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Abigail Riccards
When the Night is New
2007
Jazz Excursion Records
Abigail Riccards - vocals
David Berkman - piano
Ben Allison - bass
Matt Wilson - drums
Adam Kolker - woodwinds
Ron Horton - trumpet/flugelhorn
Lage Lund - guitar
Rogerio Boccato - percussion
The evolution of jazz has taken many complicated and unexpected turns, but there are many things that were meant to
stay the same. Jazz vocals fall into the latter category. Abigail Riccards Shows a deep respect and dedication to this particular
form. Her trueness to the sound of jazz vocals is what will put her in the forefront of today's female artists.
From the beginning of her first release, When the Night is New Abigail's voice captures you and has you captivated with
a smooth, stylish, almost hypnotizing sound. There is no escaping the feeling that this is what she was meant to do.
Her first selection on this recording draws you in and makes you want more. She delivers on every song: her classic
vocal styling keep you holding on to every note.
With songs by such legendary composers as Rogers and Hammerstein, Ray Noble, Cole Porter, and more recent work by Sting,
Abigail shows that not only can she cover a lot of ground, but she can do it with grace and maintain the original character
of each piece. As far as a first project goes, usually used as a tool to find where a musician's strongest points are ant
test the borders of one's abilities, Miss Riccards has certainly shown versatility and skill in choices of not only music,
but the musicians that accompany her.
She is all but destined to succeed and become one of the all-time great female vocalists, and I look forward to hearing
more from this talented young lady.
Bravo, Abigail!
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