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Sarah has such a warm, sophisticated voice and just the right phrasing for this material. The songs are conversational in nature and singing them requires a stage performer’s intimacy and sensibility. They’re best served vulnerable, which Sarah manages with savvy yearning and a flexible, powerful voice. Simon’s music changes like an English sky and hangs on to the ear, whether it’s a waltz (Nothing Is Mine Now), a mid-tempo blues (Truly Unruly), a ballad (After the Fall) or a whimsical song with a lyric twist (On Hold/Living in Limbo). Landesman’s lyrics, of course, are precious’
Marc Myers, Jazzwax
A near perfect vocal-jazz album ★★★★1/2
John Eyles, AllAboutJazz.com
Moule captures every nuance of the late great lyricist’s words…touchingly…candidly and alway unerringly…beautifully set by Simon Wallace ★★★★
Dave Gelly, The Observer
Moule delivers a masterclass, her warm, velvety voice bringing each song to life, and sounding effortless across a range of emotions and tempos ★★★★
Matthew Ruddick, KindOfJazz.com
A terrific central performance from Moule, who sings throughout with complete conviction and technical command, not to mention freshness and insight ★★★★
Peter Quinn, Jazzwise
Her voice has an integrity to it and seems to scoop up the past into a wise version of the present. The singer becomes the song, the song becomes the singer. That happens so rarely ★★★★
Stephen Graham Marlbank
A quietly authoritative jazz singer with no time for fake sentiment. Moule is the perfect storyteller
Clive Davis, The Sunday Times
Sometimes listening to a new CD can be like discovering the pot of gold at the end of the proverbial rainbow, and that is just how I felt listening to the latest release from British jazz vocalist Sarah Moule
Gerry Geddes, Bistro Awards
I reviewed this back in February and it has been on my car stereo ever since and it has been a long time since any CD has lasted that long – that’s how good it is! Words, music and voice are just so compelling…This is an equilateral triangle that is perfectly balanced – words, music, voice
Lance Liddle, Bebopspokenhere
It is the songs and Sarah’s interpretations that steal the limelight. She has the knack of getting right to the heart of a lyric, every word and pause for breath perfectly placed, and delivered with a velvety voice that can turn from melancholy to joy…to the mischievous…a majestic performance
Nick Lea, Jazzviews.net
Long established as one of the best jazz singers in the UK, Sarah Moule is a master at bringing out the heart of a song.
Helen Mayhew JAZZfm
Sarah Moule has a voice that inspires and comforts at the same time. The quality of her vocals makes you realize all is well in the jazz world.
Sammy Stein, SomethingElseReviews.com
Sarah Moule’s Stormy Emotions is a rarity: it combines stellar, tone-perfect vocals with wonderful, passionate lyrics that create a tight and layered narrative depicting many situations and telling many different stories. Without the vocal interpretation, the lyrics would still be good, but Moule’s interpretation brings them to life…Altogether simply wonderful album. Going back to Landesman’s quote, Sarah Moule is indeed “a jazz singer par excellence.”
Sammy Stein SomethingElse.com
Her voice is marvellously expressive but never over the top. She perfectly captures both the meaning and feeling of the songs…superbly controlled emotion
Robin Kidson, Sandybrownjazz.com
If being in touch with the heritage of jazz music is an essential ingredient, then Sarah Moule’s set drips with authenticity
Scarborough International Jazz Festival
Liner Notes
For the last 18 years of her life lyricist Fran Ladesman (1927-2011) met every week with composer Simon Wallace to write songs. So far Sarah Moule has introduced 45 of their songs over five CDs.
Born in New York City Fran moved to London in 1964. During her lifetime her words were recorded by Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Barbra Streisand and many others.
The opening track of this album, Nothing Is Mine Now, was the last song Simon and Fran worked on together. It was finished the afternoon of the day Fran passed away. The title track, Story Emotions, was their first song, written the day they met.
I got lucky meeting Smon. That he married Sarah Moule was a bonus. She’s the jazz vocalist par exellence (sic).
Fran Landesman
Dedicated to Kathleen Wallace (1925-2019) and David James Connearn (1922-2020)
Musicians
Simon Wallace has had a varied international career as a composer, pianist and musical director. He has performed in 26 countries and appears regularly at Ronnie Scott’s Club, The Vortex and the 606 Club in London and has played several seasons at The Cafe Carlyle and The Metropolitan Room in New York. From 1993 until her death in 2011 he wrote songs with American lyricist Fran Landesman and for over 30 years worked with the late Simon Brint composing music for some of Britain’s most popular TV shows. He has been musical director for many singers including Ian Shaw, Claire Martin and Clare Teal and in recent years Barb Jungr. He is married to Sarah.
In addition to leading his own bands, bassist Mick Hutton has played on over sixty albums and performed worldwide. Artists he has played with include: Django Bates, Kenny Wheeler, Jack Bruce, Bill Bruford, Humphrey Lyttelton, Nigel Kennedy, Acker Bilk, Jim Mullen, Gary Husband, Bob Berg, Pharoah Saunders, Tommy Smith, Courtney Pine, John Scofield, Annie Ross, Mose Allison, Bobo Stenson and Ian Shaw. He is one of the most admired bass players on the European jazz scene.
Paul Robinson has been a professional drummer since 1970. He spent 19 years touring worldwide with Nina Simone, and was a member of Trevor Horn’s Art of Noise. He has worked with Van Morrison, Zoot Money, The Buggles, Cleo Laine, Billy Ocean, Billy Connelly, Jesse Green, and Colin Hodgkinson’s Back Door. Session work includes Paul Mcartney, Tracy Ullman, Jan Hammer and Swans Way. He has done three world tours with “Sing The Truth”, featuring Dianne Reeves, Liz Wright, Angelique Kidjo, Patti Austin & Simone. Most recently he has toured internationally with Eric Bibb.
Neville Malcolm is one of the most in-demand bass players in the country. Known as ‘Level-Neville’, he is an understated star on both acoustic and electric bass, combining an earthy, soulful feel with effortless technical ability. Coming from a background in Gospel music, Neville started out playing organ and guitar, switching to bass as he developed an ever greater interest in jazz and other music. He worked with Philip Bent and Steve Williamson and became part of London’s Acid Jazz scene and has since performed all over the world and recorded with Billy Cobham, Gabrielle, Tom Jones, Carl Orr, Alex Wilson, Nathan Haynes, Marlene Shaw, Dave Valentin and Jack DeJohnette. Most recently he has been touring and recording with Incognito and Us3, and Eric Bibb.
Rod Youngs A native of Washington D.C. Rod is one of the most expressive and adept musicians in the music arena today. His approach to music is intuitive, emotional and all embracing but soundly rooted in the jazz tradition. Whether playing mainstream jazz, world music, or urban contemporary, Rod seamlessly moves from one genre to another, always preserving stylistic conventions whilst bringing creativity and individuality.
Guest Musicians on Stormy Emotions:
Mark Lockheart is an award winning saxophonist and composer and was a member of post-jazz group Polar Bear
Nigel Price is one of the UK’s most highly regarded jazz guitarists and leads The Nigel Price Organ Trio.
Charlie Cawood is a guitarist and composer. He toured for a number of years with the Medieval Baebes and is a gifted player of pluckable instruments of all kinds.