Close Enough for Love (Fleurine album)

Close Enough for Love is the second album by vocalist Fleurine.

Background[]

John Fordham wrote that "The pairing of the young Dutch vocalist Fleurine and American pianist Brad Mehldau (the most acclaimed jazz pianist of the last decade) seemed an unlikely one. [...] Mehldau was the quintessential contemporary jazz heavyweight, a meditative chamber musician of immense sophistication. Fleurine was the photogenic, standards-singing, multilingual, smooth-jazz singer."^[1]

Music, recording and reception[]

The album was recorded at Sear Sound in New York City on June 24 and 25, 1999.^[2] The tracks include compositions by Mehldau and Pat Metheny with lyrics by Fleurine in Portuguese and English and an original composition by Fleurine; it also features tracks by Antonio Carlos Jobim, Jimi Hendrix and Supertramp.^{[citation needed]} Fordham wrote that the album "has plenty of unexpected diversions".^[1]

Track listing[]

1. "The Logical Song" 5:27 music & words by R.Davies& Rodger Hodgson, string arrangement by Brad Mehldau
2. "Caminhos Cruzados" 4:49 music by Antonio Carlos Jobim, words by Newton Mendonca
3. "Chanson De Delphine" 5:25 music by Michel Legrand, words by Jacques Demi
4. "Up from the Skies" 3:36 music & words by Jimi Hendrix
5. "Resignacao Nao Pra Nos" 5:57 music by Brad Mehldau, words by Fleurine
6. "Made of Sand" 7:20 music & words by Fleurine, string arrangement by Brad Mehldau
7. "Better Days Ahead" 5:11 music by Pat Metheny, words by Fleurine
8. "Sem Resposta" 5:07 Music by Brad Mehldau, words by Fleurine
9. "Close Enough for Love" 6:45 music by Johnny Mandel, words by P.Williams
10. "O Amor Chegou" 4:54 Music by Brad Mehldau, words by Fleurine string arrangement by Brad Mehldau

Personnel[]

• Fleurine – vocals
• Brad Mehldau – piano
• Marianne Csizmadia – violin (tracks 1, 6, 10)
• Ori Kam – viola (tracks 1, 6, 10)
• Noah Hoffeld – cello (tracks 1, 6, 10)

References[]