Elissa Lala: Touch of Your Voice: New Takes on Chet Baker (OmniTone 15210)

Luxurious, melancholic, movingly passionate new takes of songs associated with Chet Baker, legendary icon of West Coast cool, and well-crafted originals that sound like they're from the Baker songbook.  LA-based, Philly-born Elissa Lala’s fresh, distinctive vocal interpretations are dramatic, striking, and unforgettable.

Elissa Lala's voice leaves a strong imprint on listeners, even after just one listening.  In a jazz world where the true vocal legends are mostly either gone or over-the-hill and where most of the new crop is over-hyped, Elissa Lala is a proverbial breath of spring, demonstrating the maturity and classiness of jazz vocal greats.

Elissa Lala, voice
Alan Pasqua, piano
Darek Oles, bass
Sherman Ferguson, drums
Johnnie Valentino, guitar