Cecile McLorin Salvant

Cecile McLorin Salvant has already been one of the most striking jazz singers to emerge in years – and here, she pushes her talents even further – as she moves past standard material, into a complex realm that's all her own!

The album's a unified batch of songs dedicated to the European folkloric figure in the title – and Cecile mixes her own material with older songs from a span of centuries – singing in French on most numbers, and with a style that adapts to the needs of the material from track to track! As a result, she's using her voice in ways that we've never heard before – and which we never would have expected – and many of the songs are relatively spare, which brings an even greater focus on the vocals in a way that's incredible.

TRACKS:

• 01. Est-ce ainsi que les hommes vivent?
• 02. La route enchantée
• 03. Il m'a vue nue
• 04. Dites moi que je suis belle
• 05. Doudou
• 06. Petite musique terrienne
• 07. Aida
• 08. Mélusine
• 09. Wedo
• 10. D'un feu secret
• 11. Le temps est assassin
• 12. Fenestra
• 13. Domna N'Almucs
• 14. Dame Iseut