Jackie Ryan - Passion Flower - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Extraordinary, a world-class talent! At the very top level of jazz vocal art. - LA Times. Jackie turns up the heat on the thrilling tour de fource through the range of romantic feelings. 14 songs each portraying a specific emotional stage of a relationship, from first loves to last. Legendary Red Hollowayignites the session with his soulful sax, backed by Jeff Hamilton on drums (a 2006 Grammy nod for his Diana Krall CD) plus Tamir Hendleman (piano) and Larry Koonse (guitar).

Seven-time Grammy nominee and Grammy Award winner John Clayton joins Jackie Ryan (considered by Jazz Times to be Inchone of the outstanding jazz vocalists of her generation and, quite possibly, of all time - rivaling the dexterous sass Sarah Vaughan and the scintillating verve of Diana KrallInch) to deliver a tour de force through a myriad of jazz idioms - from blues & gospel flavored jazz gems, to sultry & sassy love songs, a luscious Spanish ballad, and a sensational original penned by lyricists Marilyn and Alan Bergman, multiple Grammy, Emmy & Academy Award nominees (InchThe Way We WereInch, InchWindmills of Your MindInch, InchYou Don't Bring Me FlowersInch) - all backed by 3-time Grammy nominee piano phenomenon Gerald Clayton and a host of the nation's leading artists. Ms. Ryan has been the featured artist on NPR, Primetime A&E, CNN TV, and Voice of America.

Make every day Valentine's Day with Inchone of the outstanding vocalists of her generation and, quite possibly, of all time, as Jazz Times states. Featured on NPR, Voice of America, CNN TV, InchJackie bridges gaps between both geography and generations,Inch as Billboard aptly states, and delivers 15 songs you can both fall in love with... and fall in love to. Whether you are in the mood for a sensuous Brazilian love song, or a passionate Spanish bolero, a rarely performed jazz gem or a sizzling classic, or maybe you just feel like swinging - young or young at heart - these songs keep the home fires burning. Legendary two-time Grammy-Award nominees Ernie Watts and Red Holloway ignite the sessions, backed by Jon Mayer, Tamir Hendleman, Jeff Hamilton and more.