
Hope
Kevin Norwood Quartet
deuxième album
Une voix magnétique, grave et haute, suave, légère. fff Télérama
La voix de Kevin Norwood et son phrasé en suspension ouvrent les portes du temps. Le temps du printemps qui conserve son imagination fleurie, des soirs bleus d’été, de l’automne lorsque la saison décline, celui de l’hiver qui n’a pas dit son dernier mot. Comme un souffle les musiciens du Kevin Norwood quartet portent ce nouveau répertoire d’une seule et même voix. Un son détaché, précis en totale connexion où chaque voix apporte une pièce à l’édifice tel un rêve de pierre.
Lorsque ces quatre éléments sont rassemblés dans le même espace temporel la magie opère. La musique du Kevin Norwood quartet est ancrée dans un processus de création dynamique et résolument collectif. La prise de risque se marie aux pleins et déliés d’une écriture qui soigne le jeu des nuances tout en ménageant une place centrale aux textes qu’elle porte. Avec ce nouvel opus Kevin Norwood affirme son identité d’auteur, compositeur et interprète. Il repousse les limites du chant jazz et questionne la place de la voix en s’inscrivant dans la lignée des grandes voix du jazz.
Une production Petit Duc Théâtre et Chansons & Clef de Scène, Label ONDE distribué par Inouïe Distribution.
Création rendu possible par le soutient du CNM (Com7-préproduction), puis la Région SUD pour la production de l’album
via le dispositif CBA Carte Blanche aux artistes aide à la production phonographique.

Un album élégant aux ambiances magiques
Le chanteur et compositeur Kevin Norwood revient avec « Hope », un second opus fort réussi. Entouré de trois musiciens d’exception, il présente un nouveau répertoire où sa voix au timbre singulier se déploie au-dessus du jeu dynamique et nuancé du trio. Un album élégant aux ambiances magiques.
Latins de jazz…&Cie
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Lyrics.
Nous vous offrons en lecture les paroles de tous les morceaux de l’album afin d’ne apprécier toute l’écriture à l’écoute.
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Above a sea of clouds
Among heaven and the land
We stand on the summit
And pray for your blessed soul
Sweet heart
Oh my little rose’s child
You are everyday
In our thoughts hearts and prayer
Oh little rose’s mild
Those every beautiful days with your smile
Let us close and armed for this trial
Sending our love across the sky
Pretty baby little angel fly across the sky
We are waiting for a sign
Up in the sky little child
Oh my little rose’s child
You are everyday
In our thoughts hearts and prayer
Oh little rose’s mild
Those every beautiful days with your smile
Let us close and armed for this trial
Sending our love across the sky
Pretty baby little angel turn into a butterfly
God bless the child
Pray for little child
Please God bless the child
(we) Pray for (the) little childtion text goes here
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Dream of a safe haven,
Where everything is full of light,
Follow the stream that leads to your heart.
Dream of berth to rest,
Where every little thing is full and bright ,
Follow the stream that leads to your heart.
You try to find a way of life,
But you have to choose between
Shadows and light
Time goes by, but you haven’t tried
To let your inner self
Take the path
To see a flower that glows out of the dark
Blooming up to light
Bloom by bloom
The prophetic flower
Leads you to
Feel, the richness of this life
Now the time has come to embrace
The beauty of this life
The wonder of true life
The frail young man now steady, on his feet
Full of pride he’s fully ready
Follow his will and be ready to see
That life is flower that blooms slowly
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Even though the weather turns
And the sky is getting cloudy
When i look in your eyes
The storm fades away
Even though the living hurts
And the darkness is all around me
When i look at your smile
The storm fades away
Would you, really , really
Care for me ?
My love, This is
The first time that i’ve been
Touched in my soul
Even though we tried to love
You could only push me away
When you looked into my eyes
You saw a storm that never died
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Far away from home
A man is looking for
A place to call his own new home
Faraway from home
A man is searching for
A place to rebuild his own new home
Can he, perceive and taste this old sweet
dream ?
