Julie Kelly - Happy To Be (2014)

Julie Kelly's new release, Happy to Be, offers up a feast of storytelling that draws from classic vocal jazz, bebop roots and fresh originals. Whether singing her own lyrics to the rollicking Blues According to Orpheus or chiming though the narratives of Phoebe Snow's Harpo's Blues and Antonio Carlos Jobim's Corcovado, Julie's vocals never fail to capture all the senses at once. In her deft hands, song and story embrace, entwine and unerringly enchant.

Personnel:
Julie Kelly: vocals; Bill Cunliffe: piano, synthesizer; Anthony Wilson: guitar; Tom Warrington: bass; Joe LaBarbera: drums; Walter Rodriguez: percussion; Bob Sheppard: saxophone, flute; Clay Jenkins: trumpet; Ron Stout: flugelhorn; Bob McChesney: trombone; Kim Richmond: saxophone; Nick Mancini: vibraphone.