All music & arrangements by Caroll Vanwelden. All lyrics by William Shakespeare.
Sings Shakespeare Sonnets III is the third chapter in Caroll Vanwelden’s distinctive musical journey through the poetry of William Shakespeare. Once again, she transforms his timeless sonnets into original and expressive contemporary jazz compositions.
As a singer, pianist and composer, Caroll explores the emotional depth of Shakespeare’s words and brings themes such as love, desire, loss, beauty, doubt and mortality into a modern musical setting. The sonnets are not treated as distant literary texts, but as living stories filled with recognisable human emotions.
With expressive vocals, imaginative piano playing and richly detailed arrangements, the album moves between intimacy, rhythmic energy, lyricism and dramatic intensity. Shakespeare’s language, with its natural rhythm and musicality, becomes an integral part of the compositions and creates space for improvisation, freedom and unexpected musical colours.
All compositions on the album were written by Caroll Vanwelden. Sings Shakespeare Sonnets III further develops the personal musical language established on the first two albums and completes a remarkable trilogy in which poetry and jazz meet.
This playlist gathers the songs from the album and invites listeners to experience Shakespeare’s sonnets as vivid and emotionally immediate contemporary music.
Perfect for listeners who enjoy vocal jazz, original compositions, poetic storytelling and adventurous encounters between literature and music.
- Released : 21/07/2017
- Reference : JNA 7817
- Supports : CD, digital
- Label : JAZZ 'n' ARTS Records
