jazz2love

Album:  Jazzy Italian Artist:  Vanessa Racci Label: Zoho Music Website:  https://vanessaracci.com Jazz singer and lyricist Vanessa Racci displays a perkiness relatable to vocalist Allyson Briggs, an iridescent resonance reminiscent of Sarah Brightman, the soulful melodicism characteristic of R&B's Marilyn McCoo, and a vocal elasticity that vibrates with the fiery boldness of vintage pop star Brenda Lee.  Racci's vocals are modelesque while being flexible, easily fitting in with jazz, pop, R&B/soul, and musical theater melodies.  Her sophomore release Jazzy Italian shines the spotlight on contributions that Italian songwriters and performers have contributed to the cabaret jazz landscape with tunes like "Volare," penned by Domenico Modugno, Franco Migliacci, and Dean Martin, and "I’m a Fool To Want You," sung by Italian-American crooner Frank Sinatra, who co-wrote the song with Jack Wolf and Joel Herron.  From tender serenades like "A Sunday Kin...

Album:  Sway Artist:  Patrick Barnett Label:  Self-Released Website:  www.patrickbarnitt.com Sway , the new full length recording from vocalist Patrick Barnitt celebrates swing music with tunes from the Great American Songbook and classic pop/rock archives.  Supported by the Paul McDonald Big Band, Barnitt not only brings back memories of the swing era from the 1950's and '60s but he takes swing music into the 21st century.  Ballads like "The Truth" and "Quando Quando Quando" are canvassed in glistening keys that produce a romantic coloring.  Both tracks  feature Laura Pursell on harmony vocals whose warm timbres imbue the songs with a feminine lilt.  The shooting horns in "The Truth" garnish the tune in fiery trimmings splayed along elegant swells.  The silky strings lining "Quando Quando Quando" are contoured by rolls of breathy guitar silhouettes that frame Pursell and Barnitt's vocals snugly. The record features an original co...