Jazz Top 10

The Jazz Top Ten reflects what other fans of jazz, as well as rock/pop, blues, electronica and easy listening, are buying now and might give you some good ideas for your next purchase.   
 

1 Susan Wong- Step Into My Dreams

Delving into golden age of pop/folk music from the late 1960's and early 1970's Susan has reinterpreted classics such as the Beatles' 'Something', the Turtles' 'Happy Together', Simon & Garfunkels' 'Sound of Silence' and The Mama's & the Papa's 'California Dreaming' in her own laid-back intimate acoustic pop, folk and bossa nova style.

 

2 Maeve O'Boyle - All My Sins

Produced by Calum Malcolm (The Blue Nile), "All My Sins" is a master class in melodic, folk-tinged pop and features co-writes with, among others, Ricky Ross (Deacon Blue) and Francis Macdonald (Teenage Fanclub).

'There are no misses on this triumphant debut.' Daily Express

 

3 Susan Wong - 511

Susan Wong's second studio album for the Evosound label was produced by Adrien Zerbini in Switzerland in 2009. Laid back acoustic pop and bossa nova influenced arrangements of modern classics such as Windmills Of You Mind, Saving All My Love For You and You Are So Beautiful.

                                                                                              

 

4 Pete Alderton - Cover My Blues

There could hardly be anyone more easy-going than Englishman Pete Alderton, who has put out what was described as blues album of the year. Soaked in the roots of British blues and enriched with its American and African counterparts, Alderton virtually plays himself into intoxication.

 

 

5 Barb Jungr - Man In The Long Black Coat

Jungr's superb interpretations of her musical hero combined with her unique vocal style and arrangements deliver a gorgeous performance on this compilation of Dylan songs.

'...the most significant vocal album of the 21st century thus far.' NY Culture

 

6 Helge Lien Trio - Natsukashii

Recorded in just three days Natsukashii is pierced by dark metaphors as well as a slow-simmering eroticism and channels the entire breadth of the trio's influences - from classical to jazz, from folk to progressive rock.

'Lien reveals perhaps a broader emotional range than previous albums and his virtuosity is less masked in places, developing and exploring musical motifs.' Jazzwise

 

7 Carol Kidd - Tell Me Once Again

Tell Me Once Again, the latest album by Carol Kidd with guitarist Nigel Clark, is full of magical moments and captures the spine-tingling intimacy they excel at in their live performances. 

'...an affecting programme of intelligently selected songs, flawlessly presented.' London Jazz

 

8 Maeve O'Boyle - Intermission

An intimate EP featuring brand new covers and acoustic versions of tracks from Maeve's critically acclaimed debut album 'All My Sins'. 'Intermission' is a snapshot of Maeve's musical journey so far, providing an insight into her influences and earliest forays into songwriting, but most of all an opportunity to hear her exceptional and beguiling voice stripped back.

 

9 Dawn Langstroth - Highwire

Dawn worked with producers George Massenburg and Jon Randall Stewart in Nashville and Toronto to produce the 12 superb tracks that you'll hear on her debut album Highwire.

'Sparkling and spellbinding.' HiFi Choice

 

10 Susan Wong - Someone Like You

Recorded in Nashville in 2007 ‘Someone Like You' is Susan's debut album and features soft and mellow interpretations of classic love songs. Her bestselling album to date, ‘Someone Like You' includes songs from the 1940's standard ‘Over The Rainbow' to the 1990's hit love song ‘When You Say Nothing At All' plus covers of songs from Van Morrison, Buddy Holly and Burt Bacharach