Styles: Jazz, Vocal
Year: 2011
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:10
Size: 108,3 MB
Art: Front
(3:13) 1. Taking A Chance On Love
(3:37) 2. The Look Of Love
(3:04) 3. Making Whoopee
(4:57) 4. Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
(4:18) 5. Close Your Eyes
(3:42) 6. The Queen Of Overthinking
(4:01) 7. When I Look In Your Eyes
(3:02) 8. All The Things You Are
(3:50) 9. Agua De Beber
(4:43) 10. Save Your Love For Me
(4:53) 11. Lush Life
(3:46) 12. Frim Fram Sauce
Acclaimed London jazz vocalist and West End actress Claudia Morris has been thrilling audiences around the UK with her inimitable style showcasing a range of genres. Claudia trained both as a classical actress at Webber Douglas Academy and as a singer with voice coach Ian Adams. Claudia has recently signed to Right Recordings and is delighted to announce the release of her album ‘Secret Love’ in February, including some of Doris Day’s favourite songs with some outstanding new arrangements.In her early career some of her theatre credits included the original cast of Buddy in the West End at the Victoria Palace Theatre. Claudia also performed at The Royalty Theatre, Sadler’s Wells, The Liverpool Playhouse and the Cheltenham Everyman Theatre. During an extended break in her singing and acting career to bring up her children, Claudia directed her creative energies into new arenas with success. Inspired by having a daughter with severe food allergies, Claudia developed the first commercially successful allergy-free cake. Her creation was launched in 250 Sainsbury's stores in its first week, was awarded best product by the British Vegetarian society and given extensive media coverage on Breakfast TV, London Today and BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour. Claudia also trained and subsequently practised as an accredited psychotherapist. December 2008 saw a revival of Claudia's passion for singing and she resumed her training with one of her original singing coaches, Janet Edwards. In 2009 Claudia released her debut album “Love and Demons”. The success of the album prompted her to move into jazz, training with jazz vocalist and singing coach Iain Mackenzie at her side. This lead to the creation of her second album “Twelve O’clock Tales”, which was play listed on Jazz FM for two months in 2012.
Since returning to her love of singing Claudia, along with her band who include the likes of Simon Colam, Jules Jackson, John Blease, Alex Garnett and George Hogg, has played at some of London’s top venues. These include Leicester Square Theatre, Pizza Express Dean Street, The New End Theatre Hampstead, Pizza on the Park in Knightsbridge, The Spice of Life in Soho, Sadler’s Wells Theatre and the Troubadour. Claudia was also invited to guest support on the Soldiers 2012 tour around the UK. In April 2012 she released a single ‘Light up My life’. It was produced by Andy Murray for Allergy UK to raise awareness of allergies. Claudia supported Allergy UK and was determined to make a difference to allergy sufferers once again. The record was played all over the UK on BBC Radio and other independent radio stations including Sound Net, and was listed on several stations as ‘Record of the Month.’
Several factors have lead Claudia to be inspired by the voice, wisdom, courage and convictions of one of Hollywood’s best loved actresses and singers, Doris Day - in September 2012 Claudia was asked to sing a Doris Day part by actress Tracy-Ann Oberman in her play ‘Doris Rock and Elizabeth’ for BBC Radio 4. Previously working with pianist Tom Pilling who encouraged Claudia to sing Doris Day songs at her gigs. Reading her biography and being fascinated by her incredible life story including Hollywood stardom, financial disaster, domestic tragedy, a TV comeback and tireless campaigning for animal rights. All this kick-started Claudia's idea and inspiration to tour a Doris Day Show. Claudia hooked up with pianist and musical director Malcolm Edmonstone, and director and writer Phil Wilmott to create a new show singing and telling the story of Doris Day’s life with guest actors playing the parts of the men in her life. Now, in an intimate evening of reminiscence expect plenty of laughs, a few tears and some surprises in this celebration of Day’s extraordinary life. The show includes some exciting new arrangements of Doris’s old classic hit songs. Following on from the enormous success of a 21-date UK tour in the autumn of 2013, Claudia is thrilled to be touring the UK again, this time for 26 dates from February to April 2015 to celebrate the 90th birthday of Hollywood legend Doris Day. http://www.claudiamorris-music.com/bio
“If this is a return album for the vocal talents of Ms Morris (whose own natural slant on ‘scat’ stands comparison with the incredible skills of Ella Fitzgerald), then I urge her management team to get its spurs on and exercise her talents in other fields. Her voice is beguiling and charming…”Ian Robertson Reviewed Online ~ The UKs No. 1 Review website
“The first class musicianship and arrangements on Twelve O’clock Tales surround Claudia’s voice, but allow the high polish of her voice to shine through. Claudia is an exciting and rising star to watch.” Nigel Williams, Jazz FM
“Claudia Morris sings with flair and beauty, innocence and integrity, and with her colleagues catches appetisingly the hip, louche nature of the 1950’s Sinatra-era. When the three sing together, it’s even more magical still. Roderic Dunnett, Musical Theatre Review
“At no stage is ‘Secret Love’ Deadwood, so Move Over Darlings, here comes Claudia Morris with her Wonderful rich and expressive voice...”
Mike Read, BBC Radio
“Claudia Morris captures the sophistication of Day’s delivery.” The Stage
Twelve O'Clock Tales
