Reviews: Stormy Emotions
Rock N Reel Interview
July/August 2021 by Trevor Hodgett English song stylist Sarah Moule’s Stormy Emotions compiles twelve previously unrecorded songs from a stash of more than 300 written over the years by her keyboard-playing husband Simon Wallace and lyricist Fran Landesman. Landesman, who died in 2011 aged eighty-three, remains best known for her classic 1950s songs ‘The Ballad … Rock N Reel Interview
Bebopspokenhere: Launch Gig Live Review
Lance Liddle, bebopspokenhere Sarah Moule (vocals); Simon Wallace (piano); Neville Malcolm (bass); Paul Robinson (drums) + Nigel Price (guitar). This past year or so has, if nothing else, seen the release of a lot of fine vocal albums and Sarah Moule’s Stormy Emotions is certainly high on that list. Regular site visitors, having read my rave … Bebopspokenhere: Launch Gig Live Review
TheJazzPodcast
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Jazz Journal June 2021
Fran Landesman needs no introduction, for as a lyricist and poet she was unsurpassed. She liked to shock: her luxury item when she appeared on Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs was a supply of cannabis seeds. There were complaints. In 1994, while living in London, she met the composer and pianist Simon Wallace, and collaborated … Jazz Journal June 2021
Bistro Awards
CD Review: Sarah Moule “Stormy Emotions” June 7, 2021 | By Gerry Geddes | Sometimes, listening to a brand 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. Stormy … Bistro Awards
All About Jazz ★★★★½
‘A near-perfect vocal jazz album’ Stormy Emotions is the fifth release from Sarah Moule to feature songs by the late, great lyricist & poet Fran Landesman (1927-2011), dating back to It’s a Nice Thought (Linn, 2002). In total those five albums contain over fifty songs with lyrics by Landesman, many of which were first recorded … All About Jazz ★★★★½
Marlbank March 2021 ★★★★
Sarah Moule, Stormy Emotions by Stephen Graham As literary a jazz album as any around this year words matter and singer Sarah Moule knows this better than most. With her husband pianist Simon Wallace who worked and wrote with the ”poet laureate of lovers and losers” Fran Landesman (1927-2011) extensively over many years Stormy Emotions … Marlbank March 2021 ★★★★
The Sunday Times 21.3.21
Sarah MouleStormy Emotions (33JAZZ) It’s hard to believe that a decade has passed since we lost the American expat lyricist Fran Landesman. Her legacy lives on in this collection, co-written with that delicate pianist Simon Wallace, husband of Sarah Moule, a quietly authoritative jazz singer who has no time for fake sentiment. Mark Lockheart helps … The Sunday Times 21.3.21
The Observer ★★★★
Sarah Moule: Stormy Emotions review – an unerring tribute to Fran Landesman (33 Jazz)Moule captures every nuance of the late great lyricist’s words, beautifully set by Simon Wallace The lyrics here are by Fran Landesman. If you’ve encountered any of hers before, you’ll know that although they’re entirely at home in jazz, and mainly concern … The Observer ★★★★
JAZZWISE MAGAZINE ★★★★
A winning combination of first-rate songwriting, a compelling storytelling gift and a band which expertly charts the narrative ebb and flow, this fifth album from vocalist Sarah Moule once again returns to the gold mine of 300-plus songs penned by her husband, Simon Wallace, and the lyricist Fran Landesman (1927-2011) over an 18-year period. Ten … JAZZWISE MAGAZINE ★★★★
KindOfJazz Review ★★★★
Sarah Moule – Stormy Emotions Written by Matthew Ruddick Sarah Moule delivers a gorgeous collection of songs by Fran Landesman and Simon Wallace. We’ve been blessed with some amazing female jazz vocal albums this year, and this is another to add to the collection. The album is comprised of twelve songs composed by the wonderful … KindOfJazz Review ★★★★
Stormy Emotions (March 2021) SomethingElse.com
