Samara Joy is the 22 year old daughter of Antonio McLendon who won The Sarah Vaughn Vocal Jazz Competition in 2019. She has just been signed by the legendary jazz label Verve and releases
her first album for the label "Linger Awhile" today (16 Sep 2022). It is her second album after releasing a self-titled
debut in Jul 2021. Like her last album, the new album has many jazz
standards such as "Misty", "'Round Midnight", "Guess Who I Saw Today" and
"Someone To Watch Over Me".
Samara Joy's voice belies her 22 years and, unsurprisingly, she is from a rich
musical background with, not only her father Antonio, but her
grandparents Goldwire and Ruth McLendon who sang with Philadelphia gospel group The Savettes.
To promote the album a single "Can't Get Out Of This Mood" was released on 5 Aug 2022.
A video for "Guess Who I Saw Today", which Nancy Wilson made her own in 1960 and was also covered recently on Mike Di Lorenzo's "What We Need" album featuring Denise Stewart on vocals, has literally just premiered on
YouTube with the last hour or so.
She also does a version of Thelonius Monk's "'Round Midnight" posted only yesterday by Adam Blackstone & Jazmine Sullivan.
Click on image below for link to where you can buy from.
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artist.
| Rating: | 8 |
| Explicit: | N |
| Genre/Style: | Jazz Standards |
| Format: | Album |
| Media: | Digital |
| Label: | Verve |
| Cat No: | None |
| Date: | 16/09/2022 |
| Price: | £8.99 |
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