Photo, Mark Allan
The BBC Concert Orchestra and conductor Miho Hazama are joined by Grammy-winning singing sensation Samara Joy and band, in classic songs and musical standards, paying tribute to past legends.
Nacio Herb Brown, arr Jason Charos and Andrew Cottee: You Stepped out of a Dream
Hoagy Carmichael, arr David Mason: Stardust
Davis, Ramirez and Sherman, arr Andrew Cottee: Loverman (Oh Where can You Be)
Erroll Garner, arr Paul Sikivie: Misty
Thelonius Monk: Worry Later (San Francisco Holiday)
Billie Holiday and Max Waldron, arr Donavan Austin: Left Alone
Axel Stordahl and Paul Weston: Day by Day
Betty Carter, arr Jason Charos and Andrew Cottee: Beware my Heart
Duke Ellington, arr Samara Joy and Donavan Austin: I Got it Bad and That Ain’t Good
Sun Ra, Samara Joy, Jae Mayo & Kendric McCallister, arr. Evan Sherman, David Mason, Connor Rohrer: Peace of Mind/Dreams Come True
Samara Joy and Kendric Mccallister, arr. McCallister: Five Stages of Love (Love’s Impression)
Teddy Wilson and Harold Adamson: It’s the Little Things that Mean So Much
Thelonius Monk, arr David Mason: Ugly Beauty
Jobim, arr Jason Charos and Andrew Cottee: Chega de Saudade (No More Blues)
Singer Samara Joy
Samara Joy Octet:
• Connor Rohrer – piano
• Evan Sherman – drums
• Paul Sikivie – bass
• David Mason – alto saxophone/flute
• Kendric McCallister – tenor saxophone
• Jason Charos – trumpet
• Donavan Austin – trombone