Stacy Sullivan - West On 40

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2004
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:22
Size: 102,1 MB
Art: Front

(4:20)  1. A Long, Good Night
(3:18)  2. Dreaming
(3:00)  3. Goodbye Don't Get Any Better Than This
(4:00)  4. I Feel The Earth Move
(3:01)  5. Simple Twist Of Fate
(5:12)  6. I Hate To See You Go
(0:51)  7. Why Walk (Intro)
(3:33)  8. Why Walk When You Can Fly
(3:23)  9. Trying To Do The Right Thing
(3:25) 10. Make It Look Easy
(3:58) 11. Night Life
(4:00) 12. How Little We Know
(2:15) 13. Everyday

"West On 40" is a completely original, dynamic recording by one of the most talented singers in America today, Stacy Sullivan. It brings together some of the greatest musicians of our time, including legendary blues guitarist Robben Ford, the incomparable Geroge Doering, Jimmy Zavola and Gary Ferguson. Stacy Sullivan is an American beauty, as lovely on the inside as she is on the outside. Her emotion-filled voice is a window into her compassionate, passionate soul. Discover Stacy Sullivan before she becomes a household name. She is that good…and her live performances are not to be believed! ~ Editorial Reviews https://www.amazon.com/West-40-Stacy-Sullivan/dp/B0002IQNCY

"...Sullivan has a lovely voice - pure and smoky..." ~ All Music Guide

"...one of the Top Ten Recordings Of 2004...not a single track that does not display her stamp..." ~ Sound Advice

"Stacy Sullivan has an engaging approach to lyrics that make every song compelling..." ~ Backstage

West On 40

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Stacy Sullivan - Stranger In A Dream

Size: 110,5 MB
Time: 46:43
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front & Back

01. Passion/Loving You (3:08)
02. The Surrey With The Fringe On Top (From Oklahoma!) [Live] Oklahoma! Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin' (3:33)
03. Portrait Of Mercer Ellington - Prelude To A Kiss (5:31)
04. Stranger In A Dream (3:55)
05. In A Melancholy Mood (1:16)
06. In The Days Of Our Love (2:26)
07. Portrait Of Marcia Ball (0:46)
08. Treasure Girl I've Got A Crush On You (4:07)
09. Lullaby Of Birdland (2:19)
10. A Delicate Balance (1:32)
11. Melody For Two September In The Rain/Come Away With Me (3:41)
12. Twilight World (3:00)
13. Castles In The Sand (2:14)
14. A Connecticut Yankee My Heart Stood Still (1:41)
15. Very Warm For May All The Things You Are/Waltz No. 10 In B Minor, Op. 69, No. 2 (Arr. J. Weber) (2:59)
16. I'm Beginning To See The Light - It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) - Jump For Joy (3:20)
17. Piano Jazz Kaleidoscope (1:06)

Winner of the 2015 MAC Award for Outstanding Major Artist, Bistro and Nightlife Award, Stacy Sullivan has appeared in esteemed venues around the world, from The Crazy Coqs in London, the Cafe Carlyle in New York City, Orange County’s Carpenter Center and Catalina’s Jazz Club in California. Her six albums, including her newest recording “Stranger in a Dream-Songs for Marian McPartland,” newly released on Harbinger Records can be heard regularly on Sirius XM Radio, WNYC, and NPR.

Sullivan grew up in Oklahoma, the seventh of eight children in a wildly musical family, where she began performing in venues across the south and midwest at the age of five. Graduating Cum Laude from Tulsa University with her degree in Music, she left home to follow her musical and acting dreams in Los Angeles.

“On the Air,” the show she wrote and performs for Piano Jazz creator, Marian McPartland, caught the eye (and ear) of legendary radio personality and music connoisseur Jonathan Schwartz, who presented it to New York City at WNYC’s “The Greene Space,” which led to a run at The York Theatre in Manhattan and the recording, “Stranger in a Dream.” The Wall Street Journal called it “Cabaret for Thinking People,” and The New York Times raved, “Sullivan transports you to a twilight zone of wistful refl ection that recalls the dreamier side of Peggy Lee.”

