Claire Martin: Secret Love

Claire Martin

1. Secret Love 2. But Beautiful 3. The Meaning of the Blues 4. Jive 5. Love is a Bore 6. Where Do You Start 7. God Give Me Strength 8. Get Happy 9. My Buddy 10. Cheek to Cheek 11. Don't Misunderstand Me 12. Something Cool

"Listen to Martin dazzle." Jazz Times
"Very classy indeed." The Guardian
"One of Claire's best albums to date." Jazzwise
"The most gifted jazz singer this country has produced in twenty years." The Sunday Times

o 'Secret Love' sees Claire celebrates her jazz roots with a splendid line-up of some of Britain's top jazz talents.
o Originally released in 2004 'Secret Love' features Gareth Williams and Richard Rodney Bennett on piano, Laurence Cottle on bass, Clark Tracey on drums and Nigel Hitchcock on saxophone.
o Claire explores the classic songbook with a mature set of standards from Irving Berlin's Cheek To Cheek to Bacharach and Costello's God Give Me Strength, taking in Harold Arlen and Jimmy Van Heusen along the way.
o Claire Martin's career continues to flourish: in 2010 Claire was named 'Best Vocalist' at the British Jazz Awards for the second year running, she was awarded an O.B.E. in the 2011 Queen's Birthday Honours List and she will make her Royal Albert Hall debut on 7th September at the BBC Proms.
o Claire has spent the last 20 years honing the craft of jazz singing. She has established herself as a tour-deforce on the international jazz scene, gaining multiple awards and performing to sell-out crowds.
o Claire is also known to fans through the BBC Radio 3 programme Jazz Line-Up, which she co-presents.
o Claire has recently toured throughout the UK, Denmark, Russia and China and she also performs regularly with Richard Rodney Bennett in an intimate duo setting both in England and in America where they play to sell out crowds at venues including the prestigious Algonquin Hotel in New York City.

Price: $23.98