Post by Baronessa on Sept 23, 2019 21:40:19 GMT
Photo by David Wolff-Patrick
Melody Joy Gardot (2 February 1985)
Vocal Range: G♯2 - C♯6
While the word 'tasteful' is thrown around to vacuously defend singers in actuality more dull than water and a slice of bread, Melody reclaims that word with a captivating mezza voce rivaling the vocal jazz singers of old and a delivery ranging seamlessly from soulful to sinister like the best of the blues. Due to a nerve condition developing as the result of a car accident Melody became averse to harsh sounds and visuals on top of suffering memory problems, which led to her recording quiet music in the form of covers as a method of therapeutic recovery, these roots shaping her entire approach as a singer from day one.
Being forced to have made the best of what she could do, Melody perfected a quiet but stable tone the roundness of which is as soothing as it is chilling; she conveys a unique pain in her work by embodying the image of a sort of injured flower. Even though her range is rarely on display due to her eminent subtlety, the quietude of her vocal makes way for her to reach effortless lows and light highs which occasionally lend for surprising extremities, Melody is one of the finest modern examples of beating the odds and her vocals one of the most original ways of turning your struggles into an artform.
{Vocal Range Timeline}Melody Gardot:
Some Lessons (2005): F♯3 - B♭4 - F♯5[EP]
Worrisome Heart (2006): F3 - B4 - E5
My One and Only Thrill (2009): E3 - A4
The Absence (2012): B♭2 - B4 - E♭5
Currency of Man (2015): G♯2 - B♭4 - B♭5
Sunset in the Blue (2020): B2 - A4 - B4
Entre eux deux (2022): G♯2 - G♯4[1a]
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[1] Collaborative albums
a. With Philippe Powell
Some Lessons (2005): F♯3 - B♭4 - F♯5[EP]
Worrisome Heart (2006): F3 - B4 - E5
My One and Only Thrill (2009): E3 - A4
The Absence (2012): B♭2 - B4 - E♭5
Currency of Man (2015): G♯2 - B♭4 - B♭5
Sunset in the Blue (2020): B2 - A4 - B4
Entre eux deux (2022): G♯2 - G♯4[1a]
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[1] Collaborative albums
a. With Philippe Powell
Significant High Notes:
C♯6 ("Mira" Live in Europe, "Same to You" Live in Europe)
C6 ("Who Will Comfort Me" Live in Europe)
B5 ("Bad News" Live in Europe, "March for Mingus" Live in Europe)
B♭5 ("Morning Sun", "So Long" Live in Europe, "Who Will Comfort Me" Live in Europe)
A5 ("Bad News" Live in Europe, "The Rain" Live in Europe, "Who Will Comfort Me" Live in Europe)
G♯5 ("Goodbye" Live in Europe, "March for Mingus" Live in Europe)
G5 ("So Long" Live in Europe)
F♯5 ("Cry Wolf", "Limoeiro", "Morning Sun")
F5 ("The Rain" Live in Europe)
E5 ("Some Lessons", "Somewhere Else")
E♭5 ("Cry Wolf", "Impossible Love", "Little Something", "Same to You")
D5 ("Limoeiro", "March for Mingus" Live in Europe, "Momma", "Over the Rainbow" Live in Europe, "Se Você Me Ama")
C♯5 ("Bad News" Live in Europe, "Four Women", "Iemanja", "Little Something", "Mira", "Se Você Me Ama", "She Don't Know", "Who Will Comfort Me" Live in Europe)
C5 ("Bad News" Live in Europe, "Cry Wolf", "Don't You Worry Baby", "Momma", "My One and Only Thrill" Live in Europe, "Same to You")
B4 ("C'est Trop Tard", "Don't Misunderstand", "Four Women", "If I Tell You I Love You", "March for Mingus" Live in Europe, "Mon Fantôme", "Quiet Fire", "Se Você Me Ama", "Some Lessons", "Somewhere Else", "Um Beijo", "What Is This Thing Called Love", "You Don't Know What Love Is" Live in Europe)
B♭4 ("Burying My Troubles", "C'est Magnifique" Live in Namouche Studios, "Don't Talk", "Goodbye", "Goodnite", "Iemanja", "Les étoiles" Live in Europe, "Mira", "She Don't Know", "So Long", "So We Meet Again My Heartache", "Who Will Comfort Me" Live in Europe, "Wicked Ride")
