Vocalist Valerie Joyce debuted with the May 2006 release of New York Blue on Chesky Records. New York Blue is a collection of classic jazz, standards, and pop tunes that showcase the singer's distinctively smoky vocal sound and nuanced performance. Producer David Chesky says, "Valerie has a great feel for the music and has one of the most unique singing voices I have ever heard."
Pianist Andy Ezrin worked with Valerie on the arrangements for the album's 13 tracks that range from tunes by Cole Porter and Rogers & Hart to Miles Davis to the Beatles. They are joined on the album by musicians Lawrence Feldman on saxophones and Eugene Jackson and Tim Lefevre taking turns on bass for a live recording that is pure Chesky.
Tracklist:
A1 It Never Entered My Mind 6:10
A2 Darn That Dream 2:55
A3 Fever 4:29
A4 Moon And Sand 3:08
A5 Golden Slumbers 2:16
A6 Oasis 3:26
B1 Baby Can I Hold You 3:12
B2 Little Wing 3:05
B3 Weaver Of Dreams 3:09
B4 I Fall In Love Too Easily 3:38
B5 Blue In Green 4:31
B6 Everytime We Say Goodbye 5:26
Half-speed mastered by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios
Pressed at Pallas in Germany
