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Fields of Wonder

Signum Classics

$20.99 Jul 25, 2025

Their fifth release on Signum Classics, the "engaging" (New Yorker) men's vocal en- semble Cantus present a collection of songs cycles by contemporary and living com- posers, exploring different kinds of journeys through song. "These contrasting song cycles share an embrace of change, growth, acceptance and renewal, and through the collective experience of their journeys - great and small, painful and magical - we gain a clearer picture of life and of ourselves" - Cantus

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Fields of Wonder
Signum Classics Jul 2025
CD
$20.99

Ophelia

Gramola Records

$24.99 Oct 16, 2026

I wanted to put together a little bouquet, and this is what we've put together from 21 songs.' In addition to 'floral' songs like the one just mentioned and 'Madchenblumen, Op. 22,' the young Austrian soprano Miriam Kutrowatz and the Munich-born pianist, Lied accompanyist and cabaret artist Andreas Froschl draw from the vast repertoire of Richard Strauss's numerous song compositions. Here, on the one hand, there are more youthful, carefree, and lighthearted emotions, as in 'Rosenband,' 'Amor,' or 'Sausle, liebe Myrthe'; on the other hand, there are also heavy, expressionistic songs that express pain, confusion, despair, or even anger, such as the title track 'Three Songs of Ophelia, Op. 67.' Miriam Kutrowatz who is a regular guest on Europe's principal concert and opera venues presents these and other songs, such as 'Allerseelen,' 'Standchen,' and 'Nichts,' on her debut CD.

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Ophelia
Gramola Records Oct 2026
CD
$24.99

Duarte: Americana, Original Guitar Works and Arrangements of

Brilliant Classics

$16.99 Nov 28, 2025

John W. Duarte (1919-2004) was educated at the Manchester University Faculty of Technology. He worked as a professional chemist until 1969, then abandoned chemistry in favor of full-time dedication to music, after having been persuaded by Len Williams, father of John Williams. His only formal musical education consisted in jazz guitar lessons with Terence "Terry" Usher, the rest he learned by self-instruction. He also worked professionally as a player of the trumpet and double bass, and regularly worked as a jazz musician, among others with Coleman Hawkins and Django Reinhardt. Duartes work shows an exceptionally wide range of styles. Some works reflect the Renaissance style of court lutenists such as John Dowland, other works alternate in style between aleatory, atonal and graphic, contained within a conventionally notated framework and allowing spontaneous reaction between the performers. In many other works he employs a tonal language, often coloured by the folk music traditions of various nations, and romantic in mood. John Duarte was a great admirer of America's musical styles. Three types of music are characteristically American: the folk music of the settlers from the British Isles, jazz, with it's African American origins and the music of the American musical theatre. All of these are exemplified in the musical programme of this recording: folk music in Variations on an American Folk Song (Colorado Trail) and Appalachian Dreams, jazz and blues in Sua Cosa and Simply Blues, and music of the theatre in the arrangements of songs by George Gershwin. Americana includes examples of each of these types of music. Included are the suite Americana, Simply Blues and Appalachian Dreams, as well as 12 arrangements of Gershwin songs. Played by Italian master guitarist Francesco Cipriani.

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Duarte: Americana, Original Guitar Works and Arrangements of
Brilliant Classics Nov 2025
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$16.99

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COOL
WARNER RECORDS Sep 2000
CD
$16.49

TROUBLES

DELMARK

$15.70 Nov 05, 2013

Queen Sylvia Embry is best known as the bass-playing vocalist in Lefty Dizz and the Shock Treatment during the late 70s. The group was immensely popular and played some of the best (and wildest) blues music in Chicago. It seemed as if Sylvia was poised to break out as Chicago's leading blues woman as she started to front her own band and recording for three different labels in just a few years. They were married for a time but by the time they recorded this album they had divorced. Recorded on January 19, 1979 by the tiny Razor label the original album, known as After Work, is long out-of-print. This new CD contains previously unissued material.

