Album Review: Dream from Nancy Newman
Album: Dream Artist: Nancy Newman Label: Self-Released Website: https://nancynmusic.com/ Vancouver, British Columbia jazz vocalist and songwriter, Nancy Newman has the effect of a nightingale's call, enshrouding the listener in wispy plumes of tranquility. Her 2025 release Dream is her third endeavor as a solo artist. She describes it features “9 jazzy interpretations of classic pop and jazz standards.” Her commanding vocalese as an intoxicating storyteller sweeps across the listener's ears like a gentle breeze, warm to the touch and tender on the soul. Newman projects an intimacy with her audience in her rendering of "Moonraker," helmed by her fluid vocal sonorous and buttressed by the soft embers of Jennifer Scott's keys and Bill Buckingham's synth, supported by the steady beats of Rene Worst's bass and Buff Allen's percussion. It is as though Newman knows instinctually how to reach into the depths of a dreamer's reflections. Fro...