Suzanna Ross: Suzanna Ross is Bewitched* Not Bothered, Not Bewildered
Suzanna Ross’ debut album has much sophistication.
Lane Bradbury: Mon Histoire en Chansons Françaises (My Story in French Songs)
Bradbury worked hard to convey the songs’ differing emotions and succeeded in turning her slightly frayed voice into an affecting, honest instrument.
Jean Brassard: I Have Lived: Jean Brassard Salutes Aznavour
The artist is an actor. He invests in the material, gesturing to illustrate.
Edith Piaf
September/October 2015 EDITH PIAF by Elizabeth Ahlfors. Piaf was a roller-coaster ride through a life of hard living, desperate loving and the despair of loss, poured out through her gritty songs.
Irina Maleeva: Illusions
In a biographical show, it certainly helps if there is drama, suspense, an international flavor, and some humor in one’s life.