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TROUBLES
DELMARK Nov 2013
CD
$15.70

NEW ORLEANS SHUFFLE

DELMARK

$15.70 Mar 02, 2004

This is the OSD's third Delmark outing - on the first, they supported Clancy Hays, and on the second, they joined Franz Jackson. The OSD are generally classified as a West Coast traditional revival jazz band, playing in a style whose origins date back to the 1920s. But their music is a synthesis of styles transcending the revivalist category, because you'll hear echoes of Bix, Red Nichols, as well as the old New Orleanians. This album was recorded in 1966 & contains 14 songs, including 5 bonus tracks.

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NEW ORLEANS SHUFFLE
DELMARK Mar 2004
CD
$15.70

HOLST: HYMN OF JESUS EGDON HEATH PERFECT FOOL

ALTO

$11.01 Jan 12, 2018

(Hymn) a fine and vital performance that vividly conveys the exultant and the mystical nature... Egdon Heath is unforgettable: often frightening and desolate, here and there calm and serene, but never sun-lit. Holst did indeed find in Hardy's description a map of his soul... I cannot imagine a better performance than this one (Folksongs) "all these settings are beautiful and are sung with warm tone and blend. The collection ends with the finest song of all, This have I done for my true love, an original piece that ranks with any short unaccompanied choral work by any composer. The recording... is first-rate" (Gramophone).

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HOLST: HYMN OF JESUS EGDON HEATH PERFECT FOOL
ALTO Jan 2018
CD
$11.01

Veneziani: Liriche da camera / Palumbo, Amoroso

Tactus

$21.99 Aug 06, 2021

The name of Vittore Veneziani (1878-1958) is mainly associated with La Scala Opera House, where he was engaged as Chorus Master from 1921 to 1954. His fortunate Milanese idyll was abruptly interrupted in 1938 by the imposition of racial laws. Veneziani, being of Jewish religion, was obliged to flee to Switzerland, abandoning his profession as well as his post as choral conductor at the Synagogue and to Israelian School. When he came back to Italy, soon after Liberation was declared and La Scala lay in ruins, Veneziani resumed his activity with a memorable concert at La Scala on May 11th 1946 working side by side with Arturo Toscanini who had come back, too, from his American exile. His Catalogue, not at all a brief one, includes quite a lot of choir works, four melologues for spoken voice and orchestra, some Operas, symphonic and chamber compositions and a series of choir transcriptions of folk songs and Hebrew melodies. In the field of chamber music, an interesting sylloge of lyrics for voice and piano stands out. It is based on poems by writer Guido Pusinich (1908-1966) from Veneto. The present song collection and recording – by Beatrice Palumbo and Gian Francesco amoroso – form a project sustained and promoted by the Viktor Ullmann Festival, and these songs, despite their variety of musical language, can be defined as chamber music, clearly representing an evolution of both style and the social context in Italy at that time.

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Veneziani: Liriche da camera / Palumbo, Amoroso
Tactus Aug 2021
CD
$21.99

HARLEM ROMANCE: THE LOVE COLLECTION
RHINO Feb 2015
CD
$15.44

YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES: THE COMPLETE SINGLES &

ACROBAT

$20.04 Jul 07, 2023

Marv Johnson - You Got What It Takes: The Complete Singles & Albums 1958-62 / This collection offers a comprehensive overview of his early years, as well as an entertaining showcase for his distinctive talent. The R&B singer and songwriter Marv Johnson was one of the first artists to be signed to the Tamla by Berry Gordy, although his records came out on United Artists, as the fledgling Motown set-up was not ready to handle him. He continued recording for UA as he racked up a string of hits and recorded several albums before rejoining Motown in the '60s. This 52-track 2-CD collection comprises the A & B sides of his singles on the Kudo and United Artists labels from this era, plus the titles from his albums "Marvelous Marv Johnson", "More Marv Johnson" and "I Believe" not otherwise released on singles. It features all his chart entries from these years, including the pop and R&B Top 10 hits "You Got What It Takes" and "I Love The Way You Love" and his other pop and R&B hits "Come To Me", "I'm Coming Home", "Ain't Gonna Be That Way", "All The Love I've Got", "You've Got To) Move Two Mountains", "Happy Days" and "Merry-Go-Round". He was a versatile song stylist, with his records encompassing the spectrum of pop and R&B styles, and also taking in gospel-flavoured material on the "I Believe" album, and this collection offers a comprehensive overview of his early years, as well as an entertaining showcase for his distinctive talent.

