Brigitte Beraha - Flying Dreams (2008)

Second album of a "true jazz singer" whose debut album received an amazing amount of praise. Playing original, melodic Contemporary Jazz with World and Latin flavours, the Brigitte Beraha Group is an imaginative vocal-led Modern Jazz Ensemble who sidesteps obvious Standards to tackle lyrical material. The music, mainly written by Brigitte Beraha but also by other band members, is very much influenced by Brigitte's multi-lingual background and by the likes of John Surman, John Taylor, Kenny Wheeler and Azymuth, Chick Corea, Milton Nascimento and Hermeto Pascoal. The Ensemble, fronted by a vocalist singing songs with lyrics, also becomes an instrumental group when the voice is used as an instrument, allowing to blend in with the trumpet and fluegelhorn so as to create a unique soundscape. "Individualistic, imaginative, ethereal jazz vocalist explores original and contemporary jazz with world and Latin flavours with a fine band featuring pianist Ivo Neame and trumpeter Joe Auckland. Highly recommended." - Time Out