Time Traveler by Nnenna Freelon

Nnenna Freelon

Time Traveler

Format: CD
Label: Origin Records
UPC: 0805558282225
Catnr: ORIGIN 82822
Release date: 16 July 2021
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Label
Origin Records

UPC
0805558282225

Catalogue number
ORIGIN 82822

Release date
16 July 2021

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About the album

Multi-GRAMMY nominated vocal artist Nnenna Freelon is back, delivering her eleventh album after a decade-long hiatus from the studio. With Time Traveler, she offers a celebration of love and a prayer of hope for those living with loss. The sessions for the album stretched over two years, between 2018 and 2020, coinciding with the loss of Freelon’s soulmate and husband of forty years, Phil Freelon, to ALS. Freelon draws from her & Phil's shared love of jazz and rhythm and blues, to step through an imagined doorway where past, present and future collide. From the album's centerpiece, a medley of Marvin Gaye classics, to standards such as “Come Rain or Come Shine” and “Moon River,” or her self-penned title song, Freelon reminds us of the grace and elegance that naturally accompanies her approach to interpreting melody. Inspired by her emotive glances to the past, and soulful presence in the here and now, she paints a portrait of reverence and gratitude for the gift of love that permeates every aspect of the human condition.

Die mehrfach für den GRAMMY nominierte Sängerin Nnenna Freelon ist zurück und liefert nach einer zehnjährigen Studio-Pause ihr elftes Album ab. Mit Time Traveler bietet sie eine Feier der Liebe und ein Gebet der Hoffnung für diejenigen, die mit einem Verlust zurechtkommen müssen. Die Sessions für das Album erstreckten sich über zwei Jahre, zwischen 2018 und 2020, zeitgleich mit dem Verlust von Freelons Seelenverwandten und Ehemann für vierzig Jahre, Phil Freelon, an ALS. Freelon schöpft aus ihrer und Phils gemeinsamer Liebe zu Jazz und Rhythm & Blues, um durch ein imaginäres Tor zu treten, in dem Vergangenheit, Gegenwart und Zukunft aufeinandertreffen. Vom Herzstück des Albums, einem Medley aus Marvin Gaye-Klassikern, über Standards wie "Come Rain or Come Shine" und "Moon River" bis hin zu ihrem selbst geschriebenen Titelsong erinnert uns Freelon an die Anmut und Eleganz, die ihre Herangehensweise an die Interpretation von Melodien ganz natürlich begleitet. Inspiriert von ihren gefühlvollen Blicken in die Vergangenheit und ihrer gefühlvollen Präsenz im Hier und Jetzt, malt sie ein Porträt der Ehrfurcht und Dankbarkeit für das Geschenk der Liebe, das jeden Aspekt der menschlichen Existenz durchdringt.

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Nnenna Freelon (vocals)

Multi GRAMMY® Award nominee Nnenna Freelon is known worldwide as a compelling and captivating live performer. Recently, Nnenna starred in the critically acclaimed show Georgia on My Mind: Celebrating the Music of Ray Charles - no stranger to the music of the master singer - she toured with Ray Charles, as well as many other great jazz artists including Ellis Marsalis, Al Jarreau, George Benson, Earl Klugh, Take 6, and others. Accolades and awards have abounded - performances at The White House, headlining the Asia Pacific Economic Summit for three hundred Presidents, Premiers and Heads of State, receiving the YWCA of North Carolina’s inaugural “Legend Award” for her outstanding artistry and her dedication to education, and so much more. Educating young people,...

Multi GRAMMY® Award nominee Nnenna Freelon is known worldwide as a compelling and captivating live performer. Recently, Nnenna starred in the critically acclaimed show Georgia on My Mind: Celebrating the Music of Ray Charles - no stranger to the music of the master singer - she toured with Ray Charles, as well as many other great jazz artists including Ellis Marsalis, Al Jarreau, George Benson, Earl Klugh, Take 6, and others.
Accolades and awards have abounded - performances at The White House, headlining the Asia Pacific Economic Summit for three hundred Presidents, Premiers and Heads of State, receiving the YWCA of North Carolina’s inaugural “Legend Award” for her outstanding artistry and her dedication to education, and so much more.
Educating young people, both musicians and non-musicians, and students of all ages has propelled her advocacy - Nnenna toured the United States as the National Spokesperson for Partners in Education. Her master classes and workshops, from “Sound Sculpture” to the ground-breaking “Babysong,” instruct adults and children that you too can change the world – even one person at a time - with her anthem “One Child at a Time” found on her “Soulcall” recording. From Partners in Education to the United Way, Freelon has been a tireless advocate and fundraiser for education and arts causes.
Amid a burgeoning activity schedule, 2019 and 2020 also brought profound challenges and loss. In 2019, Nnenna's husband for 40 years, renowned architect Phil Freelon, passed away after his battle with ALS. Within six months, Nnenna's sister, Dr. Debbie Pierce passed away from cancer.
In her efforts to find her voice amidst these challenges Nnenna has begun to emerge with new ways to share her feelings and express her experiences - a new podcast called Great Grief and a new recording entitled Time Traveler are on the horizon for 2021. From Nnenna's turn in What Women Want (featuring her hit "If I Had You") starring Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt to her own production (as writer/composer, singer/actress, producer) of the theatrical musical play The Clothesline Muse, to her triumphant role in composer Laura Karpman’s undertaking of Langston Hughes’ Ask Your Mama at The Apollo Theater and at The Hollywood Bowl with opera superstar Jessye Norman and the indie phenom band The Roots, she continues to wow audiences at SRO shows - even as she embarks on new avenues.

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