Music store2019 | TAKE A CHANCE ON LOVE | * NEW RELEASE* |
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Michelle Walker and Gerard Geurdin have produced a beautiful collection of songs for Michelle's latest release "Take A Chance On Love" for the Paris, France based label Encore Merci / Warner Music. This music was specifically composed for radio play as well as targeted commercial projects such as movies and commercials and television shows. The first single from the collection is the title track. Here is a sample of the single below.
2015 | lOVE MISERY | *oN sALE NOW* in apple music
In her searing new release, Love Misery, Michelle brings together a collection of jazz standards, original songs and her arrangements of pop tunes that thematically chronicles a love affair from the first hello to the final goodbye. With each new song on the track list, the CD moves from passionate love to the realization of love that is ending. "Smart, moving and intelligent...." as the first half of the album are songs about love and the second half of the album are songs about the misery of love. Birdland Jazz Club, where Michelle and her recording Quintet saxophonist Joel Frahm, Guitarist Ron Affif, pianist Toru Dodo, bassist Michael O'Brien and drummer Willard Dyson performed the CD release concert, calls Michelle's arrangements "Masterful...."!
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Love Misery features Pianist Toru Dodo, Saxophonist Joel Frahm, Trumpet Miki Hirose, Drummer Willard Dyson and Bassist Michael O'Brien. The album was co-produced by Toru Dodo and Michelle Walker.
2014 | yOU'VE gOT a fRIEND |
Vocalists Michelle Walker, Hilary Gardner and Whitney James join forces, mixing both traditional and contemporary jazz, on this seasonal-themed CD inspired by the title track line, “Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall” as a way of healing and to pay tribute to their dear friend the late jazz pianist Joshua Wolff who was the long time accompanist and arranger for the great jazz vocalist Mark Murphy. Listen to a sample of the album below.
"You've Got A Friend" features vocaliststs Michelle Walker, Hilary Gardner, Whitney James, Pianist Toru Dodo, Bassist Michael O'Brien and Drummer Willard Dyson. The album was produced by Michelle Walker.
2007 | SLOW DOWN | re-release |
Jazz Vocalist, Michelle Walker, has been described as a sultry and soul stirring singer in the styles of Cassandra Wilson, Sarah Vaughan, Betty Carter, Nancy Wilson and Diana Krall. The gifted singer has a way of making the lyrics come alive In this DEBUT CD RELEASE which won Jazz Vocal Album of the Year from Indie Music and nominated for The Washington Area Musician Award for debut Album and Jazz Vocal Album of the Year. Listen to a sample of the album selections below.
Track Listing
Nature Boy; Be My Baby; Pennies from Heaven*; East of the Sun; The Very Thought of You; Sometimes I'm Happy*; Summertime; Straighten up and Fly Right; Kiss of Life; Daddy; Slow Down; Your Song; Time after Time; Crazy He Calls Me; On the Sunny Side of the Street
Personnel
Michelle Walker - Vocal; Wayne Wilentz - Piano; Dave Cosby, Justin Lees* - Guitar; Marc Blackwood - Bass; Jim West - Drums
Produced by Wayne Wilentz
Nature Boy; Be My Baby; Pennies from Heaven*; East of the Sun; The Very Thought of You; Sometimes I'm Happy*; Summertime; Straighten up and Fly Right; Kiss of Life; Daddy; Slow Down; Your Song; Time after Time; Crazy He Calls Me; On the Sunny Side of the Street
Personnel
Michelle Walker - Vocal; Wayne Wilentz - Piano; Dave Cosby, Justin Lees* - Guitar; Marc Blackwood - Bass; Jim West - Drums
Produced by Wayne Wilentz