By Sammy SteinSarah 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. Stormy Emotions (33Jazz285), Moule’s 5th album, explores the themes of time and love in an uplifting collection of 10 previously unrecorded tracks written by her … Stormy Emotions (March 2021) SomethingElse.com
Piece Of Pink Pie
Stormy Emotions – top-notch musicianship and vocals do justice to poetic lyrics Posted on February 18, 2021 by pieceofpinkpie Talented British jazz vocalist Sarah Moule has a new album on the way – Stormy Emotions is an uplifting collection of songs written by her husband Simon Wallace and the late, great American poet and lyricist Fran … Piece Of Pink Pie
The Jazz Word
Sarah Moule, Stormy Emotions Review By Sylvannia Garutch Sarah Moule, a vocalist with a unique repertoire stretching back directly to the Great American Songbook, has enjoyed a long and fruitful musical partnership with the American lyricist, the late Fran Landesman, and British composer and pianist Simon Wallace, to whom Sarah is married. Her first two albums, It’s … The Jazz Word
Jazz Views Interview
SARAH MOULE – Stormy Emotions & The Lyrics Of Fran Landesman by Nick Lea With the release of her fifth album, Stormy Emotions, vocalist Sarah Moule once again catapults us into the word of Fran Landesman and Simon Wallace in a set of songs that explore the themes of time and love, and seeming so fitting … Jazz Views Interview
SandyBrownJazz Review
Poet Robin Kidson reviews Stormy Emotions for sandybrownjazz.com Sarah MouleStormy Emotions The Songs of Fran Landesman and Simon Wallace by Robin Kidson T.S. Eliot’s great modernist poem, The Wasteland, is an unlikely source of inspiration for a jazz song but American lyricist Fran Landesman had a marked literary bent and was able to spin … SandyBrownJazz Review
Sarah and Simon Wallace Jazzwax Interview by Marc Myers
Wall Street Journal music and arts contributor and founder of JazzWax.com Marc Myers interviewed Sarah and composer and pianist Simon Wallace for his Jazzwax blog about the years spent working and playing with American lyricist Fran Landesman. Here’s what he asked and how they answered: Interview: Who Was Fran Landesman? Last week, I posted on … Sarah and Simon Wallace Jazzwax Interview by Marc Myers
Jazzwax Review
Sarah Moule: Stormy Emotions by Marc Myers Sarah Moule: Stormy Emotions Back in February 2014, I posted the following: “If many of today’s jazz musicians and singers lack anything, it’s curiosity. Talent they’ve got, but a deep interest in the past beyond what they already know seems alien to their approach… What’s hurting the music … Jazzwax Review
Jazzviews Review March 2021
SARAH MOULE – Stormy Emotions 33 Records 33JAZZ285 Sarah Moule (vocals); Simon Wallace (piano & keyboards); Mick Hutton, Neville Malcolm (double bass); Paul Robinson, Rob Young (drums); Mark Lockheart (soprano saxophone & bass clarinet); Nigel Price (electric & acoustic guitar); Charlie Cawood (acoustic guitar)Recorded 2020 This is another absolutely delightful album from Sarah Moule who … Jazzviews Review March 2021
bebopspokenhere March 2021
Album review: Sarah Moule – Stormy Emotions Sarah Moule (vocal); Simon Wallace (piano); Mick Hutton (bass on 7 tks); Neville Malcolm (bass on 4 tks); Paul Robinson (drums on 7 tks); Rod Youngs (drums on 4 tks) + Mark Lockheart (soprano sax/bass clarinet on 3 tks); Nigel Price (guitar on 4 tks); Charlie Cawood (acc. … bebopspokenhere March 2021
Marlbank Interview February 2021
Let your gentle light guide them home again: interview with Sarah Moule and Simon Wallace Two-become-one during the phone call with both original interviewee singer Sarah Moule and welcome gatecrasher, housemate, pianist-in-residence Simon Wallace in a deft pas de deux both participating for a brief but stimulating half hour chat to … Published: 4 Feb … Marlbank Interview February 2021