Rebecca Hardiman - My Father's Business

Styles: Vocal 
Year: 2009
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:10
Size: 93,0 MB
Art: Front

(3:45)  1. Oh Boy, What Joy
(3:54)  2. Lack, You Have to Get Back
(5:18)  3. With the Words of My Mouth
(4:09)  4. What a Great Salvation
(4:10)  5. My Father's Business
(3:49)  6. Your Yoke Is Easy
(6:57)  7. It's In Him / Psalm 116
(3:41)  8. The Joy and the Strength of the Lord
(4:23)  9. I'll Only Believe

Rebecca started her professional career with the Boston based vocal jazz group The Ritz, performing at the 1987 Montreal Jazz Festival as well as jazz clubs throughout the country.  While with The Ritz, she recorded a CD entitled The Ritz for Denon Columbia Records. Rebecca moved to Portland Oregon in 1990 and started the vocal jazz group Euphoria, performing throughout the Northwest for over a decade, most notably opening for Mel Torme’ in 1993 at the Hult Center in Eugene Oregon.  In 2013 she embarked on a solo career and quickly became a favorite vocalist with jazz musicians. 

Rebecca’s style is often compared to Ella Fitzgerald, June Christy, and Doris Day.  Rebecca is also a co-founder of the annual Aurora Colony Vineyards Jazz Festival, and has helped develop several jazz venues in the Willamette Valley area in her home state of Oregon.  She performs throughout the Northwest, as well as jazz clubs and various venues in New England, Hawaii, and California. 

Her CD’s include: The Ritz (1987), My Father’s Business (2009) I’ll Remember April (2013), Easy Living (2015), The Merriest (2016), Honoring Ella:A 100th Birthday Tribute (2017). http://www.rebeccahardiman.com/bio/

My Father's Business

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Rebecca Hardiman - Four - Single

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2016
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 3:29
Size: 8,2 MB
Art: Front

(3:29)  1. Four

Rebecca started her professional career with the Boston based vocal jazz group The Ritz, performing at the 1987 Montreal Jazz Festival as well as jazz clubs throughout the country.  While with The Ritz, she recorded a CD entitled The Ritz for Denon Columbia Records. Rebecca moved to Portland Oregon in 1990 and started the vocal jazz group Euphoria, performing throughout the Northwest for over a decade, most notably opening for Mel Torme’ in 1993 at the Hult Center in Eugene Oregon.  In 2013 she embarked on a solo career and quickly became a favorite vocalist with jazz musicians. Rebecca’s style is often compared to Ella Fitzgerald, June Christy, and Doris Day.  Rebecca is also a co-founder of the annual Aurora Colony Vineyards Jazz Festival, and has helped develop several jazz venues in the Willamette Valley area in her home state of Oregon.  She performs throughout the Northwest, as well as jazz clubs and various venues in New England, Hawaii, and California. http://rebeccahardiman.com/bio/

Four - Single

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Rebecca Hardiman - Rain Sometimes

Size: 94,5 MB
Time: 40:35
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2018
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. Look For The Silver Lining (6:01)
02. I Didn't Know What Time It Was (5:04)
03. No More Blues (3:57)
04. It's A Most Unusual Day (2:42)
05. Rain Sometimes (4:26)
06. The Things We Did Last Summer (2:09)
07. Make The Man Love Me (4:25)
08. The Late Late Show (2:44)
09. The Night Has A Thousand Eyes (4:30)
10. Something Cool (4:32)

Rebecca started her professional career with the Boston based vocal jazz group The Ritz, performing at the 1987 Montreal Jazz Festival as well as jazz clubs throughout the country. While with The Ritz, she recorded a CD entitled The Ritz for Denon Columbia Records. Rebecca moved to Portland Oregon in 1990 and started the vocal jazz group Euphoria, performing throughout the Northwest for over a decade, most notably opening for Mel Torme’ in 1993 at the Hult Center in Eugene Oregon. In 2013 she embarked on a solo career and quickly became a favorite vocalist with jazz musicians. Rebecca’s style is often compared to Ella Fitzgerald, June Christy, and Nancy Wilson. Rebecca is also a co-founder of an annual jazz festival, and has helped develop several jazz venues in the Willamette Valley area in her home state of Oregon. She performs throughout the Northwest, as well as jazz clubs and various venues in New England, Hawaii, and California. Her CD’s include: The Ritz (1987), My Father’s Business (2009) I’ll Remember April (2013), Easy Living (2015), The Merriest (2016), Honoring Ella: A 100th Birthday Tribute (2017).

