Annette Neufer is one of the finest jazzu musicians in Germany. She studied jazz trumpet in Graz (Austria) and Stuttgart and begann in 1995 to work as a singer in the Al Porcino Big Band. A few years later she startet her own careeer and if you listen to this album, you´ll that this was a very good decision:
"Whether you're hearing double-talent Annette Neuffer for the first time, or following her musical progress for some 10 years as I have, you're in for a special treat with her latest release. She swings effortlessly with her lovely sonorous alto voice, never getting shrill or over-selling a good tune. This is real jazz singing. Along with the wisely selected rhythm section of Bernhard Pichl, Rudi Engel & Jens Düppe, Ms. Neuffer creates just the right mood on selections as diverse as the bossa-nova "So Nice", and the deep bluesy "Baby All The Time". Check out her savvy handling of the seldom-heard verse to"Someone To Watch Over Me". And let's not forget her really fine trumpet alongside top tenorist Claus Koch, certainly one of the most swinging inventive saxmen out there today.
Who could ask for anything more?
Keep up the great work, Annette! (by Al Porcino)
"You are a person who's got a lot to say" (Woody Shaw)
"Your sound is beautiful - dark and warm!" (Wynton Marsalis)
Jens Düppe (drums)
Rudi Engel (bass)
Claus Koch (saxophone)
Annette Neuffer (vocals, trumpet, flugelhorn)
Bernhard Pichl (piano)
Tracklist:
01. Only Have Eyes For You (Warren/Dubin) 6.34
02. What A Little Moonlight Can Do (Woods) 4.31
03. Baby, Baby, All The Time (Troup) 5.01
04. Someone To Watch Over Me (I.Gershwin/G.Gershwin) 5.46
05. There Will Never Be Another You (Warren/Gordon) 4.40
06. Summer Samba (Valle/Gimbel) 5.03
07. Now Or Never (Lewis/Holiday) 5.26
08. Easy To Love (Porter) 7.19
09. Shiny Stockings (Foster/Fitzgerald) 6.21
10. This Is Always (Warren/Gordon) 4.43
11. On A Misty Night (Dameron/Fame) 5.13
ARMU 2291
ARMU 2291 (zippyshare)