FYC for best jazz vocal album: New jazz standards, vol 7: The music of carl saunders

“...a grand slammer of a performance. It touches all the bases of excellence. It will not only attract new listeners to Pacowski but also propel the music of the great Carl Saunders out to discerning listeners.” - Nick Mondello

— Bebop Spoken Here (UK)

FULL TRACKS

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    August In New York 3:37
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    High On Blueberry Pie 4:24
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  3. 3
    Theme For Jobim 4:47
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  4. 4
    Feels Like Home 4:26
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  5. 5
    Is That Asking Too Much 4:57
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  6. 6
    Looking At You 4:19
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  7. 7
    I Need A Dream 3:30
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  8. 8
    Sweet Talk 6:22
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  9. 9
    You're So Cute 4:19
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  10. 10
    Do Be Do Be Do 3:35
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  11. 11
    Alone 3:38
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  12. 12
    Can You Dig Being Dug 5:41
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  13. 13
    Always In My Heart 4:31
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    Minute Waltz 2:04
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ABOUT MARINA PACOWSKI

Born in France and based in LA, Marina Pacowski is an award-winning jazz vocalist and concert pianist. A true improvising vocalist, she has performed at The Jazz Bakery and The Lighthouse and was featured in a tribute to Kenny Burrell at Catalina. She received a Jazz Excellence Award at Vitello’s (presented by KJazz’s Rhonda Hamilton) and was a special guest at Catalina for the Salute to Black Legends, honoring Ella Fitzgerald. On piano, she has toured internationally, performing extensively in France, Italy, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, and Belgium, as well as the US. Composers write virtuosic pieces for her, and she has recorded a piano concerto written for her by Frank Proto, accompanied by Cincinnati Symphony soloists. Her new Summit Records CD “New Jazz Standards Volume 7: The Music of Carl Saunders” has received rave reviews and worldwide airplay.

REVIEWS

“An outstanding vocalist with a truly hip and deeply swinging approach. She’s perky, got flair, and uber-style. One can easily sense a deep familiarity with Saunders’ material, as well as the trumpeter’s highly unique improvisations. Her time, pitch sense, and diction are all dead-on. She can easily cover the broad range of material here from the hip to the balladic to the hard-swinging. The supporting ensemble is simply magnificent, buying completely into both the vibe of the date and that of its honored subject.” - Nick Mondello

— Bebop Spoken Here (UK)