composing and arranging.' There’s a great mix of bouncy pop and Brazilian / Euro style lounge flavored jazz sounds in play while the most upbeat tracks also cross over into dance music with style and flair. While featuring mostly original tracks on the eleven cut album, Greta’s Bakery also works in several well chosen covers from the pens of noted song writing greats such as Jules Shear and Diane Warren. Don't miss it!9/27/2010 3:30 PM (GMT-04:00)