I'm in two minds about this latest album just released from jazz singer Cécile McLorin Salvant. At heart there is that incredible voice that is as vivid and powerful as any great jazz singer from the past or present scene. And the album contains at least two or three inspiring songs including the heartbreaker original 'Ghost Song'. I'm not sure that the sean-nós Irish traditional song framing of the album works so well however but where the album really thrives is in its rapport with pianist Sullivan Fortner. As for the covers Salvant's version of Sting's 'Until' works extremely well and I prefer it to the sprawling take on Kate Bush's 'Wuthering Heights'. A record to take your time over and to McLorin Salvant's credit she takes a lot of risks some of which work and some not so well. SG
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