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| Worrisome Heart | 
 enlarge | Artist: Melody Gardot
Label: Verve
Category: Music
List Price: $10.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  60 reviews
Sales Rank: 658
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.7 x 0.4
MPN: 001046802
UPC: 602517496408
EAN: 0602517496408
ASIN: B000WTNCYA
Release Date: February 26, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | Worrisome Heart | | • | All That I Need Is Love | | • | Gone | | • | Sweet Memory | | • | Some Lessons | | • | Quiet Fire | | • | One Day | | • | Love Me Like A River Does | | • | Goodnite | | • | Twilight |
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Album Description
". . . in a place where Billie Holiday meets Tom Waits . . . has moments that recall pieces of Nina Simone, early Rickie Lee Jones, and even the sophistication of Cole Porter. " - Business Week Although there are elements of jazz, blues and folk in her music, it is simultaneously all of those things and none of them. Her engaging songs and sultry controlled vocals possess a timeless quality that places them in the tradition of the great female vocalists on Verve, whose work have also not been confined to any one genre or style
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| Customer Reviews: Read 55 more reviews...
 Shivery intimacy: she evokes nights in dark, smoky clubs. March 9, 2008
65 out of 68 found this review helpful
The 23 year old Philadelphian turned to music while recovering from a horrific accident and her recovery process led to a new career.
Before the accident she'd already been working part-time as a lounge pianist to help fund her studies, playing tunes by Duke Ellington or Billy Joel against a hubbub of hecklers and clinking glasses, and one of her doctors said she should try music-making as part of her recovery process.
The recordings she made in a wheelchair at her hospital bedside were eventually released in 2005 as "Some Lessons - The Bedroom Sessions".
Picked up by the same DJ who discovered Norah Jones, Melody started gaining acclaim and signed to Universal/Verve.
Well, if you liked Norah Jones and Madeleine Peyroux's beguiling mix of jazz, blues, country and folk, then check out this young singer-songwriter-guitarist, whose voice is purer than Peyroux's but just as characterful and charming.
"Worrisome Heart" will appeal to anybody fond of Norah Jones or Madeleine Peyroux, though its understated bluesiness also seems to reach further back to the heyday of vintage American songwriting.
She displays a rare knack for imbuing music that can sound false or cliched in lesser hands with a shivery sense of intimacy, as though she sneaked up behind you to blow in your ear. She looks the part, too, smiling quizzically from behind a Veronica Lake peek-a-boo hairstyle. Add a penchant for crimson shoes and lipstick and fishnet tights, and you have the kind of dame who'd know how to keep Humphrey Bogart in his place.
It is extremely sexy and intimate - listen no further than the title track or the groovy "Goodnite'" - and on swinging numbers, such as "All I Need Is Love", it has the bounce and ebullience of a young Billie Holiday.
It's also true that tracks like "Sweet Memory" and "Goodnite" have similarities to Norah Jones' standards but unsurprisingly this survivor also has an edge.
A rising star of the modern jazz scene, this album has 10 songs which evoke nights in dark, intimate clubs before smoking was banned.
This album deserves to have the same cultish success as Peyroux's Careless Love and Jones' "Come Away With me".
It's quality stuff and ideal for turning the lights down low to and allowing you to sink into the mellow, seductive sounds of Melody.
Some Lessons -The Bedroom Sessions
Careless Love
Come Away with Me
The Reminder
 OK, but could be better March 17, 2008
18 out of 36 found this review helpful
Don't get me wrong, Melody Gardot has a beautiful voice and is obviously a very talented musician. But, the album seemed too focused on a central theme. And, the more I listened to it, the more I realized it sounded remarkably similar to Norah Jones. While I do enjoy listening to this album, I think Melody has room for improvement. When she does finally tap into her full potential and unique style, the result will be amazing.
Enticing, intoxicating mix of blues, jazz and the occasional eruption of steamy, erotic longing. June 8, 2008
16 out of 18 found this review helpful
At twenty-three, singer-songwriter Melody Gardot has a hauntingly beautiful, silky voice that can melt event the hardest of hearts.
Drenched in a sublime vapour of mellow blues, eclectic folk and above all jazz, 'Worrisome Heart' is a ten-track collection of original songs co-produced by Melody Gardot and Grammy Award winning producer Glenn Barratt.
With a superb narrative, nuanced phrasing and skillfully constructed arrangements, this is a rare and unique album.
Echoes of Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald belie her jazz heritage, whilst the lyrics communicate a wise, determined and occasionally lighthearted take on life.
What's more, these fragile tales of love are all self-penned.
Backed by the some of the finest musicians on the American jazz scene, she has already drawn rave reviews everywhere.
Melody, who is just 23, manages to sound wise beyond her years without sounding foolish.
She combines old school jazz with fresh and original self penned lyrics - no rehashing covers for this songbird.
The album opens smooth and mellow with the title track, "Worrisome Heart", where she asks for love, eccentricities and all. Moving into the lighter, upbeat "All That I Need Is Love", she reprimands the male species for being oblivious to a woman's finer needs.
Her songs flow in this manner through the rest of the album, with gems such as the Cole Porter-esque "Love Me Like A River", the seductive "Quiet Fire", and the sentimental, optimistic "One Day".
Her resulting inner steel cuts through best in top tracks "Worrisome Heart" and "Love Me Like A River Does", lifting them above standard dreamy jazz classics.
On the album's title track, she calls herself a "worrisome, troubling, baggage free, modern day dame, ain't nobody the same".
She's right there. Meanwhile "Love Me Like A River Does" stands out for its simple yet devastating lines such as: "Baby don't rush, you're no waterfall - love me that is all".
The tunes are understated and simple yet when paired with her strong, clear voice, the mix is intoxicating.
Her warm, broken phrasing and the band's close backing put one in mind of Ella Fitzgerald's work with Johnny Mercer.
This isn't an album that blows you away. It sneaks up on you.
Norah Jones and Madeleine Peyroux have some serious competition on their hands.
 Fantastic March 8, 2008
7 out of 16 found this review helpful
What a fantastic talent! I just heard an interview on Ms. Gardot on NPR and immediately ordered the cd!
Her voice feels like a wonderful cross between Eva Cassidy and Norah Jones and her story is so interesting. I'm sorry about her physical disabilities but the gift she is now giving back because of those disabilities is a joy to all! Thank you Melody Gardot for your fabulous talent...
Wonderful New Talent March 8, 2008
7 out of 12 found this review helpful
I heard Melody Gardot on NPR and was mesmerized by her voice. I went right to the computer to find out more about her and her CDs. I love the timbre of her voice. There's a certain "earthiness" that is very engaging. I think this young women is destined for greater things.
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