Jazz Vocals - CD Reviews (1352)
Trombonist and bandleader Scott Whitfield pares things down a bit. Instead of fronting one of his two orchestras (The Scott Whitfield Jazz Orchestra East based in New York …
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Maybe it’s a sign of the times, but happiness appears to be pursued more vigorously than before.... and with less satisfying results. Will Smith’s movie character, the init…
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Tony DeSare invites you into the intimate lounge act that unfolds as Last First Kiss, his most recent serving from Telarc. DeSare provides a comfortable mix of fo…
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Sometimes you’ll read a book and wish you were in it, or you’ll see a picture of an inviting vista and imagine yourself being there. That is what singer-songwriter Sherr…
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Jan Eisen has been a performing vocalist for many years, yet this album is unique for her in that it was recorded, as she terms it, the "old fashion way," with all four …
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Sometimes Jonathan Poretz sings like Frank Sinatra. Sometimes Jonathan Poretz acts like Frank Sinatra. Sometimes Jonathan Poretz is Frank Sintra. After years of purs…
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Jazz Songstress Jan Eisen, with her latest release Summer Me, Winter Me, has created the quintessential jazz experience. This dynamic CD was recorded, according to E…
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Elin’s journey began in her hometown in Sweden, where she listened to her parents' record collection, which luckily included some Antonio Carlos Jobim recordings. Inspired …
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A challenge to any jazz musician is a competent and plausible yet inventive interpretation of music from the familiar canon of jazz standards. Certainly that challenge d…
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ALL THE TIME one hears of the archetypical singers - Ol' Blue Eyes, Lady Day, Ella, Anita (O'Day), Tony, Joe Williams.... all well and good, yet Chet Baker hardly ever g…
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There is nothing wrong with a little bit of Tony Bennett. Vocalist Russ Lorenson is proof that a little bit of Bennett can really do a lot.The combination of "Com…
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Jazz vocalist Nancy Donnelly is a taste of the old school of jazz, when vocals counted for something. Her voice carries you off to the jazz and swing clubs of the 30s an…
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The daughter of a radio singer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Rosie Carlino sings as if she was weaned on Dinah Shore, Lena Horne, Kay Starr, and Mary Martin. Her voca…
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Ron Kaplan performs nine standards on Lounging Around, an album that originally had limited distribution, mostly at live performances. Recorded in 1999, the CD has b…
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SongSpirit is a solid 12-song compilation from vocalist Sathima Bea Benjamin. The CD draws from her 40-year career, with material dating as far back as 1963 and as r…
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Haunted Heart is a wonderful debut album by New York City-based singer/songwriter Sarah Lynch. Lynch, a classical singer with a Masters degree in piano performance, …
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This is a brilliant new album from Ellen Honert, who seems like a fresh new breath on the American Jazz scene. She hails from Amsterdam and now lives in the U.S. The…
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OK. Aretha Franklin is the queen of soul; and Nina Simone is the high priestess of soul. So, Patrizia can be the sultry lady of jazz if she wants to be. Why not? She's g…
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Accomplished flutist, songwriter, singer, Tracy Kash Thomas has done it again, with the release of her latest CD, There And Back Again, shows her vocal skills, expre…
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Torch singer Tim Camponeschi (aka Slim Man) serves jazz vocals in highballs of cocktail/lounge music liken to Michael Bubble and Tony Bennett on his eighth studio album …
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