HALIE LOREN — Butterfly Blue (2015) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Butterfly Blue, the stunning and soulful new album by international singer and songwriter Halie Loren, evokes poetic images of metamorphosis through struggle and transcendence, tinged with bittersweet melancholy.
"A lot of these songs were chosen because they explored different aspects of imprisonment and freedom," Loren explains. "Many of them have to do with ideas of being beholden to thoughts, feelings, and experiences from which you alone can also free yourself."

Through a soundtrack that includes guitars, piano, organ, double-bass, horns cellos, and layered vocals, "Butterfly Blue” weaves together a diverse and rich musical array of original songs, unique reads on standards, and little-known covers that have been long-treasured pieces of Loren's repertoire. Here, she draws inspiration from blues and soul influences while unapologetically planting one foot in the jazz realm and the other in pop without losing any of the warmth, charm, and sensuality that has always characterized her unique vocal approach, ultimately revealing a deeper, more nuanced side of Loren’s artistry featuring strength and vulnerability in equal measures. Justin Time
Tracklist :
1. Yellow Bird (3:37)
2. I Wish You Love (Que reste-t-il de nos amours?) (4:04)
3. Blue (4:44)
4. Stormy Weather (5:11)
5. Butterfly (4:36)
6. After the Fall (4:11)
7. Our Love Is Here to Stay (3:34)
8. I've Got You Under My Skin (4:11)
9. Danger in Loving You (3:27)
10. Boulevard of Broken Dreams (4:24)
11. Carry Us Through (5:13)
12. Peace (3:35)
Credits :
Halie Loren - Vocals
Matt Treder - Piano, Organ
William Seiji Marsh, Daniel Gallo - Guitars
Mark Schneider - Bass
Brian West - Drums
David Larsen - Saxophones, Clarinet
Joe Freuen - Trombone
Dana Heitman - Trumpet
Rob Birdwell - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Katherine Dudney - Cello

HALIE LOREN – After Dark (2010) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Halie Loren conceives a new style of jazz singer on her fourth album, After Dark. While the lively alto is not averse to putting her own stamp on evergreens like "Bye Bye Blackbird" and "In a Sentimental Mood," her conception also extends to songs borrowed from various branches of the pop/rock era including folk-rock singer/songwriters (Tracy Chapman's "Give Me One Reason" and Joni Mitchell's "Carey"), pop/R&B (Stevie Wonder's "Happier Than the Morning Sun"), and country-pop (Bobbie Gentry's "Ode to Billie Joe"). She is also willing to take on material closely associated with notable interpreters (Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Waters of March," Edith Piaf's "La Vie en Rose"), and to mix in the occasional composition of her own. The package is not as eclectic as all that might make it seem, since Loren sticks to one of two sets of backup musicians, either cutting in her own studio in Eugene, Oregon, with her stage trio (pianist Matt Treder, bassist Mark Schneider, and percussionist Brian West) or outside Nashville with such noted local jazzers as guitarist Jack Jezzro and bassist Jim Ferguson. They find the jazz feel in such seemingly unlikely material as "Ode to Billie Joe," given a bass/drums accompaniment with some sax work by Bryan Cumming, and "Give Me One Reason," which actually is simple enough to provide a platform for improvisation. Throughout, Loren sings with a light touch, even when she's dipping into Portuguese, French, or Italian. When she takes on the classical crossover standard "Time to Say Goodbye," the nominal closing song ("Carey" is billed as a "bonus track"), it has none of the histrionics applied by the likes of Andrea Bocelli. Loren and her musicians never lose sight of their duty to entertain, and that keeps this lengthy, varied set floating along to its conclusion. William Ruhlmann  
Tracklist :
1     After Dark 3:56
John Barranco / Janis Carnes / Rick Carnes
2     Waters of March 4:27
Antônio Carlos Jobim
3     Gray to Grand 4:17
Rick Chudacoff / Halie Loren
4     La Vie en Rose 4:28
Louis Guglielmi / David Mack / Édith Piaf
5     Thirsty 4:17
Halie Loren
6     Bye Bye Blackbird 4:06
Mort Dixon / Ray Henderson
7     Ode to Billie Joe 5:50
Bobbie Gentry
8     Tango Lullaby 3:53
Larry Wayne Clark
9     Beyond the Sea 4:17
A. Lasry / J. Lawrence
10     In a Sentimental Mood 3:38
Duke Ellington / Manny Kurtz / Irving Mills
11     Happier Than the Morning Sun 4:36
Stevie Wonder
12     Give Me One Reason 4:35
Tracy Chapman
13     It's You 4:38
Joyce Cooling / Katherine Margolis / Jay Wagner
14     Time to Say Goodbye 3:56
F. Peterson / Lucio Quarantotto
- Bonus Track -
15     Carey 3:41
Joni Mitchell
Credits :
Baritone Saxophone – Bryan Cumming
Bass, Backing Vocals – Mark Schneider
Cello – Dale Bradley
Clarinet – Denis Solee (faixas: 9)
Drums, Percussion – Brian West
Piano – Matt Treder
Vocals – Halie Loren, John Shipe (faixas: 9)

