Gloria Cooper- Dedicated to You (CD)
With a focus on music by jazz composers and musicians, originally performed and recorded as instrumentals, New York pianist/vocalist Gloria Cooper and producer, arranger and trumpeter Don Sickler present an intriguing new repertoire for vocalists. Featured are works by Hank Mobley, Tommy Turrentine, Renee Rosnes and James Williams along with two standards - the title track and Johnny Mercer's classic Come Rain or Come Shine. "At the piano, she displays excellent technique, a masterful touch, flawless time and a comprehensive post-bop vocabulary... " All About Jazz. "... a haunting voice and a romantic, imaginative piano style." Cadence Magazine.
Tracklist:
- All My Love, Especially for You
- Just a Little Boy
- Garden in the Sand
- Two Reflect as One
- Dedicated to You
- Seabreeze
- Something Unusual
- You Never Leave My Mind
- Reveling in the Beat
- Big Brown Eyes
- Without You
- Come Rain or Come Shine
With a focus on music by jazz composers and musicians, originally performed and recorded as instrumentals, New York pianist/vocalist Gloria Cooper and producer, arranger and trumpeter Don Sickler present an intriguing new repertoire for vocalists. Featured are works by Hank Mobley, Tommy Turrentine, Renee Rosnes and James Williams along with two standards - the title track and Johnny Mercer's classic Come Rain or Come Shine. "At the piano, she displays excellent technique, a masterful touch, flawless time and a comprehensive post-bop vocabulary... " All About Jazz. "... a haunting voice and a romantic, imaginative piano style." Cadence Magazine.
Tracklist:
- All My Love, Especially for You
- Just a Little Boy
- Garden in the Sand
- Two Reflect as One
- Dedicated to You
- Seabreeze
- Something Unusual
- You Never Leave My Mind
- Reveling in the Beat
- Big Brown Eyes
- Without You
- Come Rain or Come Shine