jazz2love

Album:  Wild Is Love Artis:  Naama Label:  La Reserve Records Website:  https://www.naamasings.com Naama sings and swings majestically on her latest release Wild Is Love .  On close inspection, her vocal inflections spur exhilarating sensations and the clarion tone in her vocal nuances cause listeners to pause and take notice.  Her sultry purring is reminiscent of the late Lena Horne, and her creamy crooning is akin to vintage Lainie Kazan.   The recording is elegant and refined like a gold reserve wine that equally satisfies the soul's need to be engulfed in a succor-rich escape. Naama's music is solace for the soul and mind.  Her sleek phrasing through "I Cried For You" intimates a vulnerability that audiences relate to instantly as she asserts, "Every road has a turning / that's one thing you're learning / now I cried for you / what a fool I used to be / my brown two eyes are a little bluer / I found a heart a little bit truer / I cried fo...

Album:  Howlin' at the Moon Artist:  Carmela Rappazzo Label:  Self-Released Website:  https://www.carmelarappazzo.com Showing a penchant for songs meant for intimate settings, vocalist Carmela Rappazzo creates an atmosphere where she is singing privately to the listener on her new recording Howlin' at the Moon .  Track after track, the songs project the impression that she is holding a private conversation with each individual listening.  The warmth emanating from her vocals is calming, and the storytelling-bent in her delivery gives the tracks a poetic stride. The tempos range from slow simmers like "Haunted" to jazzy rompers like the title track, embellished in bop-enriched trimmings.  The swinging rhythm of "Rush of Heat" brings audiences back to the days when marquee magnets like Frank Sinatra and Lena Horne headlined at music halls.  The recording changes to a contemporary pop shading through "State of Grace" as Rappazzo's fluid vocals...