Name: Samara Joy
Brand: Samara Joy

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

WWDR1435622.1

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Gold

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Download code: No

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Format detail

Import. 80 Gram Vinyl.

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2023-03-24

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Signed copies: No

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Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

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5065014356227

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Gold LP

CD-WWR-4776

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2021-08-27

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630808829147

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Samara Joy

Genre US

Jazz

Label US

Whirlwind Recordings

<p>Samara Joy is an American vocal jazz singer, born in 1998. She gained recognition after winning the 2019 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition. In 2021, she released her debut album, showcasing her exceptional talent and captivating voice.</p>

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Samara Joy is a singing star in the ascendancy: the young vocalist attracted attention in 2019 after winning the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition. Now, the 21-year-old announces her self-titled debut release, which puts her spin on jazz standards from the Great American Songbook.

Produced by Grammy-nominated veteran Matt Pierson, she's joined by jazz guitar virtuoso Pasquale Grasso and his trio (Ari Roland and Kenny Washington) for a release that furthers Joy's reputation as one of America's most promising young jazz vocalists.

Joy's interpretations balance the breezy-fresh feel of a relative newcomer with a reverence for a tradition she is now undoubtably part of. "But Beautiful", "Let's Dream in the Moonlight" and "Jim" pay homage to Billie Holiday's original versions, and she acknowledges the great Nat King Cole with versions of "It Only Happens Once" and "The Trouble with Me is You". "Stardust" is another nod to Cole, showcasing a talent for storytelling well beyond her years. As she says, "There's nothing like hearing someone who understands sing it to you." Moods range from the happy-go-lucky simplicity of "Everything Happens to Me" to the longing of "Lover Man".

Winning the Vaughan award was transformational for Joy. "I was suddenly on the jazz radar. It's still bizarre to think of how fast things have progressed." Since then, Joy has dug deep to discover her jazz roots, without losing sight of the innate simplicity that makes her sound shine. Her first album announces the arrival of a young artist destined for greatness.

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