Music
Souren Baronian Taksim, – Ocean Algae, 2002, CD_J-003
All compositions by Souren Baronian except track 5, by Gregg Teriizzi
Carlee Records, NYC, Produced by Sudan Baronian, © 2002.
Recorded at Everdell Studios Hillsdale, New Jersey, USA
Well, it seems like it’s taken years to finish the CD, and for good reason it has! In fact, when we started this thing vinyl records were still hip! Well, it hasn’t been quite that long but it sure did feel like it I think it was worth the wait and hopefully you listeners will agree?
Datevik made her first recording at the age of 11 with Harold Arlen’s song It’s Only a Paper Moon. Thereafter, music and song became her focal point and her life’s raison d’être. While continuing her musical education in the field of conducting, Datevik also embarked on performance tours in Europe, the United States, Asia, and Africa. She juggled participation in well-known jazz festivals with solo performances, movies, and teaching. By 1979 this rising song star had earned the title of “The First Lady Of Jazz” in the Soviet Union, which she maintained for nine consecutive years. It was during that time that her solo albums—“Day Dream,” “Concerto For Voice & Orchestra,” and “Doors”–were recorded. Leaving everything behind, Datevik relocated to the United States.
