Best Jazz Vocal Album
‘Duo Encounters’ — Lizzie Thomas
Best Jazz Performance
‘My Foolish Heart’ — Lizzie Thomas feat. Russell Malone
Duo Encounters is the electrifying new album from stellar vocalist Lizzie Thomas. A follow-up to Thomas’ critically-acclaimed 2020 release New Sounds From The Jazz Age, Duo Encounters finds the inventive jazz vocalist demonstrating her warm, sultry vocal stylings and swing sensibility alongside a dozen of her favorite collaborators for a set of intimate and adventurous duets. Thomas is in great company on each track of Duo Encounters, which features performances from pianist Helio Alves, bassists Ron Carter, Dezron Douglas and Noriko Ueda, pianists John Di Martino and Rossano Sportiello, guitarists Russell Malone, Ron Afif and Guilherme Monteiro, percussionist Café da Silva, saxophonist Wayne Escoffery and cellist Mairi Dorman-Phaneuf.
1 Love For Sale — feat. Helio Alves, Piano
2 Willow Weep For Me — feat. Ron Carter, Bass
3 After You Who? — feat. John Di Martino, Piano
4 My Foolish Heart — feat. Russell Malone, Electric Guitar
5 Nature Boy — feat. Café da Silva, Percussion
6 Both Sides Now — feat. Ron Affif, Electric Guitar
7 Have You Met Miss Jones? — feat. Dezron Douglas, Bass
8 Lush Life — feat. Wayne Escoffery, Tenor Sax
9 You’re Getting To Be a Habit With Me — feat. Rossano Sportiello, Piano
10 Smile — feat. Guilherme Monteiro, Guitar
11 Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye — feat. Noriko Ueda, Bass
12 ‘Round Midnight — feat. Mairi Dorman-Phaneuf, Cello
A follow up to New Sounds From The Jazz Age, the release of Duo Encounters on Dot Time Records cements Thomas’ stature as one of New York’s top jazz singers. As she is known to do, Thomas digs deep into the lyrics and uplifts each song, but these performances also convey a sense of happiness and joy at finally having the opportunity to interact with other musicians after the worst days of the pandemic. The album teams Thomas with a dozen major instrumentalists on one duet apiece. Rather than sing a conventional set in front of an accompanying pianist or guitarist, the interpretations are adventurous, filled with close interplay between the artists and contain plenty of variety in instrumentation, mood, and tempos.
Duo Encounters features twelve thoughtful, innovative performances of timeless jazz standards arranged for a duo context, pairing Thomas with a ‘who’s who’ of jazz’s front line. The album begins with a sultry rendition of “Love For Sale”, featuring pianist Helio Alves, which exemplifies, from the very first downbeat, Thomas’ warm vocal tone and the intentionality and soul that the vocalist packs behind every note. Next, Thomas communes with Mr. Ron Carter for a spirited performance of “Willow Weep For Me”. This piece is one of the finest examples of the stellar interplay Thomas employs throughout the release with her duo partners.
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