Joyce Didonato - SongplayVinyl LP pressing. 2019 release from renowned mezzo soprano Joyce DiDonato. Songplay is sure to delight not only listeners of opera, but listeners of jazz and tango as well. The album brings together musicians from numerous genres, hand picked by DiDonato in a band led by pianist and arranger Craig Terry. Among them are bassist Chuck Isreals, drummer Jimmy Madison, Lautaro Greco on the bandoneon, and trumpeter Charlie Porter. Joyce DiDonato greets you

Otis Williams

first prize winner of the 2008 Princess Christina Competition and recipient of the special prize in "recognition of an outstanding performance at the Grand Prix Emanuel Feuermann 2014

Johnnie Ray's Just Walking In The Rain

After reaching the bar setting artistic peak with "Bad Hombre" in 2017

No matter how determined and specific I attempted to be

with urgent allegros

An exciting and vibrant cross-section of Brazilian classics presented in today's arrangements

with most of the sounds being mid-1950s

Orchestre Bana Luya (also featuring future Kasai Allstars members) and the accordion-led music of Orchestre Bambala

These songs were then transposed into numerous keys to allow performance by any voice type

The Summoned is a conceptual journey through life and the universe

fiercely English-speaking