Cécile McLorin Salvant – Dreams and Daggers (2017) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

One album after another, Cecile McLorin Salvant reminds us she’s anything but the stereotypical “jazz singer”. Revealed to the public in 2013 with her gorgeousWomanChild, she stepped it up a gear two years later with For One To Love, an even more masterful and complete record, on which her voice worked wonders. Born on August 28th, 1989 in Miami, Florida, she studied French law, baroque and vocal jazz in Aix-en-Provence before winning the Thelonious Monk International Competition in 2010 (at only 20, in front of a jury composed of Al Jarreau, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Patti Austin, Dianne Reeves and Kurt Elling!). She went on to display impressive qualities as a composer as well with five original songs on her 2015 album. With Dreams And Dagger the French-American, who now lives in Harlem, is releasing a third album recorded live at Village Vanguard, the New York Mecca of jazz, and at the DiMenna Center, supported by her faithful trio (pianist Aaron Diehl, bass player Paul Sikivie and drummer Lawrence Leathers) and some guests on a few tracks, such as Quatuor Catalyst and pianist Sullivan Fortner. A real choice for the artist, who wishes she could only record live albums, the context in which her band’s sound is most faithfully presented. More classic in its form than her two previous works, Dreams And Dagger is proof of her fluency no matter the repertoire. For a classic like My Man’s Gone Now, for which thousands of versions already exist, she embarks with her voice on unique paths, to astounding effect! Furthermore, Cecile McLorin Salvant fully bonds with her trio, which isn’t just a simple stooge for her amazing voice, but an essential part of her musical world. Once again, she blazes an even deeper trail, far from the Billie/Sarah/Ella Holy Trinity, because as Wynton Marsalis put it: “You only get a singer like this once in a generation or two…”.

Tracklist:
1-01. Cécile McLorin Salvant – And Yet (01:06)
1-02. Cécile McLorin Salvant – Devil May Care (06:56)
1-03. Cécile McLorin Salvant – Mad About the Boy (06:52)
1-04. Cécile McLorin Salvant – Sam Jones’ Blues (03:00)
1-05. Cécile McLorin Salvant – More (03:33)
1-06. Cécile McLorin Salvant – Never Will I Marry (04:03)
1-07. Cécile McLorin Salvant – Somehow I Never Could Believe (09:55)
1-08. Cécile McLorin Salvant – If a Girl Isn’t Pretty (02:55)
1-09. Cécile McLorin Salvant – Red Instead (00:34)
1-10. Cécile McLorin Salvant – Runnin’ Wild (01:39)
1-11. Cécile McLorin Salvant – The Best Thing for You (Would Be Me) (07:12)
1-12. Cécile McLorin Salvant – You’re My Thrill (04:33)
1-13. Cécile McLorin Salvant – I Didn’t Know What Time It Was (06:29)
1-14. Cécile McLorin Salvant – Tell Me What They’re Saying Can’t Be True (05:29)
1-15. Cécile McLorin Salvant – Nothing Like You (03:49)
1-16. Cécile McLorin Salvant – You’ve Got to Give Me Some (06:11)
1-17. Cécile McLorin Salvant – The Worm (01:03)
1-18. Cécile McLorin Salvant – My Man’s Gone Now (06:27)
1-19. Cécile McLorin Salvant – Let’s Face the Music and Dance (06:54)
1-20. Cécile McLorin Salvant – Si j’étais blanche (05:14)
1-21. Cécile McLorin Salvant – Fascination (01:27)
1-22. Cécile McLorin Salvant – Wild Women Don’t Have the Blues (06:51)
1-23. Cécile McLorin Salvant – You’re Getting to Be a Habit with Me (09:53)