Incredible Vocalists on Sunnyside!
We're proud to reissue three great releases by the legendary
Norma Winstone!
Available Now!
It was in the effort of getting permission to write lyrics to “The Peacocks” that celebrated vocalist Norma Winstone made the acquaintance of the great pianist/composer Jimmy Rowles, who had made a name for himself as the expert accompanist to Sarah Vaughan, Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday. When asked who would play the piece with her, she subtly asked if Rowles himself would.
The subsequent recording Well Kept Secret was the product of their one meeting in Los Angeles in October 1993 and features bassist George Mraz, drummer Joe La Barbara and a guest appearance by Stacy Rowles on flugelhorn playing inspired takes on standards.
Norma Winstone is one of the most recognizable vocalists from the United Kingdom. During her nearly 50-year career, she has performed in many varieties of situations, from the improvisatory world of avant-garde to the classic tastefulness of the jazz songbook. Recorded in 1997, Winstone’s Manhattan In The Rain found her alongside some longtime companions, pianist Steve Gray (of Sky fame), bassist Chris Laurence and woodwind master Tony Coe performing a wonderful collection of jazz standards, all arranged by Gray.
There are some musical relationships that are just sublime. Vocalist Norma Winstone has had innumerable musical partnerships over her nearly 50-year career but none have lastest as long or have been as fruitful as the one with pianist John Taylor. The duo’s recording Like Song, Like Weather from 1996 found them reunited performing standards and recreations of tunes by their contemporaries, including Steve Swallow, Paul Bley and Kenny Wheeler, with lyrics written by Winstone herself.
Coming Soon!
Jay Clayton & Kirk Nurock - Unraveling Emily (Nov. 3)
An air of mystery surrounds the work of Emily Dickinson. The beloved writer spent most of her time away from the public’s eye amassing a collection of poetry that has fascinated readers for decades. Her short, gnomic verses are a perfect fit for vocalist Jay Clayton and composer Kirk Nurock.
On their new recording, Unraveling Emily, Nurock weaves Clayton’s innovative vocalizing into surreal compositional soundscapes. Nurock overdubbed multiple layers of Clayton’s singing and speaking, with varying ambience, echo and spatial relationships. A haunted theatrical quality appears, as if Dickinson’s ghost is trying to tell a story, without beginning or end. A handful of poems were set as heart-rending ballads. The quiet “All This and More” has an uplifting feel, while “Will There Really Be a Morning?” is devastating in its blunt emotionality. Clayton’s mastery is in full voice on “A Something In a Summer’s Day” and the duo really make Dickinson’s words swing on “I May Remember Him.”
Upcoming Sunnyside Releases:
Oct. 20 - Michael Leonhart Orchestra - "In The Kingdom of MQ" Single
Jan. 19 - Clovis Nicolas - Freedom Suite Ensuite
Jan. 26 - Wayne Escoffery - Vortex
Sunnyside Artists Live:
Oct. 21 - Harriet Tubman @ BRIC Jazz Fest - Brooklyn, NY
