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  | CECILE MCLORIN SALVANT ~ WITH EVERY BREATH I TAKE
NONESUCH 075597896121 (Barcode: 075597896121) ~ USA ~ Jazz
Recorded: 2025 Released: 2026
This is the 9th album by American Jazz vocalist Cecile McLorin SalvantFind albums by this artist. She is accompanied by pianist Sullivan FortnerFind albums by this artist, bassist David WongFind albums by this artist, drummer Kush AbadeyFind albums by this artist and a forty-eight-piece Dutch orchestra, the Metropole OrkestFind albums by this artist, directed by Jules BuckleyFind albums by this artist. The album presents ten tracks, one of which is an original by Salvant and the rest are standards, all arranged by Darcy James ArgueFind albums by this artist.
This is the first orchestral album by Salvant, a project a few years in making, and finally realized. The selection of material and the arrangements all point towards finally entering the “grown up” phrase, which transfers her to the “serious league” of the Jazz singers, rather that breaking new ground and flirting with avant-garde. The listeners will judge if she succeeded in her endeavor, but for me the fact that she manages to keep the aesthetics intact and proves that she can, if she wants, to be as “classy” (from Classic) as Sarah VaughanFind albums by this artist, Ella FitzgeraldFind albums by this artist or Barbara StreisandFind albums by this artist.
Although she gets a lot of help from the Orchestra and the instrumentalists behind her, she still is a wonderful singer, which nobody can deny. I love this stuff, or at least the old sucker in me for great interpretation of a standard I have heard many a time before. For me, she is still as hot as an icing on a cake.
Overall, this is an excellent vocal Jazz album by one of its best American representatives on the contemporary vocal Jazz scene, who constantly keeps developing her Art. Like all of her albums, it is a no brainer for every Jazz lover, especially those who enjoy female vocals recordings. Wholeheartedly recommended!
| | Updated: 22/07/2026Posted: 22/07/2026 | CD 1 Digisleeve Recommend To A Friend |
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