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    Posted: 11 Apr 2023 at 10:22pm
   

VOCALIST/SONGWRITER JOANIE PALLATTO RELEASES 13th ALBUM

ACCIDENTAL MELODY

Chicago Mainstay’s All-Original Program in Collaboration with Guitarist Fareed Haque

Coming May 19, 2023 on Southport Records   


 

 

 

ACCIDENTAL MELODY is the 13th CD by Chicago-based vocalist and songwriter JOANIE PALLATTO. The album comprises 13 original tunes composed wholly by Pallatto or in collaboration with her husband BRADLEY PARKER-SPARROW or with esteemed jazz guitarist FAREED HAQUE.

 

Pallatto has been a mainstay on the Chicago music scene for over of 44 years. A studio singer and an independent recording and performing artist, she is also the co-owner with Sparrow of Southport Records, which has produced 100's of recordings for local musicians over the years. ACCIDENTAL MELODY is the fourth album she has recorded with all original music. Jack Bowers of All About Jazz said, “I’ve heard a large number of female singers over the past few years including some big–label hotshots, and she’s in the same league with any of them. Pallatto’s warm, personal style suits well her charming, slightly husky voice. She has splendid control, range and diction, and — most important — abiding respect for a lyric.”

 

Joining Pallatto for this project are some of Chicago’s top musicians, including JOHN CHRISTENSEN (bass), ERIC HINES (percussion), JUAN PASTOR (percussion), BRADLEY PARKER-SPARROW (piano), and FAREED HAQUE (guitar). Pallatto has been performing and recording with Haque since 1994. He has played on all her original music, and she asked him to produce ACCIDENTAL MELODY. Pallatto says, “Haque is a virtuoso. He really understands me and what I’m trying to accomplish. We decided to create a more intimate feel for ACCIDENTAL MELODY by using mostly acoustic instrumentation. Fareed’s suggestions are always inciteful, so I asked him to assemble the band, and he brought on board John, Eric, and Juan, all wonderful musicians whom I met and performed with for the first time.”

 

After running a recording studio for nearly 40 years with her husband, Pallatto has expertise in all aspects of music production. She is also a versatile vocalist, having been a solo singer and a member of different vocal groups, as well as singing jingles for hundreds of national radio and television commercials. She is also a successful voiceover artist.

 

The songs on ACCIDENTAL MELODY are composed in different styles. But Pallatto is particularly adept at writing lyrics, which are by turn philosophical, romantic, and quite clever. For example, the opening number, “Surrender” is about surrendering to life with lyrics that say, “Surrender your suspicions / Stop resisting your negotiations / Surrender to life - Every Day, Every Day / Surrender to Survival / Seize the day on your arrival / Surrender to life - Every Day, Every Day.” The song features Haque playing classical, electric, and steel string guitars, creating a rich tapestry of sound.

 

Pallatto was inspired after listening to an Eddie Palmieri album and wrote “Accidental Melody” as a salsa. She wrote “Apart” while visiting in Costa Rica in 2020 right before the pandemic. She and Sparrow were almost stuck there when everything locked down. “Apart” is a love song about being apart from the person you love … “We're apart - But not alone / And we are part of each other. / Time will pass - and love will last / For we are part of each other.” “You Think You Know” was written after everything opened up after the lockdown. Pallatto wrote “A Shooting Star” for Haque. The song, which has a tango feel, features high speed guitar work by Haque and an acoustic bass solo by Christensen.

 

“The Melody of You” is an intimate love song, written by Sparrow with additional lyrics by Pallatto. The song is a duet with Sparrow at the piano. Pallatto dedicates “Don’t Ever Look for Love” to her friend Tania, who wanted to be in a relationship. Her advice to her friend is “Don't Ever Look For Love / It's got to find you / There's nothing you can do / The more you look / The more it hides away.” “The Cuckoo Clock,” a duet with Haque, opens with Haque imitating the sound of a cuckoo on his electric guitar. The song, about a cuckoo clock that was in her mother’s house, is a metaphor of Pallatto’s childhood.

 

“In the Middle of Life” has a Latin feel. It is not about being middle-aged; rather, it is about being present in the moment, that is being in the middle of life. “Sound” once again features a duet with Sparrow. The tune is completely improvised. “Lafayette” is another duet with Haque on electric guitar. The song is about travelling home to Chicago and knowing she’ll be there soon when she passes the city of Lafayette. “Keeping Track of Time,” composed by Pallatto and Sparrow, has a pop ballad feel. The album closes with “The Lost Year,” a song about the Covid shutdown. Pallatto advises us to “Live your life / Day by Day / Just take the time / To work and play / Find a way / To cherish today / Where did it go? - The Lost Year.”

 

ABOUT JOANIE PALLATTO

Joanie Pallatto comes from a musical family. Her father and brother played violin, and her mother played guitar. She began learning music when she was four years old, first on the violin and then on the clarinet. She discovered her passion for singing by performing with her school’s choir. She attended the Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music where she was introduced to the music of Chick Corea and Miles Davis and vocalists Betty Carter, Bob Dorough, Cleo Laine, Mark Murphy, and Annie Ross.

 

In the 1970s she went on tour with the Glenn Miller Orchestra and moved to Chicago in 1979. She married pianist and composer Bradley Parker-Sparrow and founded the label Southport Records in 1984.

 

She has worked extensively as a studio musician and as a jazz vocalist, performing in Chicago at City Winery, Andy's, and The Green Mill. She has also performed in New York City at the Iridium Jazz Club, Pangea, and Birdland. Concert engagements have included Chicago Jazz Festival, Chicago Cultural Center, The Old Town School of Folk Music, Park West, Stage 773 and Bailiwick Theater. She was also a featured soloist with Daniel Barenboim in 'Ellington Among Friends' at Symphony Center.

 

ACCIDENTAL MELODY will be released on May 19, 2023 on Southport Records and will be available everywhere.

 

Online: 

Chicagosound.com

Facebook.com/people/Joanie-Pallatto/100063624871273/

@JoaniePallatto

En.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joanie_Pallatto

 

CD Release Concert at The Green Mill, Sunday, June 11, 2023, 4-6 pm

with Joanie Pallatto, vocals; Fareed Haque, guitar; Sparrow, piano

https://greenmilljazz.com/events/4pm-6pm-joanie-pallattos-cd-release-party/ 



Edited by snobb - 11 Apr 2023 at 10:23pm
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