Label: OA2 Records
Format: CD
Barcode: 0805552222821
Catalog number: OA2 22228
Releasedate: 07-03-25
Format: CD
Barcode: 0805552222821
Releasedate: 07-03-25
"No maybes; for Verbrugge, now is definitely the time," JazzTimes
“Angela Verbrugge sounds very much like a singer from (past) eras but one who has her own individual spin on the music.…highly recommended." - LA Jazz Scene
“Angela Verbrugge sounds very much like a singer from (past) eras but one who has her own individual spin on the music.…highly recommended." - LA Jazz Scene
In a very casual-sounding way, Canadian vocalist Angela Verbrugge offers truths of the heart, urgent and genuine. A gentle authenticity without pretense that lends a light-hearted tenderness and a speaking naturalness. With the stellar accompianment of New York and Canadian players such as pianists Ray Gallon and Miles Black, bassists Cameron Brown and Jodi Proznick, and drummers Anthony Pinciotti and Joel Fountain, Angela's take on Bernstein's "Somewhere" is sweetly sustaining, "Born to Be Blue" is a playful piano/voice duet, and "If the Moon Turns Green" is a masterpiece of delicate ardor. Throughout the set, Verbrugge and her band create singular landscapes of feeling that run parallel with these intriguing melodies and lyrics.