At least embrace and figure out
What’s going on in this new world.
He’s never had the chance to see the beauty of
this world
So at least, can he believe and let his wishes fly ?
Across the unknown waters
There were a hundred million souls
proud and stellar
Just dreaming of peace
Just looking for peaceCan he, perceive and taste this old sweet
dream ?
At least embrace and figure out
What’s going on in this new world.
He’s never had the chance to see the beauty of
this world
So at least, can he believe and let his wishes fly ?
All the wishes fly
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Come to me
I see
Near the waters of the rivers
A sparkle of mist
That will close my eyes
And calm an lull, my fainted aching heart
Come to me please
I smell
The sweet perfume of plants
Which help me to banish those fears
And calm an lull, my fainted aching heartThis walk
A wonderful walk
That we share together hand and hand
Is like a miracle to me
So precious and so true
A love that came for me and you
The angels sings when you are near
My dear
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Rows and floes of angel hair
And ice cream castles in the air
And feather canyons everywhere
I've looked at clouds that way
But now they only block the sun
They rain and snow on everyone
So many things I would have done
But clouds got in my way
I've looked at clouds from both sides now
From up and down, and still somehow
It's cloud illusions I recall
I really don't know clouds at all
Moons and Junes and Ferris wheels
The dizzy dancing way you feel
As every fairy tale comes real
I've looked at love that wayBut now it's just another show
You leave 'em laughing when you go
And if you care, don't let them know
Don't give yourself away
I've looked at love from both sides now
From give and take, and still somehow
It's love's illusions I recall
I really don't know love at all
Tears and fears and feeling proud
To say "I love you" right out loud
Dreams and schemes and circus crowds
I've looked at life that way
But now old friends are acting strange
They shake their heads, they say I've changed
Well something's lost, but something's gained
In living every dayI've looked at life from both sides now
From win and lose and still somehow
It's life's illusions I recall
I really don't know life at all
I've looked at life from both sides now
From up and down and still somehow
It's life's illusions I recall
I really don't know life at all
© June 19, 1967; Gandalf Publishing Co. (as
"From Both Sides Now")
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Through the mirror of hope
Just a sliver there’s hope
If your mind can realize
That you’ll find inside
My hidden golden memories
Of a golden child
In the mirror of hope
There’s a sparkle in your eyes
Smile, little child
Now the time has come
For you to riseThrough the mirror of hope
There’s a way to recognize
That you’ll find inside
Those hidden golden memories
Of that golden child
Through the mirror of hope
A miracle can rise
And you’ll find true love
Behind those eyes
A glimmer will deliver
The precious little child
Fallen into cloudy waters
There’s a sliver of light
I can be the forgiverThrough the mirror of hope
(Just) A glimmer will deliver
The precious little child
Fallen into cloudy waters
There’s a sliver of light
So i can the forgiver
Through the mirror of hope
Just a sliver there’s hope
If your mind can realize
That you’ll find inside
My hidden golden memories
Of a golden childIn the mirror of hope
A miracle can rise
You can find true love
Inside this foggy lullaby.
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(The) Nature that we see
All we want, all we love an cherish
All that we know and believe
It’s all the things that we need to reveal
what’s inside
A future to be free
Is all that we believe
All that we know and hope to achieve
Nature in harmony with our own humanity
Then we feel completeLittle by little
We can become one
Little by little
We gonna love the beauty of nature
It’s our nature
(The) Nature that we see
All we want, all we love an cherish
All that we know and hope to believe
It’s all the things that we need to reveal
what’s inside
Little by little
We can become one
Little by little
We gonna to love the beauty of natureThe truth is what we believe
In nature ,we’ll find ourselves
(The) Nature that we see
All we want, all we love and cherish
All that we know and believe
Nature in harmony with our own humanity
Then we feel complete
Little by little
We can become one
Little by little
We gonna to love the beauty of nature
It’s our natureThe truth is what we bring
In nature, we’ll find
And we know what we bring
In nature, we’ll find find ourselves