"Prelude To A Kiss" EPK by Calabria Foti

[@char7488]

I first heard her on Seriously Sinatra Sirius radio. Fabulous voice!!

[@glenngreen9386]

As a humble talented trombonist of over 50 yrs, my heart is soaring with so much love towards this collaboration between Bob McChensney and Calabria Foti and their carefully chosen composers on the CD Prelude to a Kiss. It brings tears to my eyes that such unbelievable music can still be recorded in this day and age. Calabria has an absolutely amazing voice with such beautiful control of her intonation, creative interpretation of melody and perfect control of her vibrato. Bob McChesney has been blessed with the total control of his instrument, along with an incredible ability to create amazing never heard before improvisations on standard melodies. God Bless every person involved in this production. It sounds like it was... Blessed. Create another CD...please.

[@MarkBlackburnWPG]

My other favorite version of THE FOLKS WHO LIVE ON THE HILL is playing on Siriusly Sinatra this morning - by my favorite living vocalist Calabria Foti. Actually in my mind's ear I can never hear this song without thinking of my Mom, when I was 17 (a very good year) and she sang, from memory the lyric, minus the opening verse - which Calabria and very few others think to include. “Many girls, with lofty aims, strive for lofty goals. Others play at smaller games - being simpler souls. I am of the latter brand - for all I want to do, is to find a plot of land -- I want to live there, with you.” Yet to be posted at KZbin from her most recent (2019) CD “Prelude to a Kiss” - Track 9 - orchestrated by one of my favorite living arrangers, Jeremy Lubbock with a piano solo by another great arranger, Roger Kellaway. Is it at KZbin. Never it seems. But a search took me to this promo video (4 minutes) featuring an interview with composer/arranger Jorge Calandrelli (Tony Bennett's most prolific accompanist; he's arranged eleven of Tony's latter-day recordings) around the 1:30 mark. With snippets of songs on this “Prelude to a Kiss” album, it is a delight to the ears. Appreciated this most recent comment from Glenn Green, concerning the musicianship here]: Glenn Green (1 month ago) As a humble talented trombonist of over 50 yrs, my heart is soaring with so much love towards this collaboration between Bob McChensney and Calabria Foti and their carefully chosen composers on the CD Prelude to a Kiss. It brings tears to my eyes that such unbelievable music can still be recorded in this day and age. Calabria has an absolutely amazing voice with such beautiful control of her intonation, creative interpretation of melody and perfect control of her vibrato. Bob McChesney has been blessed with the total control of his instrument, along with an incredible ability to create amazing never heard before improvisations on standard melodies. God Bless every person involved in this production. It sounds like it was... Blessed. Create another CD...please. Thanks for sharing, Calabria and Bob. Celebrated (again) this day at your "other celebrities" folder at Sinatra Family Forum. sinatrafamily.com/forum/showthread.php/50183-Calabria-Foti?p=1295235#post1295235

[@feaito39]

I love Calabria. She is sensational, superlative, spectacular. One of the greatest talents of today! I love this album. Bravo Calabria!

[@legioxciicorvus5917]

Calabria Foti, I was lucky enough to discover her soothing voice on the radio.

[@josemansur9145]

SUPERB !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@michaelhoward7009]

Pls gig in NYC!!!

[@vangeliskoutsotolis2485]

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