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Artist
Julian Yeo
12+ albums
swingjazzMale Jazz Singerscabaretvocal jazz
about
An original retro-jazz-vocalist with a unique “new-old” approach, Julian Yeo blends old school soul with celebrated qualities of today (and sometimes with a twist). Following Julian's critically acclaimed debut CD album 'Old, New, Borrowed, Blue', Julian's CD 'Unusual Passage' is an experience that’s quaint but highly addictive. His forthcoming albums "Deep Purple Dreams" and "Homage" are due to be released in January of 2010. It has been an uncommon musical path for international jazz/cabaret vocalist Julian Yeo. His path to singing in the nightclubs of New York City began many miles away. An Australian of Asian descent, Julian was a shy kid decades away from his own personal musical heroes like dapper Fred Astaire. “When I hear Fred Astaire singing Irving Berlin songs; no matter what mood I’m in, these songs always bring a smile to my face,” he says. It’s not surprising that a retro sound comes so naturally to him. Singers from the 1920s and 30s are what he most likes listening to: Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Rudy Vallee, Arthur Tracy (“The Street Singer”), early Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald, vocalists from the “sweet bands”. But Julian Yeo is not satisfied to just do a copycat re-creation. “I am a throwback, I guess,” Julian explains. “It’s a very intentional homage, but to do so slavishly is rather pointless. People can still listen to those old records any time. I want to bring the essence of that innocent, timeless sound with a slightly hipper, knowing quality of to
top songs
albums
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Old New Borrowed Blue
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Unusual Passage
Homage
You and the Night/ Night and the Music (2 CD Set)
Deep Purple Dreams
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Another Season
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Still in Love: Songs of Bacharach
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1923
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Hello! Ma Baby
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The Penthouse - The Cosmopolitan Sound of New York!
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Álbum Desconhecido (16/12/2008 17:50:28)
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You And The Night / Night And The Music