La Tanya Hall - If Not Now, When (2025) [Official Digital Download]

La Tanya Hall — a vocalist, educator, and longtime Steely Dan touring member known for her story-driven approach and stylistic versatility — is honored to announce the upcoming release of If Not Now, When…, her most personal and intentional project to date. Born from a period of vocal silence and artistic reflection, the album offers a thoughtfully curated collection of lesser-known songs chosen for their lyrical power and emotional weight. If Not Now, When… arrives October 10 via Blue Canoe Records.

Produced by Michael Leonhart, the project features an all-star band including saxophonist Gary Bartz, trumpeter Eddie Henderson, pianist Cyrus Chestnut, harmonicist Gregoire Maret, bassist Gerald Cannon, drummer Mark McLean, and guitarist Marvin Sewell. Across its eight tracks, Hall explores material that is often overlooked — songs chosen for their storytelling and emotional resonance. The result is a deeply personal and musically openhearted album shaped by Hall’s renewed artistic purpose following a prolonged loss of her voice during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Colorado native, Hall began performing at age 13 with her father, a jazz pianist. Her solo debut, It’s About Time (Bridge Records, 2008), earned praise from JazzTimes for “the keen interpretative smarts of Maxine Sullivan underscored by the elegant sophistication of Nancy Wilson,” calling her “marvelously dexterous.” Her 2019 follow-up, Say Yes (Blue Canoe), was hailed by ClevelandClassical.com for its “full, alluring color-palette, impeccable diction, and an expansive vocal range,” while JazzTimes highlighted the album’s “alternating glimpses of Hall’s various musical personas.”

TRACKLIST

1. La Tanya Hall - Pretty Eyes
2. La Tanya Hall - Let's Burn Down The Cornfields
3. La Tanya Hall - A Turtle's Dream
4. La Tanya Hall - Long As You're Living
5. La Tanya Hall - Tender As A Rose
6. La Tanya Hall - Lullaby Of The Leaves
7. La Tanya Hall - Azure
8. La Tanya Hall - Day Dreaming



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