Cecile

lena wrote on the 9th January 2011...

ALLABOUTJAZZ-NEW YORK by Susanne Lorge January 2011 page 11
Cécile McLorin Salvant was born about 60 years after Ernestine Anderson and yet, stylistically, she could easily be mistaken for Anderson's contemporary from another decade (if not for improvements in recording technology). Like Anderson, she connects to her material effortlessly - and engages us with her honest and emotional delivery. Yes, you can hear in her performance all of the influences jazz singers often cite but Salvant does not imitate, does not brandish any well-practiced technique. This past October Salvant won first place in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocals Competition; part of the prize is a contract with Concord Records. While we wait for her first Concord release, we can play (again and again) her debut CD, Cecile (Sysmo Records), recorded this past spring in France with the Jean-François Bonnel Paris Quintet. We'll have to wait even longer - 60 years, maybe - to see if this is one who lasts. My money is that she is.

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