Numerous awards, including The MAC Award (2015) for “Major Artist,” The Nightlife Award (2014) for “Best Female Vocalist, The Bistro Award, and The Lamott/Friedman Award for “Best Recording” for “It’s a Good Day—A Tribute to Miss Peggy Lee” give her the opportunity to tour the world with her band, as well as in a duo setting with Piano Jazz host and jazz pianist, Jon Weber.

Now, Sullivan and Weber have rejoined forces with their newest Harbinger Records release, “Stranger in a Dream—Songs for Marian McPartland.” This heartfelt tribute to pianist Marian McPartland captures all the spirit of the legendary pianist and broadcaster.

Stranger In A Dream

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Lee Lessack - In Good Company

Styles: Jazz, Vocal
Year: 2005
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 74:21
Size: 170,9 MB
Art: Front

(4:35)  1. Lee Lessack With Nita Whitaker - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
(3:50)  2. Lee Lessack With Susan Egan - The Look Of Love
(3:09)  3. Lee Lessack With Jon Philip Alman - Sweet Mystery
(4:39)  4. Lee Lessack With  Mary Jo Mundy - Never Saw Blue Like That
(4:56)  5. Lee Lessack With  Brian Lane Green - Opens Arms
(6:15)  6. Lee Lessack With Ann Hampton Callaway - Bring Back Romance
(3:50)  7. Lee Lessack With Johnny Rodgers - Here's To You
(5:13)  8. Lee Lessack With Joanne O'Brien - Summer Wine
(4:54)  9. Lee Lessack With Franc D'Ambrosio - Vincero Perdero
(4:54) 10. Lee Lessack With Maureen McGovern - If You Go Away
(4:05) 11. Lee Lessack With Stephen Schwartz - For Good
(3:15) 12. Lee Lessack With Susan Werner - Blue Guitar
(3:58) 13. Lee Lessack With David Burnham - Let It Be Me
(3:31) 14. Lee Lessack With Amanda McBroom - The Rose
(4:42) 15. Lee Lessack With Ken Page - Vincent
(3:54) 16. Lee Lessack With Stacy Sullivan - Stay the Night
(4:34) 17. Lee Lessack With Michael Feinstein - May I Suggest

No one is working harder than Lee Lessack to keep the increasingly fragile art of cabaret singing on life support. To date, he has released more than 100 discs by some 70 artists (including himself) on his L.A.-based LML label. But never before has Lessack launched so overt an assault as with this 17-track collection that pairs him with a brigade of the genre's top singers and players. The results are uniformly lovely, especially when Lessack joins forces with Susan Egan on "The Look of Love," Maureen McGovern on "If You Go Away," David Burnham on a slow-roasted "Let It Be Me" and composer Stephen Schwartz on the magical "For Good" from his score for Broadway's Tony-winning Wicked.

Trouble is, despite the accuracy of its title, In Good Company lacks cabaret's most essential spice-variety. The all-ballad assortment is like a damask table runner: beautiful and tasteful, but ultimately just passively decorative. The one notable-indeed, soaring-exception is his teaming with keyboardist Johnny Rodgers (who coproduced the album with Lessack and whose band backs each track) on the Rodgers-penned "Here's to You" that pays superlative homage to Simon and Garfunkel. ~ Christopher Loudon  http://jazztimes.com/articles/16099-in-good-company-lee-lessack

Personnel: Lee Lessack (vocals); David Burnham , Franc d'Ambrosio, Joanne O'Brien, Ken Page, Michael Feinstein, Amanda McBroom, Nita Whitaker, Ann Hampton Callaway, Stacy Sullivan, Stephen Schwartz, Susan Egan, Susan Werner, Maureen McGovern, Jon Philip Alman, Mary Jo Mundy, Johnny Rodgers, Brian Lane Green (vocals); Joe Ravo (guitar); Una Tone (violin); Wolfram Koessel (cello); John F. Rodgers (piano, organ); Danny Colfax Mallon (drums); Tom Harrell (trumpet, flugelhorn).

