Invitation Valerie Joyce

Domeniss · April 9, 2020

Artists: Valerie Joyce

Genre: Jazz

ALBUM CREDITS:

Produced and Arranged by Michael Wolff
Engineered by:

Seattle sessions - Masa Fukudome & Steve Culp
NYC session - Butch Jones

PROVENANCE:

Recorded to 2" analog tape and mixed to 1/2" analog tape. The analog mix tapes were then digitized to DSD256.

The trouble with jazz singing is that so many can't agree on what it is. Those who love the vocal gymnastics of some singers with their improvised 'scatter gun' approach dismiss with a sneer those whose emphasis is on the expressive beauty of a ballad. It's why Diana Krall's lovely string albums have been dismissed in some quarters and why Stacey Kent, one of the finest interpreters of the great standards, remains relatively unknown today- except for those who know. Yet on hearing Krall, Kent and Tierney Sutton for the first time, you soon realize they have something very special- a distinctive sound and presence. And so it is with Valerie Joyce, a new name to me. On this rather relaxing, or at least low-key jazz release, Valerie Joyce's beautiful, smooth and often whispering voice is definitely highlighted.

#	Song Title	Duration
1.	Invitation	6:15
2.	Day by Day	3:46
3.	Day Dream	3:33
4.	And I Love Him	4:15
5.	The Lamp Is Low	4:49
6.	Circle Dancing	4:37
7.	Bengal	5:26
8.	A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing	3:04
9.	Thanatos	4:00
10.	Ana Maria	5:15