Roy Nathanson – Sotto Voce

Sotto Voce by Roy Nathanson Sotto Voce by Roy Nathanson  [AUM037] - CD in 4-panel digipak Roy Nathanson: alto sax, soprano sax & vocals Sam Bardfeld: violin & vocals Curtis Fowlkes: trombone & vocals Tim Kiah: bass & vocals Napoleon Maddox: human beatbox & vocals "In a world of useless shouting things, Roy Nathanson's Sotto Voce is sane, funny, beautiful and intimate." –Elvis Costello Debut album of a truly singular concept/group from the distinctly gifted and wide-open mind of saxophonist-composer-songwriter Roy Nathanson. The group features his fellow Jazz Passengers Curtis Fowlkes and Sam Bardfeld, along with singing bassist Tim Kiah and human beat-box/singer Napoleon Maddox of Cincinnati hip-hop/jazz outfit Iswhat?! The album features six new songs and/or stories by Nathanson; an interpolation of Bobby Hebb’s mid-60s R&B-pop smash “Sunny”; a powerful reading of great Jazz composer Rahsaan Roland Kirk’s “The Inflated Tear,” featuring new lyrics by N