In Good Company

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Stacy Sullivan - At The Beginning

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2005
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 38:46
Size: 89,2 MB
Art: Front

(2:22)  1. You Must Believe In Spring
(3:08)  2. Your Face, Your Smile
(2:16)  3. Have Had
(3:19)  4. Come The Wild, Wild Weather
(3:38)  5. At The Beginning
(3:08)  6. Carpet Ride
(3:09)  7. Ship In A Bottle
(3:09)  8. On Broadway
(2:26)  9. Don't Move A Muscle
(2:34) 10. I Know A Place
(2:29) 11. Always/Remember
(4:23) 12. Someone To Watch Over Me
(2:37) 13. Once Upon A Time

Los Angeles cabaret performer Stacy Sullivan's debut album features a variety of both familiar and unfamiliar material, all dealing with life's vagaries, especially the ups and downs of romance. Sullivan has a lovely voice  pure and smokey. She is also quite adept in the use of dynamics, as her vocal delivery fits the emotion being expressed in the lyrics. Having worked in musical theatre, Sullivan possesses a strong voice that can be heard in the last row of the balcony. However, she uses it with discretion, singing with passion, but rarely with gusto. Even on a tune like "Someone to Watch Over Me," where a little exuberance is justified, Sullivan holds back. She lets loose on sister Heather Sullivan's joyous "Carpet Ride," with background supplied by the energetic bowing of Stephanie Fife's cello. 

But it's the folksy-done ballad material  such as "Ship in a Bottle," "Once Upon a Time," and the Irving Berlin medley "Always"/"Remember" which brings out that sweet, sincere quality of Sullivan's vocal style. John Boswell, who appears on most of the LML label's cabaret releases, is here with his piano and arrangements. Veteran harpist Corky Hale puts in an appearance, adding to the album's class. At the Beginning is tasteful cabaret delivered by one of the better practitioners of the style. Watch out for the last track it's not over when one thinks it is. After a couple of seconds, Sullivan is joined by her young daughter for a giggling coda. Perhaps for her next album, listeners can hear more of the power in her voice waiting to be let loose. ~ Dave Nathan  http://www.allmusic.com/album/at-the-beginning-mw0000055186

Personnel: Stacy Sullivan (vocals); David Boswell (guitar); Stefanie Fife (cello); John Yoakum (flute, piccolo, clarinet, soprano & alto saxophones, English horn); Corky Hale (harmonica); John Boswell (piano, synthesizer, background vocals); Bob Mair (bass); M.B. Gordy (drums, percussion).

At The Beginning

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Stacy Sullivan - Its A Good Day: A Tribute To Miss Peggy Lee

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2012
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:26
Size: 115,9 MB
Art: Front

(3:09)  1. I Love Being Here With You
(3:17)  2. I Got Rhythm / My Romance / One Kiss
(4:14)  3. The Folks Back Home
(2:20)  4. You Was Right Baby
(2:45)  5. He's A Tramp
(3:13)  6. Till There Was You
(2:45)  7. I Don't Know Enough About You
(3:03)  8. I Love The Way You're Breaking My Heart
(3:21)  9. Cheek To Cheek
(4:19) 10. Nobody's Heart Belongs To Me
(3:55) 11. That Old Black Magic / Lover
(4:32) 12. Where Did They Go
(4:05) 13. Johnny Guitar
(2:25) 14. It's A Good Day
(2:57) 15. Angeles On Your Pillow

An intimately swinging project, fresh with courageous takes on Peggy Lee’s famous canon. Joining forces with Jon Weber, Steve Doyle, and Bucky Pizzarelli, Miss Sullivan evokes Lee, but deftly applies her own stamp to each and every song. To complete the picture, the album introduces “The Folks Back Home,” (a previously unreleased song by Lee and Paul Horner,) and Stacy Sullivan possesses the musicianship and vocal chops to do both Peggy Lee and the material justice.

“Sly and subtle, Stacy Sullivan, like Peggy Lee, is a master of suggestion. There's a wink in her voice, and when you hear her on this gorgeous, intimately swinging album, you know that wink is meant only for you.”~ David Hajdu, Music Critic - The New Republic

“With her blond long hair caressing her shoulders, Stacy Sullivan, the seventh sibling in the multi- talented Sullivan family, has never been better than she is in her ‘A Tribute to Miss Peggy Lee.’ Sullivan is a revelation. Watch for a repeat engagement of this show! It will be a contender for every award this year.”~ Joe Regan, Jr. - Times Square Chronicles.   More....http://www.lmlmusic.com/album/itsagoodday/

Personnel: Bucky Pizzarelli (guitar); Jon Weber (piano).

Its A Good Day: A Tribute To Miss Peggy Lee

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