Vanisha Gould - Life's a Gig (2024) [Official Digital Download]

Life’s a gig “Life’s a gig, it don’t pay much but it costs a lot.” I said that at a party one evening, whispered it imitating Miles Davis. We all laughed. Truth is, life has offered me a lot. All I’ve ever wanted was to sing this beautiful music and make a living from it. I never thought I would also find family. Community. This album is meant to represent exactly that. Just family coming together singin tunes we’ve sung countless times before. I feel truly blessed to know Chris McCarthy (piano) and Kayla Williams (Viola - Jolene & Fall in Love With Me in Fall). They both carry this music with such integrity and ease. I want to flower my family with love. Arleen Simmons Gould and Hollis Gould are directly responsible for the voice that you hear on this album. Without their support and unending love, well, this gig called “life” would be undesirable, and without swing. My brother Victor Gould, also my favorite musician and composer, handed me my first Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong album- the rest is history. He is not just my confidant, but he paved the path forme, as well. From middle school in Simi Valley, California to the New York Jazz scene, his extraordinary expertise and reputation has inspired me. Life’s a Gig. A pretty damn good gig.

TRACKLIST

1. Vanisha Gould - Cool
2. Vanisha Gould - Aisha
3. Vanisha Gould - What A Little Moonlight Can Do
4. Vanisha Gould - Fall In Love With Me
5. Vanisha Gould - No Moon At All
6. Vanisha Gould - Jolene
7. Vanisha Gould - Monk's Dream
8. Vanisha Gould - No More
9. Vanisha Gould - Devil And The Deep Blue Sea



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