A4 ("Ain't No Sunshine" Olympia, Paris 2009, "All That I Need Is Love", "Amalia", "C'est Magnifique" Live in Namouche Studios, "Don't Misunderstand", "Down My Avenue", "Goodnite", "High Night", "If I Tell You I Love You", "If the Stars Were Mine", "It Gonna Come", "Lisboa", "Love Song", "Melodia e Letra", "My Heart Won't Have It Any Other Way", "My One and Only Thrill", "My Sweet Darling", "No Man's Prize", "Preacherman", "Quiet Fire", "The Rain" Live in Europe, "Summertime")
G♯4 ("À La Tour Eiffel", "All That I Need Is Love", "Baby I'm a Fool", "Burying My Troubles", "C'est Trop Tard", "Four Women", "From Paris With Love" acoustic version, "Goodbye", "High Night", "Iemanja", "If I'm Lucky", "Impossible Love", "Little Something", "Mon Fantôme", "Morning Sun", "Our Love Is Easy", "Perhaps You'll Wonder Why", "Pretend I Don't Exist", "Les étoiles", "Mira", "My Heart Won't Have It Any Other Way", "Preacherman", "Same to You", "Se Você Me Ama", "She Don't Know", "Some Lessons", "Someday My Prince Will Come", "Wicked Ride", "You Never Ask", "Your Heart Is as Black as Night")
G4 ("Ain't No Sunshine" Olympia, Paris 2009, "Ave Maria", "Don't Talk", "Don't You Worry Baby", "Goodnite", "He's a Tramp", "If I'm Lucky", "If You Love Me", "J'attendrai", "Les étoiles", "Love Me Like a River Does", "Melodia e Letra", "Momma", "My One and Only Thrill", "My Sweet Darling", "Ninguém, Ninguém", "No Man's Prize", "Over the Rainbow", "Pretend I Don't Exist", "Quiet Fire", "So We Meet Again My Heartache", "Someday My Prince Will Come", "Sweet Memory", "What Is This Thing Called Love", "Who Will Comfort Me", "Worrisome Heart", "You Don't Know What Love Is" Live in Europe, "You Won't Forget Me", "Your Heart Is as Black as Night")
F♯4 ("À La Tour Eiffel", "Ain't No Sunshine" Olympia, Paris 2009, "Amalia", "Baby I'm a Fool", "Burying My Troubles", "C'est Trop Tard", "Don't Talk", "Down My Avenue", "Fleurs Du Dimanche", "Gone", "If I Tell You I Love You", "If the Stars Were Mine", "Impossible Love", "It Gonna Come", "Limoeiro", "Lisboa", "Lover Undercover", "A Meditation on War and the Fight for Love", "Once I Was Loved", "One Day", "Our Love Is Easy", "Over the Rainbow", "Preacherman", "The Rain", "So Long", "Some Lessons", "Somewhere Else", "Summertime", "Sweet Memory", "There Where He Lives in Me", "This Foolish Heart Could Love You", "What of Your Eyes", "Wicked Ride", "You Never Ask")
Significant Low Notes:
G3 ("Ain't No Sunshine" Olympia, Paris 2009, "C'est Magnifique", "Deep Within the Corners of My Mind", "Don't Misunderstand", "Don't Talk", "Don't You Worry Baby", "Get Out of Town", "Goodnight", "Goodnite", "He's a Tramp", "High Night", "If Ever I Recall Your Face", "If I'm Lucky", "It Gonna Come", "J'attendrai", "La javanaise", "Les étoiles", "Limoeiro", "Love Me Like a River Does", "Melodia e Letra", "Momma", "My One and Only Thrill", "My Sweet Darling", "One Day", "Over the Rainbow", "Pretend I Don't Exist", "Quiet Fire", "She Don't Know", "Someday My Prince Will Come", "Summertime", "These Boots Were Made for Walking", "Trav'lin' Light", "What Is This Thing Called Love", "Who Will Comfort Me", "Worrisome Heart")
F♯3 ("À La Tour Eiffel", "All That I Need Is Love", "Amalia", "Baby I'm a Fool", "Bad News", "Burying My Troubles", "Bye Bye Blackbird", "C'est Magnifique", "C'est Trop Tard", "Cry Wolf", "Darling Fare Thee Well", "Down My Avenue", "Fleurs Du Dimanche", "Four Women", "Get Out of Town", "Gone", "High Night", "Iemanja", "If I Tell You I Love You", "If the Stars Were Mine", "It Gonna Come", "Lisboa", "Lover Undercover", "March for Mingus" Live in Europe, "Mira", "Mon Fantôme", "Moon River", "Morning Sun", "Once I Was Loved", "Our Love Is Easy", "Over the Rainbow", "Preacherman", "Quiet Fire", "The Rain", "Same to You", "So Long", "Some Lessons", "Sous les Ponts de Paris", "There Where He Lives in Me", "Wayfaring Stranger" Live in Europe, "Wicked Ride", "You Never Ask")