HALIE LOREN - They Oughta Write A Song ... (2008) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1    They Oughta Write A Song 3:04
Lyrics By – Halie Loren
Music By – Larry W. Clarke
2    A Whiter Shade Of Pale 4:21
Lyrics By – Gary Brooker
Music By – Keith Reid
3    Blue Skies 3:34
Written-By – Irving Berlin
4    Autumn Leaves 3:48
Written-By – Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer, Joseph Kosma
5    Fever 4:05
Lyrics By – Otis Blackwell
Music By – Eddie Cooley
6    God Bless The Child 6:11
Lyrics By – Billie Holiday
Music By – Arthur Herzog, Jr.
7    My Rainbow Race 3:24
Written-By – Pete Seeger
8    Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps 2:19
Lyrics By – Osvaldo Farrés
Music By – Joe Davis
9    How Should I Know 3:56
Lyrics By – Halie Loren
Music By – Larry W. Clarke
10    Summertime 5:05
Lyrics By – DuBose Heyward
Music By – George & Ira Gershwin
11    I Don't Miss It That Much 2:47
Lyrics By – Halie Loren
Music By – Janis Carnes, Rick Carnes
12    The Dock Of The Bay 4:49
Lyrics By – Otis Redding
Music By – Steve Cropper
13    As Time Goes By 4:34
Written-By – Herman Hupfeld
- Bonus Live Tracks From "Stages" -   
14        Free To Be Loved By Me 3:27
Lyrics By – Halie Loren
Music By – Rick Chundacoff
15    I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For 5:44
Written-By – Adam Clayton, Dave Evans, Larry Mullen, Victor Reina
16    Danger In Loving You 3:19
Lyrics By – Halie Loren
Music By – Larry Wayne Clark
17    Sunny Afternoon 3:27
Written-By – Raymond Davis
Tracklist :
Bass – Mark Schneider
Drums – Brian West
Piano – Matt Treder
Trumpet – Tim McLaughlan
Vocals – Halie Loren

HALIE LOREN - Heart First (2012) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist:
1 Woman’s Way 3:40
Written-By – Halie Loren
2 C’est Si Bon 2:57
Lyrics By – Henri Betti
Music By – André Hornez
3 Waiting In Vain 4:57
Written-By – Bob Marley
4 Sway (Quién Serà) 3:43
Lyrics By – Norman Gimbel
Music By – Pablo Beltran Ruiz
5 Heart First 3:13
Lyrics By – Halie Loren
Music By – Larry W. Clarke
6 My One And Only Love 4:01
Lyrics By – G. Wood
Music By – Robert Mellin
7 Feeling Good 4:08
Lyrics By – Leslie Bricusse
Music By – Anthony Newley
8 All Of Me 3:52
Lyrics By – Gerald Marks
Music By – Seymour Simons
9 Tender To The Touch 4:28
Lyrics By – Halie Loren
Music By – Larry W. Clarke
10 Taking A Chance On Love 3:45
Written-By – John Latouche, Ted Fetter, Vernon Duke
11 Lotta Love 3:15
Lyrics By – Neil Young
Music By – Frank Sampedro
12 In Time 3:34
Written-By – Halie Loren
13 Smile 2:52
Written-By – Charlie Chaplin, Geoffrey Parsons, John Turner
14 Crazy Love 3:47
Written-By – Van Morrison
Credits:
Accordion – Seigei Teleshev (tracks: 1)
Accordion [Button] – Seigei Teleshev (tracks: 13)
Bass – Mark Schneider
Cello – Dale Bradley (tracks: 12)
Drums – Brian West
Flugelhorn – Rob Birdwell (tracks: 4,11)
Guitar – William Seiji
Harmonica – Hank Shreve (tracks: 7)
Piano, Electric Piano [Rhodes Piano] – Matt Treder
Trumpet – Rob Birdwell (tracks: 2)
Vocals, Piano – Halie Loren (tracks: 12)