Named after the Japanese word for chameleon, Susan Wong’s twelfth album Kamereon highlights the Hong Kong-born singer’s unerring ability to bring a fresh, new complexion to a wide range of songs taken from different musical genres. Aided by her producer, the Osaka-born saxophonist Hisatsugu Suzuki, and his band, Wong has created a stylish jazz album brimming with her trademark soulful vocals drizzled over syncopated grooves.

“Close To You,” originally released in 2002, is Susan Wong’s groundbreaking debut album. The Chinese-Australian singer quickly established herself as one of the most beloved voices on the audiophile music scene: each of her performances is delivered with a natural, captivating presence that showcases her flawless phrasing and emotional depth. Thanks to its intimate atmosphere, tasteful and unpretentious arrangements, and Susan Wong’s distinctive and soulful vocals, “Close To You” remains an absolute fan favorite. The tracklist is a masterclass in light jazz and soft pop, featuring fantastic cover versions of classics like “Close To You,” “Stay Awhile,” “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” and “Love Will Keep Us Alive.”

Jenna Mammina (long time Blue Coast Records' favorite) and Rolf Sturm visited our studio for a special one of a kind recording! A must hear is "Wicked Game" - a song originally written and performed by Chris Isaac. Jenna and Rolf put their unique spin on this classic song making a haunting version all their own. The album flows effortlessly as they perform classic pop and jazz songs of the 70's and 80's. Recorded without headphones or overdubs, you'll hear every breathe and strum of the vocals and guitar.

Mutineer is Jenna and Matt at their best, live in the studio without headphones or overdubs. With a live audience present, the intimacy of Jenna's vocals draw you into every word. Songs you thought you knew from Warren Zevon to Leonard Cohen come to life as you hear the lyrics in a new way with a jazz twist. A perfect soundtrack for a moonlit sky or winter afternoon.

On her new album, Meant to Be—the eagerly anticipated follow-up to her acclaimed 1999 debut, Under the Influence—singer Jenna Mammina continues her relentlessly inventive exploration of new creative territory, and her quest for transcendence of the old boundaries that once separated musical styles.

What's Trending is Leo Sidran’s eighth solo record. In many ways it picks up where his celebrated 2021 release The Art Of Conversation left off. If The Art was a “hymn to empathy” (El Pais, Spain) and “a treasure chest of intimate and introspective portraits of family life during the pandemic” (West Coast Soul, Germany), this latest release is a hip, deeply personal exploration of how music can make life more livable in difficult times.

Coming to the close of his tenure with Epic records, Duke's great work seemed to be overshadowed by bunk. At the same time, he was becoming an in-demand producer with assignments from Jeffrey Osborne, Phillip Bailey, and Deniece Williams filling his schedule. Guardian of the Light reflects that strain. Released in 1983, Guardian of the Light also had the added baggage of a hard-to-follow concept of a fictional character's mystical exploits…

Almost two years have passed since fans of Paris Combo were stunned to learn of the sudden death of the group's singer/songwriter Belle du Berry, who died on August 11, 2020, aged just 54, following a brief battle with cancer. Her passing was a tragic loss for all those touched by her charismatic presence as a performer and songwriter during a career spanning 30 years and over a hundred songs…

Pianist Ramsey Lewis first came to fame as the purveyor of swinging soul-jazz in the mid-'60s, but like a lot of musicians he underwent some major changes by the end of that decade. Sun Goddess (1974), Lewis' biggest success of the decade, is miles away from the finger-snapping supper club sounds of "The In Crowd." By this time, Lewis had transformed himself into a jazz fusion funkateer, riffing on electric piano and synthesizer amid arrangements that meld jazz with funk, R&B, and yes, even touches of progressive rock…

Touchstones: The Evolution Of Fingerstyle Guitar is the 2018 album by treasured British guitarist Laurence Juber, known for playing on Paul McCartney's Back To The Egg as a member of Wings. This was released on the HoLoGram label and is a high resolution CD at 24bit/48kHz.