Bolero Jazz with Maurice Frank and his new CD "Mad Romance and Love"

MAURICE FRANK New York CD Release "Mad Romance and Love" Friday, November 2nd Jazz at Kitano 66 Park Ave New York, NY 10016 www.kitano.com Featuring Maurice Frank-Vocals John DiMartino-Piano Neal Miner-Bass Mark Taylor-Drums New CD

Maurice Frank Mad Romance and Love (Jumo Music 1007) Street Date: July 6, 2018 Maurice Frank-vocals, John DiMartino-piano, arrangements, Eric Alexander-tenor sax, Aaron Heick-soprano sac, clarinet, alto flute, Paul Meyers-guitar, Luques Curtis-bass, Obed Calvaire-drums, Samuel Torres-percussion Track listing 1. Dream Dancing 4:43 2. How Little We Know (How Little It Matters) 2:393. Slow Hot Wind 4:41 4. Don’t Worry ‘Bout Me 4:31 5. Day Dream 4:41 6. Save Your Love For Me 4:35 7. Yesterdays 3:44 8. Yellow Days 3:43 9. Baubles Bangles and Beads 3:47 10. She’s Funny That Way 4:00 11. In My Life 3:13 12. On the Street Where You Live 5:26 Maurice Frank is a native New Yorker. He grew up listening to the great singers of the 50’s and 60’s and it left its mark on him. Mad Romance and Love is his debut release. It’s heart felt and striking for its warmth, sensitivity and choice of songs. The musicians are top notch! Featuring the groove tones of tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander and pianist/arranger John DiMartino, who provides a palette of swing and latin colors. Performing on the East Coast and beyond and now residing in Florida, “Moe’s” new release is a sophisticated sound coming from a “new to the scene”, yet seasoned artist, who is a fresh interpreter of both standards and not frequently heard songs. “What I feel so abundantly from Maurice’s singing is a deep and honest affinity for the ballad, the love song and the swinger.Congratulations for nailing a gem of a recording.” —Benny Green Maurice Frank Notes: Whether accompanied by a quartet, a big band, or performing with a B-3 organ trio, one thing is absolutely certain - Maurice Frank takes center stage. His silky, texture laden voice is always swinging with intuitive and soulful phrasing and deeply personal interpretations of a wide range of Great American Songbook standards, and contemporary jazz and blues melodies. Backed by some of the area's most skillful and experienced musicians, Maurice, or "Moe" as his friends call him you've developed a following of the years playing in a variety of venues, from intimate restaurant and club settings and private events, to open -air concerts and festivals. Along the way, he has established himself as a truly unique vocalist in the tradition of some of the genre's greatest singers.  "The best way to demonstrate how some of the great jazz and popular vocalists have inspired me, and show them respect, is to always be aware of their continual influence to my interpretations," Maurice said. "To me It's the highest form of praise." He also is a devotee of melodic lyricism. The legendary trumpet player and vocalist Chet Baker once stated, "It's all about the lyric, and I could not agree more," said Maurice. "To do any tune justice, vocally or instrumentally, you have to understand the lyrical groove. "  Maurice's musical roots go back to his years growing up in South Yonkers, New York, listening to many of the jazz greats of the day. As a child, I could be heard on weekends singing for the locals to the jukebox in his parent's neighborhood saloon. Even then, singing was at the core of his performances. "I'll never forget, they would play, Nat Cole, Sinatra, Mel Torme, Ray Charles, Louie Prima, and Tony Bennett among many others for me to sing along with," Maurice said. As a child he studied drums and tenor sax, but as his talents grew, Maurice sang more and more frequently performing with his high school jazz / rock ensemble, singing regularly in a local rock group, and occasionally performing with his teachers on wedding and society gigs. Today Maurice continues to perform regularly making the tunes he loves to sing his own!

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