Chiara Pancaldi - Precious (2020) [Official Digital Download 24/88]

Chiara Pancaldi is a passionate italian jazz singer. Performing live in clubs and festivals in Italy and aborad: Umbria Jazz, London Jazz Festival, CrossRoads Jazz Festival, Sunset Sunside Jazz Club, Jazzkeller Jazz Club, Porgy and Bess, Unterfahrt, Teatro Giordano, Ancona Jazz Festival, Bologna Jazz Festival, Muze, Torrione Jazz Club, Alexander Plaz Jazz Club, Cantina Bentivoglio Jazz Club, Orsara Jazz Festival, Paradiso Jazz Festival, and many more.
She has worked and performed with many great Italian and american jazz musicians such as Cyrus Chestnut, John Webber, Joe Farnsworth, Darryl Hall, Kirk Lightsey, Fabrizio Bosso, Piero Odorici, Nico Gori, Pietro Tonolo, Marc Abrams, Nicola Muresu, Nico Menci, Stefano Senni, Andrea Giuffredi to name a few.
Her debut on Challenge, I WALK A LITTLE FASTER had Chiara performing with an excellent trio with Cyrus Chestnut on piano, John Webber on bass and Joe Farnsworth on drums. The record, has Jeremy Pelt as Artistic Producer. The record has been awarded as Best Vocal Jazz Album 2015 by the Jazz Critique Magazine.

After that she released What is There to Say and now Chiara Pancaldi is presenting her third album on Challenge Records: Precious.

Tracklist:
1. Better to Grow (4:29)
2. Nothing but Smiles (4:32)
3. Urban Folk Song (4:59)
4. Adeus (4:21)
5. Precious (3:31)
6. The Distance Between Us (6:03)
7. Songs Don't Grow Old Alone (5:03)
8. You and I (We Can Conquer the World) (5:03)
9. Our Time (4:29)

Personnel:
Chiara Pancaldi (vocal)
Roberto Tarenzi (piano except 3, 7, 8) (electric piano on 3, 8)
Darryl Hall (bass except 5)
Roberto Pistolesi (drums except 5)
Diego Frabetti (trumpet on 2, 9)
Giancarlo Bianchetti (guitar on 4, 7)