MUSIC

Now available on Candid Records "Tales of Love and Longing" Click here to Order Now! also available at iTunes Europe & UK

Sheila Cooper: vocals, alto saxophone
Fritz Pauer: piano

Video #1 - Sheila Cooper & Fritz Pauer
Video #2 - Sheila Cooper & Fritz Pauer

“What I like best about Tales of Love and Longing is that there are jazz duo albums, like a saxophone and piano, and intimate vocal albums, like a singer and pianist; this new project is the first time I have ever heard an album that’s both at the same time...it takes an uncommon talent to master both muses...”

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Music journalist and author Will Friedwald, from the liner notes

Now available on Panorama Records "While the World is in Slumber" Click here to Order Now!

Sheila Cooper: vocals, alto saxophone
John Hart: guitar
Chris Berger: acoustic bass
Marcello Pellitteri: drums

1. It's All Right With Me
2. Tulip or Turnip
3. Warm Valley
4. Cry Me A River
5. An Occasional Man
6. Brookliner Boogaloo
7. Too Close For Comfort
8. In The Still of the Night
9. 100 Easy Ways to Lose a Man
10. Love's Echo
11. Stardust

Audio Samples

(A) "Tulip or Turnip" is a charming treatment of a seldom-heard Ellington tune.

(B) "Cry Me A River" (Hamilton) a fresh harmonic and rhythmic approach breathes new life into this popular standard.

from Sheila's compact disc on Panorama Records "Since You Were Mine" Click here to Order Now!

Sheila Cooper: alto saxophone, vocals
Renee Rosnes: piano
Scott Colley: acoustic bass
Billy Drummond: drums

1. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
2. Meet Me At No Special Place
3. You Turned The Tables On Me
4. Shall We Dance
5. The Thrill Is Gone
6. Lonely House
7. I Wake Up In The Morning Feeling Fine
8. I'll Build A Stairway To Paradise
9. If I Only Had A Brain
10. The Gentleman Is A Dope

Audio Samples

(A)"You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To" is an uptempo swing version of Cole Porter's timeless classic which has been popular with jazz musicians for decades. "

(B)"You Turned the Tables on Me" (Alter/Mitchell), a lesser-known song usually done as a medium swing tune, is given new dimension in this rendition as a tender ballad.