Okay, so sue me: I’m on a bit of a jazz kick lately. This week, I have been jamming out to Renee Olstead’s new album Skylark. In 2004, her self-titled debut knocked my socks off, and I have been patiently awaiting her sophomore album. I absolutely love it! Renee has definitely grown musically, and her style is undeniable.
Enjoy the Track of the Week, “Thanks for the Boogie Ride.” It will have you snapping your fingers and tapping your toes. Listen here on her Rhapsody page.
Attention jazz lovers: If you have not heard Melody Gardot’s first full-length album - shame, shame! Her smooth, slick, uptown jazz is heart stopping. Exhibit A: The Track of the Week, “Worrisome Heart” from her 2008 album of the same name.
Even better is the inspirational story behind her music. Melody was disabled at the age of 19 when she was struck by a car while riding her bike. Her attending doctor believed in the power of music to restore certain cognitive abilities, and so she began to record music from her bed. She still suffers from hypersensitivity to light and sound, and walks with a cane. Despite all this, she keeps a positive attitude. In her own words from her MySpace page: “I see myself in this way: ‘I am able to do some things and unable to do others.’ Thats all.” She is truly a class act, in music and in life.
This song heard best in a quiet room with the volume cranked so you can hear every single wonderful part….Enjoy it here.
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