SYLVIA BROOKS/The Arrangement- Midwest Record Review – Best Jazz Vocal Albums 2017

May 23, 2017 | News

The queen of jazz noir changes her look and sound a bit but the cover shot still smacks of a femme fatale slinking down a hotel hallway. Corralling the crème of LA’s jazzbo community to assist at all levels of the game, she writes a little more, digs some different sounds, but never loses sight of her laser focus as being a top jazz singer that understands her lyrics and knows how to make them new. Chops like this are practically one of a kind and are not to be missed. The reigning queen reigns on.

– Chris Spector- Midwest Record

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