CÉCILE McLORIN SALVANT — Cécile (2010) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Cecile is the debut album from 2010 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocals Competition winner Cécile McLorin Salvant. Recorded before her Grammy-nominated 2013 major-label debut, WomanChild, 2010's Cecile is a swinging, urbane album that showcases Salvant backed by the Jean-François Bonnel Paris Quintet. With her impeccable phrasing, bell-tone voice, and knack for picking both time-tested and unusual standards, Salvant has been hailed as one of the best jazz vocalists of her generation, all of which is evident on Cecile. Matt Collar
Tracklist
1    Exactly Like You    5:13
 Jimmy McHugh
2    Moody's Mood for Love    3:25
 Jimmy McHugh
3    I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm    3:18
 Berlin
4    I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good    4:35
 Duke Ellington
5    Social Call    3:24
 Jon Hendricks
6    Detour Ahead    2:27
 Frigo / Ellis / Carter
7    No Regrets    4:07
 Ingram / Tobias
8    Frosty Morning Blues    4:43
 Brown
9    Easy To Love     3:27
 Cole Porter
10    I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone    4:36
 Johnson
11    Anything Goes    4:48
 Cole Porter
12    After You've Gone    4:38
 Henry Creamer / Turner Layton
Credits :
Bass – Pierre Maingourd
Drums – Sylvain Gevarec
Ensemble – The Jean-François Bonnel Paris Quintet
Guitar – Enzo Mucci
Piano – Jacques Schneck
Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone – Jean-François Bonnel
Vocals – Cécile McLorin Salvant

ALEXIS COLE — Nearer the Sun (2004) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

A very impressive up-and-coming vocalist, Alexis Cole has a deep voice, a swinging style, and the willingness to take chances. Her CD Nearer the Sun features her creating fresh renditions of standards while accompanied by a fine rhythm section led by pianist Ben Stivers. Among the highlights are a rare vocal version of "Night Train," a cheerful "East of the Sun," Jimmy Rowles' "The Peacocks," and an uptempo "You Make Me Feel So Young." This is a particularly strong effort from a jazz singer well worth discovering. Scott Yanow
Tracklist
1. All the Things You Are (3:47)
2. Night Train (4:29)
3. My Funny Valentine (5:10)
4. East of the Sun (5:21)
5. Poem for #15 (6:00)
6. How Insensitive (3:10)
7. The Peacocks (7:02)
8. You Make Me Feel So Young (4:03)
9. Summer Samba (2:54)
Credits :
Bass – Jon Herbert
Drums – Anthony Pinciotti
Piano – Ben Stivers
Vocals – Alexis Cole

SINNE EEG — Waiting For Dawn (2008) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

 

Tracklist
1. What It Means to Me

2. Let's Stay Awake
3. Waiting for Dawn
4. My Treasure
5. Sudden Change of Weather
6. Snow
7. Stuck
8. Hours of Ours
9. Better Than Anything
10. Brief Hesitation
11. Detour Ahead
Credits :
Bass – Mads Vinding
Drums – Morten Lund
Piano – Lars Jansson
Producer [Vocal] – Boe Larsen
 Producer, Vocals – Sinne Eeg

TRIJNTJE OOSTERHUIS — For Once in My Life : Songs of Stevie Wonder Live (1999-2008) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist
1    You Will Know    0:47
Stevie Wonder
2    I Wish    4:00
Stevie Wonder
3    I Was Made To Love Him 4:04
Written By – Henry Cosby/Lula Mae Hardaway/Stevie Wonder/Sylvia Rose Moy
4    Pastime Paradise    3:48
Stevie Wonder
5    Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing    3:37
Stevie Wonder
6    Lately    2:37
Stevie Wonder
7    Overjoyed    1:30
Stevie Wonder
8    For Once In My Life 3:17
Written By – Orlando Murden/Ronald Miller
9    All I Do 5:01
Written By – Stevie Wonder/Clarence Paul/Morris Ervin Broadnax
10    Higher Ground    5:05
Stevie Wonder
11    Living For The City    5:01
Stevie Wonder
12    These 3 Words    5:30
Stevie Wonder
13    Love's In Need Of Love Today    4:59
Stevie Wonder
14    Sir Duke    4:48
Stevie Wonder
15    Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours 3:14
Written By – Lula Mae Hardaway/Stevie Wonder/Syreeta Wright/Lee Garrett
16    Superstition    3:28
Stevie Wonder
17    Do I Do    12:38
Stevie Wonder
18    My Cherie Amour 4:03
Written By – Henry Cosby/Sylvia Rose Moy/Stevie Wonder
Credits :
Bass – Michel van Schie
Drums – Cyril Directie
Executive Producer, Lead Vocals – Trijntje Oosterhuis
Guitar – Leendert Haaksma
Keyboards – Thomas Bank
Percussion – Anthony Tolsma
Saxophone [Tenor] – Peter Lieberom
Trumpet – Jan van Duikeren
Vocals – Berget Lewis, Keith John

CLARE TEAL — A Tribute To Ella Fitzgerald (2016) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist
1. I've Got You Under My Skin (2:57)
2. Begin the Beguine (3:57)
3. I Get A Kick Out Of You (3:55)
4. Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead (3:32)
5. Night And Day (2:46)
6. Anything Goes (3:18)
7. That Old Black Magic (4:24)
8. Too Darn Hot (3:45)
Credits :
Arranged By – Colin Skinner, Trevor Brown (10)
Leader – Chris Dean
Performer – The Syd Lawrence Orchestra
Vocals – Clare Teal