Albums of 2021: Arts Desk, Jazz Views & Jazzwise
Quiet Is The Star is the new album by vocalist/lyricist Georgia Mancio and Grammy-winning pianist/composer Alan Broadbent and the much anticipated companion to their 2017 Songbook.
The album spotlights the purity and parity of the duo setting in 9 co-written songs exploring the ties we weave in life: sisterly, maternal, romantic, universal. One voice, one piano, one dialogue. Georgia’s deeply nuanced singing (“sublime, clarity and poise personified, intimate yet dynamic”, Jazzwise) is embraced by Alan’s rhapsodic solo piano, indicating the breadth of his musicianship, from accompanist to Big Band/orchestral leader.
Recorded in late 2019, it re-unites with Songbook producer Andrew Cleyndert and artist Simon Manfield, whose bespoke watercolours perfectly accompany the subtle variations of mood.
The album is released alongside The Songs Of Alan Broadbent & Georgia Mancio – a book of 33 co-written works from both albums (Songbook and Quiet Is The Star) and many more besides.
credits
Georgia Mancio (voice & lyrics), Alan Broadbent (piano & music)
Produced by Andrew Cleyndert. Artwork by Simon Manfield. Design by Rachel O’Reilly. ℗ & © Georgia Mancio 2021 /Roomspin Records RR2020