Laura Altman - Holy Trinity - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Mercury nominated trumpet player and composer Laura Jurd releases second solo album Rites & Revelations. Heavily influenced by folk music and pulled toward Celtic traditional music, Laura draws on her English and Scottish roots and is blessed with the collaborative powers of Martin Green & Ultan O'Brien. The album culminates a journey of exploration for Laura, rich with renaissance song, earthy drones, lilting jigs and highly ornamented ballads, Rites & Revelations is a personal renaissance. Album Tracks 1. Offering 2. Bide Your Time 3. What Are You Running Towards? 4. You Again 5. Lighter & Brighter 6. Life 7. Praying Mantis 8. Back to Life 9. St James Infirmary 10. Step Up to the Altar

Album Tracks 1. Utempia 2. Reverse 3. Time Creases 4. Point Du Temps 5. Cruauté 6. Time Thieves 7. Black Light 8. See 9. Lie 10. Nerf de la Guerre 11. Rhinocéros 12. Je N'ouble Personne 13. Meaning 14. C'est Vous Qui Passez

Toronto-based French/American Jazz singer Laura Anglade is making a name for herself in the jazz world. Continuing the tradition of the great ladies of jazz - Laura's singing is reminiscent of many of the great vocal stylists of the 20th century including Anita O'Day, Shirley Horn, and Blossom Dearie, but her voice is uniquely her own. Accompanied by guitarist Sam Kirmayer (and accordionist Benjamin Rosenblum on two tracks) - their new recording Venez donc chez moi is an homage of sorts, and a nod to Laura's beloved France. It features jazz versions of French classics made famous by Maurice Chevalier, Boris Vian, Edith Piaf, and Jacques Brel to name a few. She digs emotionally and eloquently into a standard, her story-telling abilities portray a soul beyond her years. Album Tracks 1. Venez Donc Chez Moi 2. J'aime Paris Au Mois de Mai 3. La Chanson de Maxence 4. Que Reste-T-Il de Nos Amours ? 5. Jamais Je Ne T'ai Dit Que Je T'aimerai Toujours 6. Précy Jardin 7. Vous Qui Passez Sans Me Voir 8. Pleure Pas 9. Chez Laurette 10. Ce Matin-Là 11. La Valse Des Lilas