Nicole Zuraitis - Live at Vic's Las Vegas (Deluxe Edition) (2025) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Nicole Zuraitis cut this album “Live at Vic’s” in Las Vegas, Nevada. With the accompaniment of her hot band, Zuraitis opens with the 1956 R&B hit record “I got my Mojo Working” originally recorded by Ann Cole. Muddy Waters was actually the artist who made this song popular in 1957 when he covered it. The song quickly became a blues standard. Rachel Eckroth shares a soulful organ solo and Tom Scott’s saxophone solo is memorable.

The thing about Nicole Zuraitis is her amazing vocal phrasing. Even though this is a blues and R&B standard, she interjects jazz into her arrangement. At one point, she scats and during the song presentation she phrases the lyrics in a very jazzy way.

Ms. Zuraitis received two back-to-back GRAMMY wins recently, including the 2024 Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Album. She was the first independent artist to win in this category. The talented young vocalist is also proud to say she wrote and arranged that complete winning album. It was co-produced by the celebrated jazz bassist, Christian McBride.

Nicole Zuraitis grew up in Connecticut. She attended Litchfield public schools and Holy Cross High School in Waterbury. She is the premier vocalist for the Birdland Big Band and also frequents Dizzy’s Club at Lincoln Center, Birdland, the Blue Note Jazz Club and more. In addition to singing, she is a competent songwriter.

Zuraitis ‘swings’ “The Nearness of You” with Idan Morim’s guitar dancing beside each note in a lovely way. Samuel Weber takes an impressive solo on his double bass, followed by Morim expressing himself boldly during an improvised guitar solo. Nicole comes back into the song scatting her way through the chord changes of the first couple of verses. On the bridge, she returns to the lyrics, still phrasing in a very jazzy way.

TRACKLIST

CD 01
1. Nicole Zuraitis - Got My Mojo Working (Live)
2. Nicole Zuraitis - Nearness Of You (Live)
3. Nicole Zuraitis - All Stars Lead To You (Live)
4. Nicole Zuraitis - Pure Imagination (Live)
5. Nicole Zuraitis - Jolene (Live)
6. Nicole Zuraitis - Middle C (Live)
7. Nicole Zuraitis - Everything Must Change (Live)
8. Nicole Zuraitis - Reverie (Live)

CD 02
1. Nicole Zuraitis - Rhiannon (Live)
2. Nicole Zuraitis - Round Midnight (Live)
3. Nicole Zuraitis - Wichita Lineman (Live)
4. Nicole Zuraitis - The Coffee Song (Live)
5. Nicole Zuraitis - Right In Front Of Me (Live)
6. Nicole Zuraitis - Georgia On My Mind (Live)
7. Nicole Zuraitis - Sea Line Woman (Live)
8. Nicole Zuraitis - Do I Move You (Live)
9. Nicole Zuraitis - Pure Imagination (Alt Take) (Live)
10. Nicole Zuraitis - The Coffee Song (Alt Take) (Live)
11. Nicole Zuraitis - 20 Seconds (Live)



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