Jazz Singer Sarah Ellen Hughes | London and UK | Female led Jazz band - [Podcast]

I have been working with producer Paul Arnold, from Pictures in Sound, on a new podcast giving an insight into the recording of my album. I will be talking about the recording of each track, the choices made in the recording studio and the reasons why I chose each song. Each month, a new track with commentary will be released. You can listen to the podcast by clicking the play icon below or you can download each individual episode. Alternatively, you can subscribe with iTunes, and you will receive each new monthly episode automatically.
SEH 04: Love For Sale Love For Sale - produced by Paul Arnold from Pictures in Sound. Performed by Sarah Ellen Hughes. Sarah gives an insight into the recording of Love for Sale from the album Darning the Dream. The single is available from iTunes or from the Discography/Darning the Dream page on this website. Buy the complete album from Amazon, HMV, iTunes or any good record store. SEH 04: Love For Sale Download MP3 Subscribe with iTunes Nov 1, 2010 Add comment Share SEH 03: Darning the Dream 'Darning the Dream' is the title track from Sarah Ellen Hughes's first album. This podcast gives an insight into the reasons behind the choices of tune and lyrics, and Sarah recalls her struggles to write the song while dealing with the death of her mother. Here follows Sarah's own words about the album, from the album sleeve - which set the scene for this song. The dream is about my Mum. I started having nightly dreams about her almost a year after she died – and although they upset me I was more upset when they stopped being so regular, as I knew that she was fading from my mind. Hence “Darning the Dream” – every time a piece of dream came along I would grab a tight hold. The song originated as a version of “Darn That Dream” from Dexter Gordon’s “Ballads” album. I transcribed his improvisation of the tune, and as it was so wonderfully singable, I added my own lyrics to create my vocalise. “Darning the Dream” ends with Eddie DeLange’s poignant last 8 bars of the original song. Despite the fact the lyrics are so fitting, finishing the song like this was kind of an accident – I wrote the whole lot then suddenly on “a dreamless sleep I’ll find” I realised that there was no point in trying to write more words. I had made my peace with the dream. SEH 03: Darning the Dream Download MP3 Subscribe with iTunes Sep 2, 2010 Add comment Share SEH 02: But Not for Me Sarah shares insight into the recording of But Not For Me - a great Gershwin standard. The original is available from iTunes as an individual track, or as part of the entire album from iTunes, Amazon and HMV. SEH 02: But Not for Me Download MP3 Subscribe with iTunes Aug 1, 2010 Add comment Share SEH 01: Afro Blue An insight into the recording of Afro Blue from the album Darning the Dream. Sarah Ellen Hughes talks to Paul Arnold of Pictures in Sound - producer of the podcast. The original track is available from iTunes or Sarah's website www.sarahellenhughes.co.uk SEH 01: Afro Blue Download MP3 Subscribe with iTunes Jul 6, 2010 Add comment Share
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