Samara Joy – Portrait (CD)
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Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, the same room where Blue Note and Prestige captured the essential sounds of the jazz canon, Samara Joy's *Portrait* arrives with serious historical weight behind it. The Bronx-born vocalist won back-to-back Grammy Awards for Best New Artist and Best Jazz Vocal Album, but what's resonating with listeners goes deeper than hardware: she's made jazz standards feel urgent again to a generation that needed someone to show them the way in.
Born out of her time on the road, Samara Joy took her touring band into legendary Van Gelder Studios in February of 2024. This record, appropriately entitled Portrait, is a collection of standards (as well as one original) and features her singular voice, alongside arrangements from this tight-knit young group. The recording tells the story of the community she's created with a new generation of young players and is evocative of the energy of her incredible live show.
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UPC: 602468013150
Label: Verve
Release Date: 10.11.24
Format: CD