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YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES: THE COMPLETE SINGLES &
ACROBAT Jul 2023
CD
$20.04

JAZZ REUNION

CANDID

$16.99 Aug 26, 2022

This superb recording features a reunion of two of jazz's finest - tenor-saxophonist Coleman Hawkins and clarinetist Pee Wee Russell. At the time of this session, the two had not been on a recording date together in 32 years. Here they revisit "If Could Be With You One Hour", a song they first recorded in a classic version back in 1929.

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JAZZ REUNION
CANDID Aug 2022
CD
$16.99

MAY I COME IN

OA2

$16.60 ~~$16.61~~ Save 0% Feb 20, 2026

Possessing a beautiful voice, a solid sense of swing, and a history wrapped within the Great American Songbook, Lisanne Lyons delves into arrangements she enlisted Mike Lewis to create for a jazz orchestra comprised of some of Miami's and New York's finest. From the hard-driving "The Song is You," to the lush "This is Always," Lyons displays a savvy musicianship earned through her vast experiences, including years traveling the world with the NORAD Command Band, national touring with City Of Angels, playing the clubs of New York City, and then her work in education, with former students among the top vocalists of today. With her long-time pianist John Toomey at her side, Lyons pays homage to some of the great vocal interpreters of song by putting her own stamp on these reimagined stories of love and life. "sparkling, scintillating jazz singing; No matter what she's performing, be prepared to hear it differently than it's usually played." All Music Guide "reminding us of the magic that can happen when the right singer, the right song and the right accompaniment fall into place. Blessed with a luminous, flutelike soprano, Lyons delivers a collection particularly well-suited to her bright tone and improvisational flair." - The Washington Post

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OA2 Feb 2026
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PINK ANDERSON: CAROLINA MEDICINE SHOW HOKUM

FOLKWAYS RECORDS

$17.16 May 30, 2012

Pink Anderson (1900-1974) spent most of his life working as a roving entertainer in the small medicine shows that traveled throughout the South. His stage repertoire included blues, comedic songs, country ballads, and minstrel show tunes. Pink's songs were first recorded in 1950 by the folk singer Paul Clayton. Folklorist Kenneth S. Goldstein heard the material, and asked the music historian Samuel Charters to find Pink and document his song repertoire. Charters subsequently featured Pink in his documentary the Blues. After a film session at his home in Spartanburg, South Carolina, in the summer of 1962, Pink felt like singing, so Charters continued recording. Many of the songs on this album come from those tapes, which include Pink's friend, blues guitarist Baby Tate.

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PINK ANDERSON: CAROLINA MEDICINE SHOW HOKUM
FOLKWAYS RECORDS May 2012
CD
$17.16

Yiruma: Piano Songs / Scinardo

Dynamic

$18.99 Jun 18, 2021

The ‘Yiruma phenomenon’, which has seen hundreds of millions of album and track sales, stands on the foundations of the South Korean composer and pianist’s 20-year career, which includes film music and sell-out tours throughout Asia, Europe and the US. Performed by the award-winning virtuoso Giacomo Scinardo, this programme features pieces from a variety of Yiruma’s albums and soundtracks. These include the global hit River Flown in You, and capture the essence of a style that conveys peace and serenity to the listener, from a composer who has declared that he wants his music ‘to be the energy that makes people want to live a better life’.

