Angela Verbrugge - Somewhere [CD]

In a very casual-sounding way, Canadian vocalist Angela Verbrugge offers truths of the heart, urgent and genuine. A gentle authenticity without pretense that lends a light-hearted tenderness and a speaking naturalness. With the stellar accompaniment of NY and Canadian players such as pianists Ray Gallon & Miles Black, bassists Cameron Brown & Jodi Proznick, and drummers Anthony Pinciotti & Joel Fountain, Angela's take on Bernstein's "Somewhere" is sweetly sustaining, "Born to Be Blue" is a playful piano/voice duet, and "If the Moon Turns Green" is a masterpiece of delicate ardor. Throughout the set, Verbrugge and her band create singular landscapes of feeling that run parallel with these intriguing melodies and lyrics. "Angela Verbrugge sounds very much like a singer from (past) eras but one who has her own individual spin on the music.