The Dresden Soul Symphony
The Dresden Soul Symphony is a German concert show. The musicians reinterpret soul hits and combine them with classical music. The musical ensemble contains the singers Joy Denalane, Bilal, Tweet and Dwele; the radio orchestra of the Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk; four backing vocalists; the MDR children's choir and four instrumentalists, who do not belong to the orchestra. The performance venue of the show is Dresden, Germany. The premiere was on April 26, 2008.
Project history
The idea of The Dresden Soul Symphony had Reinhard Bärenz, the music chief of the German radio station MDR Sputnik. Bärenz had some experience with classical music, because he played professionally violin in a symphony orchestra in the 1980s. Someday Bärenz decided to found a crossover project that combines classical music with another music genre. But at this point in time Bärenz wasn't committed to a certain genre. Then Bärenz sought for the support of Johann Michael Möller, the radio director of the MDR. Möller was enthusiastic about Bärenz's idea. So he entered the MDR Symphony Orchestra into a contract. After that Bärenz started with contacting various musicians. At first the German soul singer Joy Denalane got into the project. Bärenz thought that soul and classic goes well together. For that reason the American soul musicians Bilal, Tweet and Dwele joined the ensemble. Bärenz could engage Larry Gold (former cellist of MFSB) and Daniel Felsenfeld (composer of classical music and Gold's son-in-law) as arrangers.
The Dresden Soul Symphony (album)
The Dresden Soul Symphony is an album by The Dresden Soul Symphony, released October 24, 2008. The musicians reinterpret soul hits and combine them with classical music. The musical ensemble includes vocals from Joy Denalane, Bilal, Dwele and Tweet, the MDR Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Jun Märkl
Track listing
- Joy Denalane, Bilal, Dwele and Tweet
- Bilal and Dwele
- Joy Denalane
- Bilal
- Tweet
- Joy Denalane, Bilal, Dwele and Tweet
- Joy Denalane
- Joy Denalane and Bilal
Soul Symphony
Soul Symphony is the final album by jazz group The Three Sounds featuring performances with an orchestra arranged and conducted by Monk Higgins recorded in 1969 and released on the Blue Note label.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 3 stars stating "Soul Symphony is far from a throwaway; it's a deeply grooved-out tough record with all of the Three Sounds magic on full view, and is highly recommended to any fan of soul-jazz or beat hunting".
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The Dresden Soul Symphony
ALBUMS
- The Dresden Soul Symphony released: 2008
The Dresden Soul Symphony
Released 2008- Prelude
- Midnight Train to Georgia
- I Thank You
- Take Me to the River
- (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
- I Got a Woman
- Lovin You
- Midnight Train to Georgia (reprise)
- I'm Coming Out
- A Song for You
- You're All I Need to Get By
- Let's Stay Together
- It's a Man's Man's Man's World
- Me & Mrs. Jones
- Betcha by Golly, Wow
- I'll Take You There
- ABC
- Sir Duke
- Everything Is Everything
- Prelude (reprise)
- Master Blaster
- Love's Theme
- T.S.O.P.
- Love Train
- Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now
- Midnight Train to Georgia (finale)
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by Will Downing
Soul Symphony
by: Will DowningDid you have a long day?
Do you need a getaway?
I'm inviting you to fall
Deep into my love storm
Will can make it okay
Hit repeat, repeat for play
Anytime of day you want
I will be your quiet storm
When you're in the mood
And you need my voice to soothe
Come here, baby
You got to put me on, put me on
I'll make it nice and smooth
Anything to help your body move
Keep it sexy, put me on
When I'm in your ride
Girl, I'm right beside
Sing to you real soft like
This here right in your ear, girl
Forget about the grind
I'm your lover's guide
Listen while I touch your heart
Just lay back, lust, that's fine
Say girl, tell me the last time
You had a minute to yourself
Meet me in the background
So I can look at you
I'm looking at you right now
And all I gotta say is wow
I could never turn you down
When you're in the mood
And you need my voice to soothe
Come here, baby
You got to put me on, put me on
I'll make it nice and smooth
Anything to help your body move
Keep it sexy, put me on
Less is more
When those clothes drop down to the floor
That's alright, baby
Put me on
Baby, do you wanna get yours?
Let me show you how to explore
So tonight, baby
You got to put me on