Louisa Bey - Blue Thoughts (2006)

It's hard not to fall under the charm of this new female singer who renews the genre, and the task isn't easy. Beyond her fascinating voice, Louisa Bey has a real jazz style and introduces it to us in a songbook presenting her own varied creations, and enhanced with a a few nice arranged covers: Sting's 'Roxanne' has a special depth and Duke Ellington's 'In Sentimental Mood' puts us in a poetic dream. On stage, the collusion with the audience and her band, the trio led by the pianist Alexandre Saada, do the rest, above all when Louisa Bey, with a glance, let one of her three associates start a chorus. Louisa Bey is not an ordinary jazz singer; she is a poetess jazz singer.