Cécile McLorin Salvant
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Ghost Song
RecommendedCécile McLorin Salvant (creative director, piano), Ben Tousley (designer), Paul Sikivie (electric bass, synthesizer, bass), Sullivan Fortner (piano, fender rhodes keyboards, background vocals), James Chirillo (banjo), Keita Ogawa (percussion), Alexa Tarantino (flute), Marvin Sewell (guitar), Burniss...
This set features everything from theatrical and folk elements to the kind of rapid-fire Sprechstimme pithiness associated with Garfunkel and Oates (search YouTube), yet its overall themes –... —
Awards:
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Jazzwise, Editor's Choice, March 2022
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AllMusic, Editor's Choice, March 2022
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Downbeat, Editor's Pick, April 2022
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Presto Recording of the Week, 4th March 2022
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2022, Jazz Choice
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Grammy Awards, 65th Awards (2023), Nominee: Best Jazz Vocal Album
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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Ghost Song
RecommendedCécile McLorin Salvant (creative director, piano), Ben Tousley (designer), Paul Sikivie (electric bass, synthesizer, bass), Sullivan Fortner (piano, fender rhodes keyboards, background vocals), James Chirillo (banjo), Keita Ogawa (percussion), Alexa Tarantino (flute), Marvin Sewell (guitar), Burniss...
This set features everything from theatrical and folk elements to the kind of rapid-fire Sprechstimme pithiness associated with Garfunkel and Oates (search YouTube), yet its overall themes –... —
Awards:
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Jazzwise, Editor's Choice, March 2022
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AllMusic, Editor's Choice, March 2022
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Downbeat, Editor's Pick, April 2022
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Presto Recording of the Week, 4th March 2022
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2022, Jazz Choice
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Grammy Awards, 65th Awards (2023), Nominee: Best Jazz Vocal Album
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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New. With Every Breath I Take
Cécile McLorin Salvant (vocals), David Wong (bass), Kush Abadey (drums), Sullivan Fortner (piano), Metropole Orkest, Jules Buckley
Jazz tends to reinvent such material to suit its own musical conventions, so allowing its dramatic function to reassert itself makes for engaging listening (as does the occasional vocal equivalent... —
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Jacob’s Ladder sees Brad Mehldau going into fusion mode, which contrasts nicely with his recent solo and orchestral offering…It ’s a spirited and lively undertaking. —
Awards:
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Jazzwise, Editor's Choice, April 2022
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Presto Recording of the Week, 25th March 2022
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Grammy Awards, 65th Awards (2023), Nominee: Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
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The Guardian, Jazz Album of the Month, March 2022
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This set of animated new pieces moves through a wide range of inspired contemporary material with a rare combination of celebratory energy and grace. That said, we should expect this from any... —
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BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2020, Jazz Choice
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AllMusic, Editor's Choice, September 2020
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Jazz FM, 25 Best Jazz Albums of 2020
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Anyone who thinks they know the full extent of Cécile McLorin Salvant's artistry should listen to Mélusine without delay. —
Awards:
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Jazzwise, Editor's Choice, April 2023
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2023
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Anyone who thinks they know the full extent of Cécile McLorin Salvant's artistry should listen to Mélusine without delay. —
Awards:
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Jazzwise, Editor's Choice, April 2023
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2023
Purchase product
Downloads
Audio formats guide -
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Jacob’s Ladder sees Brad Mehldau going into fusion mode, which contrasts nicely with his recent solo and orchestral offering…It ’s a spirited and lively undertaking. —
Awards:
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Jazzwise, Editor's Choice, April 2022
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Presto Recording of the Week, 25th March 2022
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Grammy Awards, 65th Awards (2023), Nominee: Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
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The Guardian, Jazz Album of the Month, March 2022
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2 Vinyl Records
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Railing against authoritarianism and disinformation, this music has an edge. A heady elixir of the past, the present and an imagined future, it maintains a right to surprise. —
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Jazzwise, Editor's Choice, October 2023
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Stereogum, Best Jazz Albums of 2023
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Awards:
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Grammy Awards, 57th Awards (2014), Nominee: Best Jazz Vocal Performance
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