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Yiruma: Piano Songs / Scinardo
Dynamic Jun 2021
CD
$18.99

GIRL IN THE OTHER ROOM

VERVE

$17.99 Apr 27, 2004

This is Diana Krall's first studio recording since 2001's THE LOOK OF LOVE. THE GIRL IN THE OTHER ROOM is a set of intimate reflections on the resilence of the human spirit. This album also features 6 original songs co-written with Elvis Costello, and brilliant interpretations of tunes Mose Allison, Elvis Costello, Joni Mitchell, and Tom Waits.

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GIRL IN THE OTHER ROOM
VERVE Apr 2004
CD
$17.99

CHICAGO CHRISTMAS (2019)

RHINO

$16.96 Oct 11, 2019

2019 holiday release from the legendary "rock band with horns". Produced by founding member Lee Loughnane, Chicago Christmas is the 37th album of the band's career and it's fourth holiday collection. Whereas it's previous releases focused more on traditional Christmas songs, the new record spotlights holiday music the band wrote especially for the album. Along with the new songs, the album also features the band's interpretations of two holiday standards: "Here We Come A Caroling" and "Sleigh Ride." It's the second time Chicago has recorded "Sleigh Ride." A different version appears on Chicago XXXIII: O Christmas Thee (2011). The album's other non-original track is a soulful Chicago interpretation of the Hal David and Burt Bacharach classic, "What The World Needs Now Is Love," which founding member Robert Lamm thought had a timely message for the holidays. Chicago Christmas features original compositions by many of the band members, along with unmistakable horn arrangements by founding member James Pankow. The album was recorded and mixed by Tim Jessup.

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CHICAGO CHRISTMAS (2019)
RHINO Oct 2019
CD
$16.96

EARLY YEARS: COMPLETE MOTOWN RELEASES 1960-62

ACROBAT

$21.04 Dec 13, 2019

Mary Wells occupies a unique niche in pop music in that she was the first female artist on any of Motown's labels to have a hit record, and she remained as the vanguard in that regard until leaving the label in 1964, her hits during those years helping to define the Motown sound and style. Starting out as a budding songwriter and singer in Detroit, when she was 17 years old, she approached label founder Berry Gordy Jr. With a song she had written for Jackie Wilson - hearing her voice, he signed her on the spot. In 1960 he made the R&B Top 10 and pop Top 50 with her first release, her own song "Bye Bye Baby", and over the next two years had four more hits from her five releases, most notably the R&B No. 1s, which also made the pop Top 10, "You Beat Me To The Punch" and "Two Lovers", both written and produced by Smokey Robinson. This collection comprises the A and B sides of all he singles from these formative years, plus all the tracks from her two albums during this era, "Bye Bye Baby - I Don't Want To Take A Chance" and "The One Who Really Loves You", not otherwise released as singles. It naturally features the hits already mentioned plus the other chart entries from these releases "I Don't Want To Take A Chance" and the R&B No. 2 "The One Who Really Loves You". It's a fascinating insight into the creative world of the early years of Motown, and a great showcase for one of the most distinctive voices of the era

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EARLY YEARS: COMPLETE MOTOWN RELEASES 1960-62
ACROBAT Dec 2019
CD
$21.04

GREATEST SHOWMAN / O.S.T.

ATLANTIC

$16.46 Dec 08, 2017

Original soundtrack to the 2017 motion picture. The Greatest Showman is a bold and original musical that celebrates the birth of show business and the sense of wonder we feel when dreams come to life. Inspired by the ambition and imagination of P.T. Barnum, The Greatest Showman tells the story of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a mesmerizing spectacle that became a worldwide sensation. The Greatest Showman is directed by exciting new filmmaker Michael Gracey, with songs by Academy Award winners Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (La La Land) and starring Academy Award nominee Hugh Jackman. Jackman is joined by Academy Award nominee Michelle Williams, Zendaya, Zac Efron and Rebecca Ferguson.

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GREATEST SHOWMAN / O.S.T.
ATLANTIC Dec 2017
CD
$16.46

Mayrig - To Armenian Mothers / Zaïcik, Haroutunian, Maliarevitch

Alpha

$20.99 Apr 28, 2023

In 1906, Komitas gave a concert and lecture in Paris. Debussy came on stage after the concert and knelt before the Armenian composer (who was also a priest, a singer and a pioneer of ethnomusicology), exclaiming: ‘I bow before your genius, Reverend Father.’

