Andy Scott - Angels (2016)

Andy Scott is a jazz singerbut that's like saying Al Pacino is an ''actor'' and Julia Childs a ''cook.'' Scott comes from the tradition of the classic ballad/American Songbook style but he's not ''retro''like the best singers he melds the best of the past with the immediacy of the Eternal Now, with an eye on the horizon. Angels finds Scott collaborating with jazz piano heavyweight Cyrus Chestnut, one of the finest Jazz & Gospel pianists on the planet who also co-wrote the title tune. Whereas some jazz singers perform/record many done-to-death standards, Scott ups the ante by writing (or co-writing) nearly all of the songs on Angelslike they say in the movies, this time it's personal.

Tracklist:

01. Somebody Like You (feat. Cyrus Chestnut, Dezron Douglas & Evan Sherman)
02. Angels (Always Welcome 'Round Here) [feat. Cyrus Chestnut, Dezron Douglas & Evan Sherman]
03. What Magic Is This (feat. Cyrus Chestnut, Dezron Douglas & Evan Sherman)
04. Valium & Soda Pop (feat. Cyrus Chestnut, Dezron Douglas & Evan Sherman)
05. Haunted House (The Other Side of Blue) [feat. Cyrus Chestnut, Dezron Douglas & Evan Sherman]
06. The Things We Leave Behind (feat. Cyrus Chestnut, Dezron Douglas & Evan Sherman)
07. Ninety-Nine (feat. Cyrus Chestnut, Dezron Douglas & Evan Sherman)
08. Someday You'll Be Sorry (feat. Cyrus Chestnut, Dezron Douglas & Evan Sherman)
09. Learning to Fly (feat. Cyrus Chestnut, Dezron Douglas & Evan Sherman)
10. Whatcha Gonna Do on Monday (feat. Cyrus Chestnut, Dezron Douglas & Evan Sherman)
11. Blowin' Kisses at the Moon (feat. Cyrus Chestnut, Dezron Douglas & Evan Sherman)
12. Bye, Bye, Blackbird (feat. Cyrus Chestnut, Dezron Douglas & Evan Sherman)
13. Swingtime Lullabye (feat. Cyrus Chestnut, Dezron Douglas & Evan Sherman)

MUSICIANS
ANDY SCOTT – vocals
CYRUS CHESTNUT – piano
DEZRON DOUGLAS – bass
EVAN SHERMAN – drums

SPECIAL GUESTS
ABELITA MATEUS – vocals & fender rhodes piano (track 3)
RONELL BEY – vocals (track 7)
YOTAM SILBERSTEIN – guitars (tracks 1,2,3,7,9,10)
GREG GISBERT – trumpet (tracks 3 & 5)
FREDDIE HENDRIX – trumpet (track 4)
ANDRES BOIARSKY – tenor sax & clarinet (tracks 4, 5,6,11)
ANNE DRUMMOND – alto flute (tracks 1 & 3)
CAFÉ – percussion (track 3)
VINCE ECTOR – drums & percussion (tracks 2 & 7)
ROGER SQUITERO – percussion (tracks 3 & 7)
ROSENA HILL JACKSON – background vocals (track 7)
SONNY WILLIAMS – background vocals (track 7)
TONY HEWITT – background vocals (track 7)