Sophisticated Lady Jazz Quartet - Simpler Times Vol.I-II (2013)

A traditional quartet rooted in the sounds, styles and history of jazz, Sophisticated Lady brings a fresh approach to this music. With a mix of original compositions and new interpretations of classic repertoire this quartet has a sound and aesthetic that is both familiar and new. Sophisticated Lady formed when the musicians met during their graduate studies at USC. Fortuitously so, as it led them to embark upon a creative recording session with the arts/audiophile label Yarlung Records at USC’s Brain and Creativity Institute in its new Camilleri Hall. The session was a throwback to yesteryear minimalist recording techniques with the advantages of modern technology and yielded enough repertoire for two upcoming releases (Fall 2014 & 2015).

The members of Sophisticated Lady have shared the stage and studio locally and around the globe with such notable artists as The Manhattan Transfer, New York Voices, Wynton Marsalis, Jane Monheit, Walter Smith, Bobby Sanabria, Dave Liebman, Kenny Wheeler, Stefon Harris, Monica Mancini, Stevie Wonder, Take 6, John Williams, John Hendricks, Bob Mintzer, Regina Carter, Chick Corea, Alan Pasqua, Plas Johnson, Diana Krall, The Coasters, Fitz and The Tantrums, Henry Mancini Big Band and many more!


Tracks:

Vol.I
01. Bicycles 00:09:17
02. Simpler Times 00:05:19
03. Bop Be 00:05:26
04. Stumbling 00:05:35
05. Los Barriles 00:06:29

Vol.II
01. Hello My Name Is 00:06:52
02. Left Coastini 00:05:21
03. For Sebastian 00:02:55
04. Flutterby Girl 00:08:13
05. Secret Love 00:05:08
06. Sketches of a Melancholy Bass 00:03:03

Personnel:

GARY WICKS,
MISHA ADAIR BIGOS,
JJ KIRKPATRICK,
ANDREW BOYLE.