Clare Foster's Discography

Breathing is the Mother of Rhythm, Voice the expression of the Self, Singing the expression of the Soul. I believe the only way to get an elegant balance between these elements is by having fun when practicing and being serious about it! In this CD Clare Foster achieves every one of these elements, which are so necessary for a healthy singing voice, plus she gives us room to explore our own creativity whilst practising with her. She does it in such a way that practising, instead of being a repetition, becomes ajoy and a wonderful learning process, in whatever stage of musical development you may find yourself right now. This CD is also great practice for instrumentalists! Clare, thank you so much for your beautiful work. Geórgia Dias

Tracks: How Long Can I Sing?; Four Bar Note Hold In The Cycle Major II V I, Eight Bar Note Hold in the Cycle Minor II V I, Slow Major Arpeggio Staccato, Fast Minor Arpeggio, Descending Major Scale, Major Scale to the 9th, Dorian Step by Step Increase to the 9th, Half Diminished Arpeggiated, Minor/Major 7th Climbing and Gaining, Diminished Broken Chords, Dominant 7th Inversions, Six Chord Types and Scale Patterns, Arpeggios Major to Dominant, Major Sharp 11 Extension in 5/4, Increasing Intervals Chromatically, Chromatic Scale Slow, Chromatic Scale Fast, Get the Shape and Sing It, Rhythm Awareness 4/4 Shuffle, Rhythm Awareness 4/4 Funk/Maracatú, Blues Licks, Clear Blue.

Learning To Love (33Jazz198)
with Jason Rebello (piano), Alec Dankworth (bass), Winston Clifford (drums), Shanti Paul Jayasinha (trumpet/flügelhorn/cello), Jean Toussaint (tenor/soprano sax), Fayyaz Virji (trombone), Ryo Kawasaki (guitar)

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songs: Sentimental Journey Les Brown/Ben Homer , What Is This Thing Called Love? (Quest For Love) (Tadley Dameron/Clare Foster), Seraffa's Smile (Shanti Paul Jayasinha/Clare Foster), A Breath Of New Life (Adam’s Apple) (Wayne Shorter/Clare Foster), The Trolley Song (Hugh Martin/Ralph Blane), Adoração (Clare Foster, Sue Jarvis, Paulo and Nubia de Oliveira), If I Should Lose You (Leo Robin/Ralph Rainger), The Mohican And The Great Spirit (Horace Silver), Ballad In Blue (Hoagy Carmichael/Irving Kahal ), How Deep Is The Ocean (Irving Berlin), Early Autumn (Bud Green/Ralph Burns/Woody Herman/Johnny Mercer), Love Is Here To Stay (George and Ira Gershwin),Back In Your Own Backyard Al Jolson/Billy Rose/Dave Dreyer /Full Circle Clare Foster

The Music and I (FMR records FMR UGCD11-1003)
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with Andrew McCormack (piano), Alec Dankworth (bass), Winston Clifford (drums), Shanti Paul Jayasinha (trumpet/flügelhorn), Jean Toussaint (tenor/soprano sax)

songs: East of the Sun (and West of the Moon) (Brooks Bowman), Love is a Many Splendored Thing (Sammy Fain/ Paul Francis Webster), All the Things You Are (Jerome Kern/Oscar Hammerstein II), Daydream (Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn), Dig Deep (Soul Surge) (Freddie Hubbard/Clare Foster), The Music and I (Clare Foster), But Beautiful (James Van Heusen/Johnny Burke), A Sacred Place (Black Narcissus) (Joe Henderson/Clare Foster), Just Another Day (Sandu) (Clifford Brown/Clare Foster), Stella by Starlight (Victor Young/Ned Washington), Distant Dreams (Ugetsu) (Cedar Walton/Clare Foster), I'm Glad There is You (Paul Madeira/Jimmy Dorsey)

with Paulo De Oliveira (guitar/cavaquinho), Ife Tolentino (bass guitar), Iian Pattinson (drums & percussion), Shanti Paul Jayasinha (trumpet/flügelhorn), Marcelo Teim Ruas (cavaquinho)

songs: A Different View (SP Jayasinha/Clare Foster), Forock (T Maria/Clare Foster), Native Brazil (Brasil Nativo) (D Caymmi/Clare Foster), Nua (P De Oliveira/Clare Foster), January's Bossa (Bossa De Janeiro) (I Tolentino & B Tolentino/Clare Foster), Sarau Para Radamés (Paulinho De Viola), Saudade Fez Um Samba (C Lyra/V De Moraes/Clare Foster), A Little Samba For You (Um Sambinha Pra Você) (P De Oliveira/Clare Foster), Bifim (P De Oliveira), Estive (Steve Lá) I Tolentino/Clare Foster, Sivuscando (P De Oliveira)

songs: I'm Old Fashioned (J Kern/J Mercer), You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To (C Porter), It Might As Well Be Spring (R Rodgers/O Hammerstein), Journey Within (Voyage) (K Barron/Clare Foster), Moon River (H Mancini/J Mercer), The Influence Of Jazz (C Lyra/Clare Foster), Skylark (H Carmichael/J Mercer), I'll Take Romance (B Oakland/O Hammerstein), Something To Live For (D Ellington/B Strayhorn), They Can't Take That Away From Me (G & I Gershwin), Deep Purple (P De Rose/M Parish), My Heart Stood Still (R Rogers/L Hart), I Thought About You (J Van Heusen/J Mercer)

Cosmic Rhythm - Ryo Kawasaki - (Satellites VACV-1030) 1998

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