Rain Sometimes

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Rebecca Hardiman - Honoring Ella

Size: 100,7 MB
Time: 36:07
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. A Tisket, A Tasket (2:15)
02. Manhattan (4:05)
03. Isn't It Romantic (3:07)
04. I Get A Kick Out Of You (2:36)
05. Honeysuckle Rose (3:55)
06. Someone To Watch Over Me (5:28)
07. Cheek To Cheek (4:33)
08. Stairway To The Stars (3:09)
09. How High The Moon (2:08)
10. You Turned The Tables On Me (4:46)

“Not since Billie Holiday & Ella Fitzgerald have I heard such a unique, in tune, magical, hypnotic, creative JAZZ performer.” Dan Sorkin- veteran radio personality Chicago WCFL, San Francisco KSFO

From the moment Rebecca Hardiman walks onto the stage - her tone, sense of style, dignified delivery and cheery disposition lights up the room. True lovers of jazz recognize that she is authentic and a welcome asset to world of vocal jazz. Rebecca owns the songs that she sings and brings her creative energy to every interpretation from ballads to highly technical be-bop improvisation. Her inventive scatting and stylization has earned her the reputation as one of the best jazz vocalists in the NW.

Rebecca’s sound can be described as a blend of the smooth styling of Ella Fitzgerald, with the clear melodic tone of Doris Day, mixed together with a jazz finesse reminiscent of an era when jazz vocalist were at their peak.
With over 25 years experience singing in vocal jazz groups, recording, and as a solist - she is comfortable with the old-school style of jazz.

Honoring Ella

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Rebecca Hardiman - Easy Living

Size: 128,7 MB
Time: 55:04
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. Thou Swell (4:18)
02. Give Me The Simple Life (2:30)
03. Easy Living (4:07)
04. You Go To My Head (4:30)
05. Boplicity (4:05)
06. Mountain Greenery (2:14)
07. Stella By Starlight (5:07)
08. Blue Gardenia (5:01)
09. Anything Goes (3:51)
10. I Wished On The Moon (4:35)
11. Harold's House Of Jazz (3:25)
12. Put On A Happy Face (3:12)
13. You Don't Know What Love Is (4:44)
14. They All Laughed (3:19)

Vocal jazz the way it used to be...Pure straight ahead swing reminiscent of Ella Fitzgerald, June Christy and Anita O'Day. That's what you get with Rebecca Hardiman.

Rebecca started her career in 1987 with the Boston-based vocal jazz group The Ritz and performed throughout the United States, and at the Montreal Jazz Festival in Canada. While with The Ritz, she recorded a CD for Denon Columbia entitled The Ritz. That recording has recently been re-released as part of the "Giants in Vocal Jazz" available at Amazon.

In 1992, she started the Portland based vocal jazz group "Euphoria" which performed for 10 years in the Pacific Northwest - and was the opening group for Mel Torme' when he appeared at The Eugene Hult Center in 1993.

Now on her own as a solo artist, she has gained much respect and accolades from notable Portland jazz artists. She performs regularly with top musicians including Ron Steen, Dave Captein, Dan Presley, Brant Allard, Kurt Deutscher and Ray Hardiman.

Rebecca recorded a CD of original gospel Big-Band songs in 2009, and more recently - a CD of favorite jazz standards in 2013 - and her latest release "Easy Living" out August 2015.

Easy Living

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Rebecca Hardiman - I'll Remember April

Size: 73,8 MB
Time: 31:20
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2013
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. This Can't Be Love (3:51)
02. Almost Like Being In Love (4:12)
03. I'll Remember April (2:37)
04. The Nearness Of You (3:11)
05. I Got Rhythm (2:30)
06. The Very Thought Of You (4:21)
07. With A Song In My Heart (2:52)
08. I've Got The World On A String (4:13)
09. Cry Me A River (3:30)

Rebecca started her career with “The Ritz” - a vocal jazz group based in Boston that performed throughout the East Coast including The Montreal Jazz Festival. While with “The Ritz”, she recorded a CD for Denon Columbia Records. After moving back to Portland in 1990, she and her husband started the vocal jazz group “Euphoria”, which performed around Portland for 10 years at various venues including The Cathedral Park Jazz Festival, and was the opening act for Mel Torme’ when he appeared at the Eugene Hult Center. Rebecca also recorded a Gospel Jazz CD of all original songs available on CDBaby.com and PraiseCharts.com. Rebecca’s style is often described as an exciting mix of Doris Day and Ella Fitzgerald.

I'll Remember April  

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