Miss Sophie Lee - Love Street Lullaby

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2013
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:41
Size: 96,9 MB
Art: Front

(2:55)  1. I Will Love You
(3:49)  2. Come and Get Your Happiness
(4:04)  3. Midnight Blue
(3:48)  4. When You're Smiling
(3:52)  5. Blue Moon
(5:10)  6. My Love Untitled
(3:32)  7. You Do Something to Me
(2:32)  8. A Little Trip to Heaven
(3:34)  9. It's Only a Paper Moon
(3:43) 10. That's Life I Guess
(4:06) 11. Love Street Lullaby
(0:31) 12. Korean Lullaby

If there is one constant element in New Orleans music, it is tradition. Though there are many styles and genres to be discovered and enjoyed within this vibrant and energetic city, there is a defining acoustic syncopated sound which is most identified and associated with New Orleans. Vocalist Miss Sophie Lee with Love Street Lullaby has upheld this steady emphasis on roots music blended with modern sophistication to become one of the premier singers of the Crescent City. The opening track "I Will Love You," a Lee original, sets up a gypsy swing vibe courtesy of guitarist Matt Johnson and trumpet man Dave Boswell, who maintain this groove throughout with their intense accompaniment. Pianist Bart Ramsey and bassist Tommy Sciple, having been with Lee for some time now, are stellar in their utilization and preservation of tempo. There is a certain way this music has to be played to obtain an accurate sound. Without the aid of electric instrumentation or drums the players rely on a sense of musical finesse and timing which is acquired through practice, dedication, and continuous live performances. The selections run the scope from classics like "Blue Moon," and "It's Only a Paper Moon," to Tom Waits' "A Little Trip to Heaven," where Lee grabs ahold and makes it her own. Her penned number "My Love Untitled," expresses not only her songwriting skills, but also her facility to interplay with the trumpet, revealing unique phrasing and intonations. The title track is another original, a song for the river, and of ladies singing about going home, where love waits. This is music that was conceived down on Frenchmen Street, brought to life in front of the locals who come to this part of town to hear the real deal. Since her 2008 self-produced release of "Tallulah Moon," Miss Sophie Lee has had children, opened up a jazz flavored restaurant Three Muses, and performs on a regular basis. There is an overwhelming feeling on Love Street Lullaby of a woman who is at peace with herself and the life she has chosen. It is brimming with positive possibilities of the power of music. ~ James Nadal https://www.allaboutjazz.com/love-street-lullaby-miss-sophie-lee-threadhead-records-review-by-james-nadal.php

Personnel: Miss Sophie Lee: vocals; Dave Boswell: trumpet; Matt Johnson: guitar; Bart Ramsey: piano and accordion; Tommy Sciple: upright bass; Matt Rhody: violin; Chris Kohl: clarinet; Michael Seman: percussion (11).

Love Street Lullaby

---

Miss Sophie Lee - Miss Sophie Lee & New Orleans Jazz Vipers

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2007
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 33:40
Size: 83,6 MB
Art: Front

(3:37)  1. Stairway To The Stars
(3:50)  2. Am I Blue
(2:42)  3. I Want To Be Happy
(3:37)  4. Blue Skies
(3:01)  5. Me Mysel, And I
(3:58)  6. Bread And Gravy
(3:14)  7. Sugar Pie
(4:43)  8. I Must Have That Man
(4:54)  9. Goodnight My Love

Miss Sophie Lee met members of the New Orleans Jazz Vipers in 2002 and began performing with them in 2004. As a guest vocalist, Miss Sophie Lee has performed with the Vipers at the 2005 and 2006 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival; the 2005 Monterey Jazz Festival and 2006 Lincoln Centers' A Midsummer Nights Swing. Miss Sophie Lee is a featured vocalist on the Vipers latest release, "Hope You're Coming Back" released in 2007. Bart Ramsey is a founding member of the gypsy jazz combo VaVaVoom who are a regular fixture on the Frenchmen Street scene and the surrounding New Orleans area. This is the first collaboration of these artists featuring Miss Sophie Lee exclusively on vocals. https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/misssophielee

Miss Sophie Lee & New Orleans Jazz Vipers

---

Miss Sophie Lee & The Parish Suites - Traverse This Universe

Size: 100,9 MB
Time: 38:49
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Jazz Vocals, New Orleans Jazz
Art: Front

01. You And Me (The Universe) (4:16)
02. That's When Your Heartache Begins (4:20)
03. Someday (3:26)
04. A Safe Place (2:58)
05. Undecided (4:35)
06. Under The Moon (2:53)
07. The Way That Love Can Be (3:09)
08. Ain't Misbehaving (3:24)
09. It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) (3:28)
10. Mean To Me (3:31)
11. Lovely In That Dress (2:44)

The rich, romantic, and sweet voice of Miss Sophie Lee shines on her latest with group the Parish Suites, Traverse This Universe. Shades of Billie Holiday peek up from Lee's voice throughout, and she does it right. Joining her for this latest release are producers/songwriters Luke Winslow King, Earl J. Scioneaux III, and Ben Polcer. Lee is well-versed in trad jazz but reaches beyond that background for an album with more original tunes than covers, though Traverse still includes classically lovely versions of Fats Waller's 'Ain't Misbehavin'' and Duke Ellington's 'It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing).'

The band takes on a Caribbean beat on 'Under the Moon,' and a Latin tinge on 'Someday.' The porch sitting atmosphere of New Orleans pushes through on 'That's When Your Heartaches Begin,' contrasted by the sweet and innocent sounds of 'A Safe Place.' Also noteworthy are the romantic saxophone undertones on 'You and Me (The Universe)' and 'The Way That Love Can Be.'

Other featured musicians on Traverse This Universe include more than a dozen of the most talented regular musicians on the New Orleans club circuit today, including Aurora Nealand, Helen Gillet, Charlie Halloran, and Khris Royal.

Lee certainly stays busy--in the fifteen years since moving to New Orleans in search of its culinary and musical culture, Ms. Sophie Lee has released four albums, opened the jazz club Three Muses in 2010, and is set to open Seoul Shack this summer. She also has two daughters, ages 8 and 6, who designed the cover art for the album.

Traverse This Universe

---