F3 ("À La Tour Eiffel", "Ain't No Sunshine" Olympia, Paris 2009, "Deep Within the Corners of My Mind", "From Paris With Love", "Gone", "Goodbye", "I Fall in Love Too Easily", "If Ever I Recall Your Face", "If I Tell You I Love You", "If You Love Me", "J'attendrai", "Les étoiles", "Love Me Like a River Does", "Lover Undercover", "Melodia e Letra", "Mira", "My One and Only Thrill", "Ninguém, Ninguém", "Pretend I Don't Exist", "Samba Em Prelúdio (Un Jour Sans Toi)", "So We Meet Again My Heartache", "Someday My Prince Will Come", "Trav'lin' Light", "Who Will Comfort Me", "You Don't Know What Love Is" Live in Europe, "You Won't Forget Me", "You Never Ask", "Your Heart Is as Black as Night")
E3 ("Amalia", "Ave Maria", "Bad News", "Darling Fare Thee Well", "Don't Misunderstand", "Get Out of Town", "He's a Tramp", "If the Stars Were Mine", "It Gonna Come", "Limoeiro", "Love Song", "Melodia e Letra", "Preacherman", "Pretend I Don't Exist", "The Rain", "Se Você Me Ama", "So Long", "Somewhere Else", "Sous les Ponts de Paris", "Summertime", "This Foolish Heart Could Love You", "Um Beijo", "Wayfaring Stranger" Live in Europe, "What Is This Thing Called Love", "You Won't Forget Me")
E♭3 ("Amalia", "Burying My Troubles", "Darling Fare Thee Well", "Fleurs Du Dimanche", "Four Women", "Iemanja", "If I'm Lucky", "Impossible Love", "J'attendrai", "Little Something", "March for Mingus" Live in Europe, "Mira", "Mon Fantôme", "Morning Sun", "No Man's Prize", "Once I Was Loved", "Palmas Da Rua", "Plus Fort Que Nous", "Same to You", "Se Você Me Ama", "Sunset in the Blue", "There Where He Lives in Me", "What Is This Thing Called Love", "What of Your Eyes", "You Never Ask")
D3 ("Ave Maria", "C'est Trop Tard", "Don't Misunderstand", "Don't Talk", "Goodbye", "I Fall in Love Too Easily", "If Ever I Recall Your Face", "Limoeiro", "Lisboa", "Love Song", "Moon River", "Ninguém, Ninguém", "So Long", "Somewhere Else", "Sous les Ponts de Paris", "Sunset in the Blue", "These Boots Were Made for Walking", "This Foolish Heart Could Love You", "Trav'lin' Light", "You Won't Forget Me")
C♯3 ("Bad News", "Burying My Troubles", "Four Women", "Iemanja", "If I Tell You I Love You", "Impossible Love", "Love Song", "Ninguém, Ninguém", "Once I Was Loved", "Perhaps You'll Wonder Why", "Plus Fort Que Nous", "Same to You", "There Where He Lives in Me", "Um Beijo", "What of Your Eyes")
C3 ("C'est Magnifique", "If I'm Lucky", "If You Love Me", "Lisboa", "Love Song", "Perhaps You'll Wonder Why", "Samba Em Prelúdio (Un Jour Sans Toi)", "She Don't Know", "So We Meet Again My Heartache", "What of Your Eyes", "You Don't Know What Love Is" Live in Europe)
B2 ("Ave Maria", "C'est Trop Tard", "Don't Talk", "Mon Fantôme", "Moon River", "My Heart Won't Have It Any Other Way", "Once I Was Loved", "Preacherman", "Um Beijo")
B♭2 ("Fleurs Du Dimanche", "If Ever I Recall Your Face", "No Man's Prize", "Plus Fort Que Nous", "Samba Em Prelúdio (Un Jour Sans Toi)", "So We Meet Again My Heartache")
A2 ("Somewhere Else")
G♯2 ("No Man's Prize", "Ode to Every Man", "Perhaps You'll Wonder Why")
{Questionable Notes}B♭2 ("I Fall in Love Too Easily"[1a])
G2 ("If Ever I Recall Your Face"[1a], "Ode to Every Man"[1a])
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1. Questionable quality.
a. Brief, breathy dips.
G2 ("If Ever I Recall Your Face"[1a], "Ode to Every Man"[1a])
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1. Questionable quality.
a. Brief, breathy dips.
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• Blue marks falsetto notes.
• Bold marks outstanding passages.
• Italics mark non-melodic notes.
• Underlines mark obscured notes.