Regular blog readers may recall that when Antonio McLendon's single "My Baby" was posted last year that their was mention of his daughter Samara who
won The Sarah Vaughn Vocal Jazz Competition
in 2019.
She has only just turned 22 years old (on 22 Jul) and has just been signed by the legendary jazz
label Verve and has an album "Linger Awhile" due on 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 Friday (5 Aug 2022). Be prepared to be 'blown away' and
transported back to the golden age of jazz with her extraordinary vocal
abilities.
The song was written by Frank Loesser and Jimmy McHugh and featured
in the 1942 film "7 Day's Leave" (which starred Victor Mature and
Lucille Ball) sung by Sarah Vaughn.
There is no video for the new single but there is one for a recent
performance of a song Nancy Wilson made her own in 1960, "Guess Who I Saw Today", (which will be included on her new album) and recently covered on Mike
Di Lorenzo's "What We Need" album featuring Denise Stewart on vocals.
Click on image below for link to where you can buy from.
Click icons below for further information or to connect with the
artist.
| Rating: | 8.2 |
| Explicit: | N |
| Genre/Style: | Jazz |
| Format: | Single / Album Track |
| Media: | Digital |
| Label: | Verve |
| Cat No: | None |
| Date: | 05/08/2022 |
| Key/BPM: | 7B/67 |
| Price: | £1 |
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