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...."!
yOU'VE gOT a fRIEND | 2014 |
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” to pay tribute to the late pianist Joshua Wolff.
SLOW DOWN | 2007 |
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.