'Komitas is the voice of the land of Armenia, of its churches and its stones which remained silent for many centuries', the violinist David Haroutunian tells us. Along with the mezzo-soprano Eva Zaïcik, who is passionate about these songs, and the pianist Xénia Maliarevitch, he pays tribute to this great musician and to the French-Armenian composer Garbis Aprikian, now ninety-six years old. This heir to Komitas, a student of Olivier Messiaen, has made a major contribution to the dissemination of Armenian music, both classical and popular, in France and beyond. The album opens with his Lamento, a beautiful evocation of and touching homage to Komitas.

CONTENTS:

Aprikian: Lamento
Komitas: Qeler-tsoler
Komitas: Shogher Jan
Komitas: Shushiki of Vagharshapat
Ganatchian: Lullaby
Komitas: Tsirani tsar
Komitas: Hoi Nazan Im
Komitas: Lullaby
Komitas: Krunk (la grue)
Komitas: Antuni
Hakob Aghabab: Jan, ay loosin! (Loosin yelav)
Komitas: Yerangi
Aprikian: Lullaby (Arr. for Violin and Piano by David Haroutunian)
Komitas: Akh Maral Jan
Komitas: Garoun a (printemps)
Komitas: Chinar Es
Komitas: Kaqavik
Komitas: Yergink Ambel e
Komitas: Qele, Qele
Komitas: Dances: No. 5, Het-Araj
Aprikian: Little Nuptial Suite
Aprikian: Petite suite nuptial - IV. Scherzo. Réjouissances

REVIEW:

The album opens with Aprikian’s ‘Lamento’, a solemn and moving homage to Komitas, and continues with 5 other pieces by Aprikian and one each by Ganatchian and Achabab. The other 16 pieces are by Komitas. Songs of grief and sadness, separation from loved ones and rejoicing over times of reunion, lullabies, hardship, and homelessness alternate with instrumental pieces. Many reflect the Armenian folk tradition. A lullaby by Aprikian is especially lovely.

The performances are superb. Eva Zaicik, who impressed me greatly in her recent Nisi Dominus album for Alpha, is once again outstanding in a different style. She adapts easily to the vocal demands of this music, with silky singing in a quiet low register and smooth warmth in her higher brighter voice. In a similar way, David Haroutunian draws viola tones from his lower register and high-pitched almost ghostly effects, perhaps from playing sul ponticello (bowing near the bridge). Xenia Maliarevitch is a wonderfully attentive pianist.

When this arrived I didn’t know what to expect. It turned out to be a most welcome arrival that has appreciably broadened my musical horizon. Each time I listen I find something new to appreciate.

Notes, texts and translations incuded.

-- American Record Guide

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Mayrig - To Armenian Mothers / Zaïcik, Haroutunian, Maliarevitch
Alpha Apr 2023
CD
$20.99

EFECTO MOZART: MUSICA PARA MAMAS & FUTURAS / VAR
CHILDREN'S GROUP Apr 2005
CD
$15.70

LIVE ON THE AIR 1938-1942

SEPIA RECORDINGS

$20.99 Nov 03, 2017

Sepia proudly presents it's third amazing set of music by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, a collection that a new generation of Miller fans have asked us to bring to CD. All of the selections were performed live on the radio, direct from the Paradise Restaurant, Glen Island Casino, the Meadowbrook, the CafA© Rouge of the Hotel Pennsylvania, and elsewhere. Included are memorable renditions of This Time the Dream's On Me, I Got Rhythm, A Handful of Stars, Jersey Bounce, I Guess I'll Have to Dream the Rest, My Buddy, The Lamp Is Low, and over 40 more ballads, swing tunes, and novelties featuring Miller's vocalists Ray Eberle, Marion Hutton, Tex Beneke, and The Modernaires. Of course, the selections begin with Moonlight Serenade and end with Slumber Song, his opening and closing themes, respectively. In fantastic sound quality and complete with interesting notes, band personnel, dates, and broadcast locations.

