Claire Martin - I Watch You Sleep (2023) [Official Digital Download 24/88]

Marking the 10th anniversary of the death of celebrated composer Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, 'I Watch You Sleep' is a tenderly curated album conceived by American conductor, arranger, and pianist Scott Dunn, featuring award winning British jazz vocalist Claire Martin OBE with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, produced by Grammy Award winning Joshua Blair and Exec-produced by Richard’s dear friend and publisher Gill Graham.

Expertly led and orchestrated by Dunn, the album shines a bright light on Bennett's music and the songs he loved to perform. Known for numerous film scores (two of which received Oscar nominations) and a rich catalogue of concert music, this compilation of Bennett's original songs alongside works by Harold Arlen, Johnny Mandel, Vernon Duke and Kurt Weill is a fitting testament to his many talents.

Scott Dunn is one of the most versatile artists of his generation, having led many of the world's most prestigious orchestras including the LA, BBC and Royal Philharmonic Orchestras, the Atlanta, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Sydney, and Vancouver Symphony Orchestras. He's collaborated with innumerable headliners, most recently Grammy nominated singer songwriter/composer Rufus Wainwright, and jazz vocalist Claire Martin who regularly performed with Richard Rodney Bennett on both sides of the Atlantic. To mark what would have been Bennett's 80th birthday in 2016, Dunn broadcast a tribute concert on BBC3 with the BBC Concert Orchestra and for which he orchestrated Four Bennett Jazz Songs included in this recording.

TRACKLIST

1. Claire Martin - I Watch You Sleep
2. Claire Martin - Autumn in New York
3. Claire Martin - It's Only a Paper Moon
4. Claire Martin - For Ev'ry Man There's a Woman / It Was Written in the Stars
5. Claire Martin - Round About
6. Claire Martin - I'll Always Leave the Door a Little Open
7. Claire Martin - I Wish I'd Met You
8. Claire Martin - Don't Play Games with Love
9. Claire Martin - Goodbye for Now
10. Claire Martin - Early to Bed
11. Claire Martin - I Never Went Away
12. Claire Martin - Let's Go and Live in the Country
13. Claire Martin - Not Exactly Paris
14. Claire Martin - My Ship
15. Claire Martin - I Wonder What Became of Me
16. Claire Martin - It Was Written in the Stars



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