Description
'Just Good Jazz' AILSA McCREARY (vocalist) was born in Toronto, Canada. She studied music at her local performing-arts-based high school, and learned her trade singing in jazz clubs in Scotland. For more than a decade she has been performing great songs with great musicians on both sides of the pond, and is thrilled to have recorded her first album, "When Evening is Nigh", with the cream of the crop in Toronto. Featuring musicians Mark Kieswetter (piano), Ross MacIntyre (upright bass), Adrean Farrugia (piano) and Rod West (trumpet and flugelhorn), "When Evening is Nigh" is a collection of 14 gorgeous tunes - some are classic standards, others lesser known but equally lovely. Special guests on the project include Coleman Tinsley, Reg Schwager and Riquinho Fernandes, along with singers Sophia Perlman, Stacey Joy Long, Beverly Taft and Fred Spek on the bonus track 'Mañana'. The album will be launched at the Jazz Bistro in Toronto, Tuesday June 4th, 2013. From the Scotsman: 'Natural, unaffected girl-next-door approach...lightness of touch and careful phrasing, staying just the right side of breathy.' Track list and personnel: AF - Adrean Farrugia, piano AM - Ailsa McCreary, vocals BT - Beverly Taft, vocals CT - Coleman Tinsley, vocals FS - Fred Spek, vocals MK - Mark Kieswetter, piano RF - Riquinho Fernandes, drums RM - Ross MacIntyre, bass RS - Reg Schwager, guitar RW - Rod West, trumpet and flugelhorn SL - Stacey Joy Long, vocals SP - Sophia Perlman, vocals 1. My Blue Heaven (Donaldson/Whiting) - AM, MK, RM, RW 2. Two Sleepy People (Carmichael/Loesser) - AF, AM, CT, RM, RS 3. Lulu's Back In Town (Dubin/Warren) - AM, MK, RM, RW 4. I Guess I'll Get the Papers and Go Home (Kanner/Prince/Rogers) - AM, MK, RW 5. After You've Gone (Creamer/Layton) - AM, MK, RM, RW 6. I've Got a Great Idea (Connick Jr) - AF, AM, RF, RM 7. If I Had You (Campbell/Connelly/Shapiro) - AF, AM, RF, RM 8. Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep (Berlin) - AM, MK, RM 9. My Ship (Gershwin/Weill) - AF, AM 10. Star Dust (Carmichael/Parish) - AM, RM 11. The Folks Who Live on the Hill (Hammerstein/Kern) - AM, MK, RM 12. Canadian Sunset (Gimbel/Haywood) - AM, MK, RM 13. The Best Things in Life Are Free (Brown/De Sylva/Henderson) - AM, MK, RM, RW 14. Mañana (Is Soon Enough For Me) (Barbour/Lee) - AF, AM, BT, FS, RF, RM, SL, SP.