Melody Gardot (344 views)

[Baronessa]

Melody Joy Gardot (2 February 1985)
Vocal Range: G♯2 - B♭5

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{Vocal Summary}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 delicacy. 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.

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{Vocal Range Timeline}Melody Gardot:
Some Lessons (2005): F♯3 - B♭4 - E♭5 - F♯5^[1a]
Worrisome Heart (2006): F3 - A4 - 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 - C♯5 - B♭5
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1. Non-LPs.
a. EPs.

Significant High Notes:

B♭5 ("Morning Sun")
F♯5 ("Cry Wolf", "Limoeiro", "Morning Sun")
E5 ("Some Lessons", "Somewhere Else")
E♭5 ("Cry Wolf", "Impossible Love", "Same to You")
D5 ("Limoeiro", "Momma", "Se Você Me Ama")
C♯5 ("Four Women", "Iemanja", "Mira", "Se Você Me Ama", "She Don't Know")
C5 ("Cry Wolf", "Don't You Worry Baby", "Momma", "Same to You")
B4 ("C'est Trop Tard", "Don't Misunderstand", "Four Women", "If I Tell You I Love You", "Mon Fantôme", "Quiet Fire", "Se Você Me Ama", "Some Lessons", "Somewhere Else")
B♭4 ("Burying My Troubles", "Don't Talk", "Goodbye", "Goodnite", "Iemanja", "Mira", "She Don't Know", "So Long", "So We Meet Again My Heartache", "Wicked Ride")
A4 ("Ain't No Sunshine" live Olympia, Paris 2009, "All That I Need Is Love", "Amalia", "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", "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", "Summertime")
G♯4 ("All That I Need Is Love", "Baby I'm a Fool", "Burying My Troubles", "C'est Trop Tard", "Four Women", "Goodbye", "High Night", "Iemanja", "If I'm Lucky", "Impossible Love", "Mon Fantôme", "Morning Sun", "Our Love Is Easy", "Pretend I Don't Exist", "Les Etoiles", "Mira", "Preacherman", "Same to You", "Se Você Me Ama", "She Don't Know", "Some Lessons", "Someday My Prince Will Come", "Wicked Ride", "Your Heart Is as Black as Night")
G4 ("Ain't No Sunshine" live Olympia, Paris 2009, "Don't Talk", "Don't You Worry Baby", "Goodnite", "He's a Tramp", "If I'm Lucky", "J'attendrai", "Les Etoiles", "Love Me Like a River Does", "Melodia e Letra", "Momma", "My One and Only Thrill", "My Sweet Darling", "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", "Who Will Comfort Me", "Worrisome Heart", "Your Heart Is as Black as Night")
F♯4 ("Ain't No Sunshine" live Olympia, Paris 2009, "Amalia", "Baby I'm a Fool", "Burying My Troubles", "C'est Trop Tard", "Don't Talk", "Down My Avenue", "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", "My Heart Won't Have It Any Other Way", "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", "Wicked Ride")

Significant Low Notes:

G♯3 ("All That I Need Is Love", "Baby I'm a Fool", "Bye Bye Blackbird", "Cry Wolf", "Down My Avenue", "Goodbye", "Iemanja", "If the Stars Were Mine", "Impossible Love", "Les Etoiles", "Lover Undercover", "Morning Sun", "My Heart Won't Have It Any Other Way", "Our Love Is Easy", "Palmas Da Rua", "The Rain", "Se Você Me Ama", "She Don't Know", "So We Meet Again My Heartache", "Some Lessons", "Wicked Ride", "Your Heart Is as Black as Night")
G3 ("Ain't No Sunshine" live Olympia, Paris 2009, "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", "Les Etoiles", "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", "Who Will Comfort Me", "Worrisome Heart")
F♯3 ("All That I Need Is Love", "Amalia", "Baby I'm a Fool", "Bad News", "Burying My Troubles", "Bye Bye Blackbird", "C'est Trop Tard", "Cry Wolf", "Down My Avenue", "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", "Mira", "Mon Fantôme", "Morning Sun", "My Heart Won't Have It Any Other Way", "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", "Wicked Ride")
F3 ("Ain't No Sunshine" live Olympia, Paris 2009, "Deep Within the Corners of My Mind", "Gone", "Goodbye", "If Ever I Recall Your Face", "If I Tell You I Love You", "J'attendrai", "Les Etoiles", "Love Me Like a River Does", "Lover Undercover", "Melodia e Letra", "Mira", "My One and Only Thrill", "Pretend I Don't Exist", "So We Meet Again My Heartache", "Someday My Prince Will Come", "Who Will Comfort Me", "Your Heart Is as Black as Night")
E3 ("Amalia", "Bad News", "Don't Misunderstand", "Don't Talk", "Get Out of Town", "He's a Tramp", "If the Stars Were Mine", "It Gonna Come", "Limoeiro", "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")
E♭3 ("Amalia", "Burying My Troubles", "Four Women", "Iemanja", "If I'm Lucky", "Impossible Love", "J'attendrai", "Mira", "Mon Fantôme", "Morning Sun", "No Man's Prize", "Once I Was Loved", "Palmas Da Rua", "Same to You", "Se Você Me Ama")
D3 ("C'est Trop Tard", "Don't Misunderstand", "Don't Talk", "Goodbye", "If Ever I Recall Your Face", "Limoeiro", "Lisboa", "So Long", "Somewhere Else", "Sous les Ponts de Paris")
C♯3 ("Bad News", "Burying My Troubles", "Four Women", "If I Tell You I Love You", "Impossible Love", "Once I Was Loved", "Same to You")
C3 ("If I'm Lucky", "Lisboa", "She Don't Know", "So We Meet Again My Heartache")
B2 ("C'est Trop Tard", "Mon Fantôme", "Once I Was Loved", "Preacherman")
B♭2 ("If Ever I Recall Your Face", "No Man's Prize", "So We Meet Again My Heartache")
A2 ("Somewhere Else")
G♯2 ("No Man's Prize")

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{Questionable Notes}G2 ("If Ever I Recall Your Face"^[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.

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{Credits}Baronessa
Worrisome Heart (2006)
My One and Only Thrill (2009)
The Absence (2012)
Currency of Man (2015)
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• Singles
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