Summer

Summer for ANY Season!

I am NOT a fan of classical music. That single fact makes this extremely positive review perhaps even more impressive. Put simply, this CD offers vocal versions of several classical classics and movie scores as well.
Summer is not an established "star" name in the music business but, one listen to some of the samples of songs like Nella Fantasia or Cavatina will convince you of the merits of Summer's outstanding singing talent and, perhaps even bring tears to your eyes as they did for me. It is no accident that this CD debuted as number two on the UK Crossover Chart.
Lest you believe the entire CD is classical music, movie buffs will recall Nella F. from Ennino Morricone's award winning score for The Mission while Cavtina was featured in the movie Platoon and Fragile was written by Sting.
One look at list of composers whose works are featured reveals an ALL STAR CAST of writers whose works were carefully chosen to compliment this awesome selection of music. STRONGLY RECOMMENDED even if you too are not a classical music fan. - ENJOY! --- Mountain Man Dan December 7, 2007

Is she falling asleep ?

Bought the album because it had all of my favorite selections, nice orchestration but her vocalization is totally without feeling...and beautiful music without feeling is a waste..nice voice but boring ... December 3, 2007

I want MORE

I really enjoy S.Brightman, S.Lazard, E.Shapley, etc. -- but Summer's rich, expressive voice tops them all.

I am impatient for her to release another album!! November 3, 2007

Absolutely wonderful

I first came upon this CD when I was Music Director of a public radio station and I couldn't wait to get it on the air. The response from the audience (@ 53,000) was warm and grateful. This gal not only has a beautiful voice, but also the training to use that voice to its best advantage. There are no swoops and crutches here (like that singer... ah, what's her name... oh, yeah.. Sarah Brightman), just a pure, clear, steady (not a lot of vibrato) almost ethereal voice accompanied by a marvelous instinct for how and when to inject interpretation. The orchestration is great, too, not too much, not too little. Wow, talk about crossover! I hope Summer comes up with another CD soon. I've almost worn this one out. March 24, 2007

Who is the artist?

Based on the information provided by Amazon.com the featured artist on this CD is Pino Palladino. He is listed as a "performer," along with half a dozen other people. So what does he perform, I wonder? Mandolin? Tuba? The title of the CD is "Summer," so that must mean all the songs are about June, July and August. But the reviewers all talk about a woman named Summer, who is apparently a singer.
More lousy product information from Amazon.com. Nothing new, but worth whining about. January 23, 2007

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