Nicki Parrott - Sakura Sakura

Songs dedicated to the season of spring!

Jazz bassist & vocalist Nicki Parrott releases an album devoted to the theme of Spring, a season filled with hope and celebration of new life. She performs standards such as "April In Paris," "April Showers," "I Love Paris," and more, as well as "Sakura Sakura" which is a Japanese traditional song about cherry blossoms, which she sings in Japanese.

A stellar team of New York-based musicians supports the leader. Nicki's sister Lisa Parrott is prominently featured on soprano and baritone saxophone, and the participation of the great young trumpeter Dominick Farinacci is a welcome surprise. Another twist is bassist Martin Wind, who plays cello instead of his usual instrument in this album.

"She has that special gift you cannot buy in a music store." — Les Paul

"A double threat: she plays the bass fabulously, and has a singing voice that shares the relaxed sexiness of Julie London and the coquettishness of Blossom Dearie." — Swing Journal

"Worth hunting the web for!" — Russell Davies, BBC

Features:
• Single Layer Stereo SACD
• This disc will ONLY work on a Super Audio Disc Player

Musicians:
Nicki Parrott, vocals, bass
John Di Martino, piano
Lisa Parrott, soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone
Paul Meyers, guitar
Tim Horner, drums
Dominick Farinacci, trumpet
Martin Wind, cello

 

1. April In Paris

2. April Showers

3. Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White

4. It Might As Well Be Spring

5. Sakura Sakura

6. Some Other Spring

7. I Love Paris

8. Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most

9. Spring Is Here

10. Suddenly It’s Spring

11. There’ll Be Another Spring

12. They Say It’s Spring

13. You Must Believe In Spring

14. I’ll Remember April

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