Jazz vocalist supreme Tierney Sutton had to suffer through eight interviews today. Fortunately for her, I was one of them, and her favorite. Look, she said so. Mostly cuz I let her go early and sent her salutations from our mutual friend Joanie Bartels.
Sutton is simply one of the best female jazz singers out there. Together with her trio - make sure you call it the Tierney Sutton Band - she covers all the bases. Gorgeous voice, great arrangements, interesting material. She promises surprises at her show here on Sept. 30th. For one thing, they make up the set list the day of the show. For another, she trusts her band innately, so much so that they operate as equals. "It's not a singer and a backup band," she insisted when we spoke today.
More details in the coming days, but suffice to say if you're in the area you won't want to miss this show.
In a more artsy vein,
Stories Yet To Tell, the new ECM disc by Norma Winstone (voice), Klaus Gesing (bass clarinet and soprano saxophone) and Glauco Venier (piano) promises much as well. I'll be reviewing it for Jazziz Magazine. This same trio recorded
Distances in 2008 for ECM, one of the year's best. Jazziz reviews editor Bob Weinberg said he saw the group on tour last year and they were fabulous. So this could be great.
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