Sixteen Sunsets

Sixteen Sunsets is a studio album by American jazz saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom. The album was released on December 15, 2013, by Outline Records label. This is her 15th album as a band leader.[5] Sixteen Sunsets received a Grammy nomination for Best Surround Sound Album in 2014.[6]

Sixteen Sunsets
Studio album by
Jane Ira Bloom
ReleasedDecember 15, 2013
RecordedMay 20, June 12 & 17, 2013
StudioAvatar Studios, NYC[1]
GenreJazz
Length77:40
LabelOutline Records
ProducerJane Ira Bloom, Jim Anderson
Jane Ira Bloom chronology
Wingwalker
(2011)		 Sixteen Sunsets
(2013)		 Early Americans
(2016)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz[2]
The Buffalo News[3]
Tom HullB+[4]

Reception

The Buffalo News's Jeff Simon wrote, "Not only is this one of the best jazz discs of the year, it's, without doubt, one of the most beautiful records soprano saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom has ever made in a recording life that has been replete with the sublime... A magnificent disc—a balladic revelation for the final weeks of the year."[3] Dan McClenaghan of All About Jazz stated, "Sixteen Sunsets is, arguably, Jane Ira Bloom's most compelling recording. It's certainly her loveliest—no argument there. And the sound quality is out of this world. An asteroid is nice, but it seems a rather small celestial body for an artist that can create something as perfect as this disc. Perhaps a star, a bright one, can be found."[2] Lloyd Sachs of JazzTimes added, "Moving seamlessly between standards and originals, Sixteen Sunsets unfolds with a luminous intensity."[7] NPR's Kevin Whitehead wrote, "She never sounds better than in ballads, and on Sixteen Sunsets she plays more than a dozen, including a few associated with Billie Holiday."[8] Bill Kohlhaase writing for The Santa Fe New Mexican observed, "Sixteen Sunsets is a showcase for soprano saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom's rich tone and fluid expression. The disc's well-engineered sound and the smart program—six originals from Bloom and eight ballads—also showcase her thoughtful, deliberate way with melody. There's no rushing here. Bloom seems to dwell on each note, no matter the phrase it appears in, delivering each with a tonal fullness that resonates with warmth and color."[9]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."For All We Know"J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis5:02
2."What She Wanted"Bloom7:48
3."Gershwin's Skyline / I Loves You Porgy"Bloom7:14
4."Darn That Dream"Eddie DeLange, James Van Heusen6:28
5."Good Morning Heartache"Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham5:17
6."Out of This World"Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer6:23
7."Ice Dancing (For Torvill & Dean)"Bloom4:34
8."Left Alone"Billie Holiday, Mal Waldron7:34
9."The Way You Look Tonight"Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern4:27
10."But Not For Me"Bloom5:42
11."Primary Colors"Bloom4:30
12."My Ship"Ira Gershwin, Kurt Weill2:43
13."Too Many Reasons"Bloom4:30
14."Bird Experiencing Light"Bloom5:28
Total length:77:40

Personnel

References
  1. "Jane Ira Bloom, Sixteen Sunsets | Avatar Studios". Avatar Studios. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  2. McClenaghan, Dan (December 8, 2013). "Jane Ira Bloom: Sixteen Sunsets album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  3. Simon, Jeff (26 December 2013). "Discs: Jane Ira Bloom, Richard Wagner and John Adams". The Buffalo News. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  4. "Tom Hull: Grade List: Jane Ira Bloom". Tom Hull. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  5. "Sixteen Sunsets - Jane Ira Bloom | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  6. "Grammys 2014: The complete list of nominees and winners". Los Angeles Times. 7 December 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  7. Sachs, Lloyd (March 15, 2014). "Jane Ira Bloom: Sixteen Sunsets". JazzTimes. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  8. Whitehead, Kevin (January 31, 2014). "Too Much Of A Good Thing? Jane Ira Bloom's Beautiful Ballads". NPR. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  9. Kohlhaase, Bill (March 7, 2014). "JANE IRA BLOOM "Sixteen Sunsets" (Outline)". The Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
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