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Album:  Lemon Twist Artist:  Linda Carone Website:  www.lindacarone.com A connoisseur of the jazz parlance, vocalist Linda Carone presents her sophomore release Lemon Twist , combining swing and Latin jazz textures with the sixth sense of a bossa nova sophisticate.  From blues-enriched ballads to festive Latin-imbued romps, Carone takes listeners across ambient vistas and through sublime moods.  The listening experience is truly inviting. The breezy toots of the saxophones form a soft froth of smoke rings, encircling the wistful stride of Jeremy Ledbetter's piano keys ruminating lightly across "Free and Easy," cradled in Carone's sultry vocalese.  She fills listeners in balmy sensations. luring them into the tranquilizing ambience.  "Having It All" transitions into a cat-like strut in George Koller's bass grooves, accentuating Carone's rhythmic vocal purring.   The swinging rhythm of the title track elevates the recording with a flirtatious ...

Album:  Lemon Twist Artist:  Linda Carrone Website:  https://www.lindacarone.com https://lindacarone.bandcamp.com Roots music vocalist Linda Carrone once again charms audiences with her graceful style, feline phrasing and sultry vocalese on her 2023 release Lemon Twist .  A blues stylist reminiscent of vintage performers like Billie Holiday, Rosemary Clooney, and Peggy Lee, Carrone integrates the finery of jazz with the unpretentious melodicism of roots music embellished by a swig of Latin stimulants.     Her repertoire focuses on forgotten gems, classic ballroom jazz, swing standards, and cabaret blues.  Her treatment of the title track, written by Bobby Troup, puts a flirtatious edge on her vocals that grabs the listener's attention as she percolates, "Here is a word to the wise / The top dieticians in town insist / The best source of vitamin C there can be / Is a lemon twist."  Changing to a sultry swagger along "Having It All," Carr...