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LIVE ON THE AIR 1938-1942
SEPIA RECORDINGS Nov 2017
CD
$20.99

THIS BRINGS US TO 1
PI RECORDINGS Oct 2009
CD
$16.49

The Music of Harold Arlen: 1955 Walden Sessions

Harbinger Records

$18.99 Sep 01, 1997

Harold Arlen, one of America's great composers is celebrated in this historic reissue. Available for the first time on CD, this recording features the great composer himself singing and playing some of this most famous songs. An added bonus is the only recording by the legendary performer Miriam Burton singing a previously unrecorded song form the Broadway show St. Louis Woman. Musical direction and orchestral arrangements by Peter Matz.

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The Music of Harold Arlen: 1955 Walden Sessions
Harbinger Records Sep 1997
CD
$18.99

AMERICANS: THE GOLDEN AGE OF SINGING
VIDEO ARTISTS INT'L Dec 2025
DVD
$28.99

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Lucky To Be Me

Storyville Records

$19.99 Jul 24, 2026

Swedish vocalist Anna Pauline celebrates over two decades in jazz with her new album, Lucky To Be Me, out June 26 on Storyville Records. The album is a culmination of years of artistic exploration, mentorship, and collaborative discovery. It features standout performances, including a trumpet solo by jazz legend Randy Brecker on Pauline's original composition "Just One Song" and a duet with Janis Siegel of The Manhattan Transfer on the title track. This 10-track recording includes one original composition and nine interpretations of jazz standards, cinematic favorites, and musical-theatre classics. The repertoire reflects Pauline's deep engagement with the Great American Songbook, the narrative richness of musical theatre, and the improvisational possibilities of jazz. Each track captures a moment of musical conversation and spontaneous discovery, anchored by Pauline's luminous voice and emotional depth. The project gained momentum in 2023, when Pauline met Siegel in Sweden through pianist Mattias Nilsson. Their first duet sparked a musical understanding that quickly evolved into mentorship and collaboration. Siegel later introduced Pauline to pianist, arranger, and producer John Di Martino, whose arrangements and artistic direction shape the album's sound. Di Martino assembled a group of top New York jazz musicians and crafted each arrangement to showcase both Pauline's voice and the ensemble's improvisational interplay. The sessions were recorded in New York with a strong emphasis on live interaction, allowing the music to unfold naturally. For Pauline, Lucky To Be Me realizes a long-held dream while marking a personal and musical turning point. Recording in New York, the birthplace of much of the music that inspired her, was both symbolic and deeply meaningful. Working closely with Di Martino, Pauline blended her Nordic sensibility with the rhythmic vitality and storytelling of American jazz. This creative dialogue has produced arrangements that honor the original material while highlighting her distinctive interpretive voice. This collaborative approach shapes the album's repertoire, which combines an original composition with reinterpretations of classics from jazz, film, and musical theatre. Tracks like Leonard Bernstein's "Lucky To Be Me" and Michel Legrand's "Les Parapluies de Cherbourg" showcase Pauline's capacity to inhabit each song fully, while Rodgers & Hammerstein's "The Sound of Music" and Josef Myrow's "Autumn Nocturne" highlight her subtle phrasing and improvisational creativity. Collaborators including saxophonist Aaron Heick, trumpeter Freddie Hendricks, and percussionists Khalil Kwame Bell and Vince Cherico bring drive and textural richness to each performance. Recorded at Trading 8s Recording Studio in New Jersey, with duets tracked in Sweden and mixed and mastered by Dave Darlington at Bass Hit Studio in New York City, the album unites two musical worlds: a Nordic jazz voice in dialogue with American tradition, enriched by mentorship and musical lineage. Lucky To Be Me is a celebration of connection, creativity, and the joy of jazz storytelling, bringing together musicians, traditions, and generations in a shared musical journey.

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Lucky To Be Me
Storyville Records Jul 2026
CD
$19.99

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