Insights: Billie Holiday ‘Comes Love’ Review
Frank Sinatra revered Billie Holiday’s phrasing, her timing, and her ability to connect with an audience.
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Tag: Jazz vocals
Sivan Arbel ‘Oneness’ Album Preview
Rooted in jazz, Sivan Arbel’s new release, Oneness, blends Eastern and Western influences in a beautiful and original followup to her award-winning previous outing.
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Frank Sinatra ‘September Of My Years’ Album Review
September of My Years was recorded in 1965 when Frank Sinatra would soon turn 50; this is a concept album that ranks among his finest.
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Ann Hampton Callaway ‘Finding Beauty, Originals Vol. 1’ Album Preview
What makes Finding Beauty such a powerful collection of songs is Ann’s ability to convey all the emotional and universal themes in life that touch all of us in such a deep and honest way.
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Roberta Flack ‘First Take’ Album Review
Roberta Flack’s debut album First Take deserves to be recognized as one of the most influential jazz albums of all time.
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Maci Miller ‘Nine’ Album Preview
Jazz vocalist Maci Miller brings together a host of the city’s finest musicians for her stunning new album ‘Nine’.
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Tawanda ‘Smile’ Album Preview
The Los Angeles-based vocalist, 26, sings in a cloudless alto with a crystalline shimmer: an effortless but unfussy jazz feeling and immaculate musicianship.
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