Lisa Bassenge: Canyon Songs

Berlin based singer Lisa Bassenge is one of the best German femal jazz vocalists. Apart from her recordings with her quot;Lisa Bassenge Trioquot; she has worked with musicians like Pee Wee Ellis, Fred Wesley, Nicola Conte, Demba Nabé, Stuart Staples (Tindersticks) and the WDR Big Band. Now she teamed up with one of the most successful producers: Larry Klein. Larry has produced albums like Melody Gardot's quot;My One and Only Thrillquot;, Herbie Hancocks's quot; The Joni Lettersquot; (Grammy quot;Album of the Yearquot;), Till Brönner's quot;Oceanaquot; (his most successful album yet), Madeleine Peyroux's quot;Careless Lovequot; among many others international gold and platinum albums. The theme of the album is Los Angeles. Lisa and Larry choose some classic and hidden hits from the golden era of LA-songwriting: quot;Riders on the Stormquot; (The Doors), quot;For What It's Worth (Buffalo Springfield) & songs written and performed by James Taylos, Tom Waitts, The Beach Boys, Rickie Lee Jones etc. The result is quot;Canyon Songsquot; - a sensitive jazzy melancholic and also also trendy and cool production. She is accompanied by outstanding musicians like trumpet-player Till Brönner, guitar-player Thomas Dybdahl or drummer Vinnie Colaiuta