There is no dearth of singing sirens in today's jazz scene. I'm tempted to start naming a few off the top of my head, but the list is so long I'm bound to offend someone by leaving out a name or two (or, given the length of the list and the way my memory has worked as of late, a dozen or two). Every one of them has particularly endearing qualities, and it's often difficult to pick one or two ou...
Ecompassrosa has a take on Valentine's Day that I can identify with. And, despite our shared disdain, I, too, will offer a selection in honor of the upcoming celebration d'amour.You could pick just about any song off Tierney Sutton's I'm With the Band, and you wouldn't go wrong, but I'm particularly fond of her version of Irving Berlin's Let's face the Music and Dance. There's just something ...