Tessa Souter - Beyond The Blue (2012)

Beyond the Blue finds Tessa Souter s crystalline voice and visceral authenticity in rare form as she leads an all-star jazz ensemble on 12 superbly imaginative arrangements of songs from the classical canon. Souter gives ample space to the extraordinary soloists, making it especially satisfying for lovers of instrumental jazz. Truly a one of a kind record!

Tracklist:

01. Prelude To The Sun (Beethoven's Symphony No.7, 2nd Movement) (3:55)
02. Beyond The Blue (Chopin's Prelude In E Minor, Opus 28, No.4) (6:01)
03. The Lamp Is Low (Ravel's Pavane. Adapted By Peter De Rose & Bert Shefter) (6:42)
04. Chiaroscuro (Tomaso Albinoni's Adagio In G Minor) (5:31)
05. Dance With Me (Borodin's Polovetsian Dances) (5:04)
06. Noa's Dream (Schubert's Serenade) (4:44)
07. En Aranjuez Con Tu Amor (Rodrigo's Concierto De Aranjuez) (7:08)
08. My Reverie (Debussy's Reverie. Lyric: Larry Clinton) (4:37)
09. Sunrise (Brahms' Symphony No.3, 3rd Movement) (4:45)
10. Baubles Bangles And Beads (Borodin's String Quartet In D, No.2, 2nd Movement. Adapted By Robert Wright & George Forrest) (4:22)
11. The Darkness Of Your Eyes (Faure's Pavane) (5:08)
12. Brand New Day (Faure's Elegy) (5:26)

Personnel:

Tessa Souter - vocals
Gary Versace - accordion
Joel Frahm - saxophone
Steve Kuhn - piano
Joe Locke - vibraphone
Billy Drummond - drums
David Finck - bass