Oct. 21 - Dan Tepfer @ Ball State U. Hahn Recital Hall - Muncie, IN
Oct. 23 - Guilhem Flouzat Trio @ Il Torrione - Ferrara, Italy
Oct. 23 - Michael Leonhart Orchestra @ Our Savior NY Church - NYC 6:30
Oct. 23 - Greg Reitan Trio @ Dizzy's Club Coca Cola - NYC
Oct. 24 - Kevin Hays New Day Trio @ Academiezaal - Truiden, Belgium
Oct. 24 - Guillermo Klein @ Bar LunAtico - Brooklyn, NY
Oct. 24-25 - Azar Lawrence @ Jazz Standard - NYC
Oct. 25 - Kevin Hays New Day Trio @ Altes Pfandhaus - Cologne, Germany
Oct. 26 - Kevin Hays New Day Trio @ Zig Zag Jazz Club - Berlin, Germany
Oct. 27 - Aaron Goldberg @ The Cube 521 - Marnach, Luxembourg
Oct. 27 - Kevin Hays New Day Trio @ Birdland Jazz Club - Neuberg, Germany
Oct. 27 - Scott Tixier Quartet @ Salle Grillen - Colmar, France
Oct. 28 - Guilhem Flouzat Trio @ Stanisława Noakowskiego 16 - Warsaw, Poland
Oct. 28-31 - Kevin Hays New Day Trio @ Café Museum - Passau, Germany
Oct. 28 - Scott Tixier Quartet @ Le Cri Du Port - Marseille, France
Oct. 29 - Aaron Goldberg @ Jazzdock - Prague, Czech Republic
Oct. 30 - Aaron Goldberg @ Conservatori de Liceu - Barcelona, Spain
Oct. 31 - Nov. 1 - Guilhem Flouzat Trio @ Sunside - Paris, France
Nov. 1 - 9 Horses @ Colorado Mesa University - Mesa, CO
Nov. 1 - Kevin Hays New Day Trio @ Pizza Express - London, UK
Nov. 1 - Scott Tixier Quartet @ Ronnie Scott's - London, UK
Nov. 2 - Aaron Goldberg @ Centro Cultural e de Congressos - Caldas da Rainha, Portugal
Nov. 2-5 - Benny Green @ SF Jazz Center - San Francisco, CA
Nov. 3 - Guilhem Flouzat Trio @ Jazz Loft - Cologne, Germany
Nov. 3 - Cristina Pato Quartet @ Memorial Hall, UNC - Chapel Hill, NC
Nov. 3 - Edward Simon @ Poncho Concert Hall/Earshot - Seattle, WA
Nov. 3 - Scott Tixier Quartet @ Moods - Zurich, Switzerland
Nov. 3-5 - Vinicius Cantuaria @ Dizzy's Club Coca Cola - NYC
Nov. 4 - 9 Horses @ Columbia City Theatre - Seattle, WA
Nov. 4 - Guilhem Flouzat Trio @ World of Basses - Reutlingen, Germany
Nov. 4 - Edward Simon @ Jazz Bakery - Los Angeles, CA
Nov. 4 - Scott Tixier Quartet @ Jazzclub Unterfahrt - Munich, Germany
Nov. 5 - 9 Horses @ Bainbrdige Performing Arts Center - Bainbridge Island, WA
Nov. 5 - Edward Simon @ Constellation - Chicago, IL
Nov. 6 - 9 Horses @ Illinois St. University - Normal, IL
Nov. 6 - Benny Green @ Kuumbwa Jazz Center - Santa Cruz, CA
Nov. 8 - Lucian Ban Elevation @ Benaroyal Hall/Earshot - Seattle, WA
Nov. 11 - Jamie Baum Short Stories @ Jazz Gallery - NYC
Nov. 11-12 - Kurt Rosenwinkel Caipi @ SFJAZZ - San Francisco, CA
Nov. 14 - Cristina Pato Quartet @ Bruno's Café - Erie, PA
Nov. 14-16 - Benny Green @ Cotton Club - Tokyo, Japan
Nov. 16 - Cristina Pato Quartet @ Richardson Auditorium - Princeton, NJ
Nov. 16 - Roswell Rudd @ Dizzy's Club Coca Cola - NYC
Nov. 17-18 - Benny Green @ Mapo Arts Center - Seoul, South Korea
Nov. 18 - Davy Mooney @ Bar Next Door - NYC
Nov. 21 - Dominique Eade & Ran Blake @ Park Ave. Armory - NYC
Nov. 22 - Diego Barber @ Cornelia St. Café - NYC
Nov. 30 - Rebecca Martin @ Casa da Música - Porto, Portugal
Don't forget the Mingus Big Band every Monday @ Jazz Standard in NYC!
