Brenda Earle Stokes has a new album "Solo Sessions
Volume 1" - a solo piano and voice project that was recorded in just under 4 hours
in her hometown of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.
As a follow up to her 2014 studio release Right About Now, she wanted to go
back to the simplicity of her favorite jazz records by recording live with no
overdubs, edits or corrections. What you
hear is exactly what came out in the moment.
She was inspired by many of the great piano/voice duo records
- Ella/Oscar, Tony Bennett/Bill Evans and Fred Hersch/all the singers he has
worked with. There have been very few
albums put out in this voice/piano solo format, which made this project both
terrifying and exhilarating.
Brenda Earle Stokes is a rare jazz artist with a true
command of both the piano and the voice. As a follow-up to her critically
acclaimed 2014 studio album Right About Now, Stokes sought to challenge herself
to dig deep and share the full scope of her talents in the most intimate
setting possible. In her latest album Solo Sessions Volume 1, Brenda explores
the rarely- recorded format of solo piano/voice, showcasing her mesmerizing
fluidity as both singer and pianist. Recorded in a single four-hour session in
her hometown of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, Brenda explores a wide spectrum of
material, including jazz standards, original compositions and seldom-heard
compositions by George Shearing and Steve Swallow. She rounds out the recording
with lush jazz arrangements of songs recorded by k.d. lang, Michael McDonald
and Huey Lewis, showing the full range of her musical curiosities.
The official release date is November 15th.
Check out the first single off the new record:
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