ANNE BISSON - PORTRAITS AND PERFUMES (180G IMPORT LP)

Anne Bisson Portraits And Perfumes on 180g Import LP

Canadian jazz vocalist/pianist extraordinaire Anne Bisson returns with her stunning sophomore album, Portraits & Perfumes, the follow-up to her critically acclaimed 2009 audiophile debut Blue Mind. Bisson is supported here by the best jazz musicians Quebec can offer as well as legendary producer/conductor/arranger Gut St-Onge on a 9-song opus of jazz standards featuring expansive, original arrangements and covers.

Alongside the two new Bisson-penned originals, "What's Wrong With Me?" and "Ripples" are brilliant and charming adaptations of Pink Floyd's "Us and Them," The Beatles' "With A Little Help From My Friends," Carole King's "Call Me/You've Got A Friend" and Hoagy Carmichael's "The Nearness Of You" among others. 180g audiophile vinyl mastered by Carl Rowatti at Trutone Mastering Labs, New York.

Musicians:
Anne Bisson - vocals, piano
Guy St-Onge - double bass, drums, percussion, vibraphone, accordian, organ, chimes, guitar, synthesizer, piano, tambourine
Andre Leroux - flute, clarinet, tenor sax
Normand Guilbeault - double bass
Paul Brochu - drums
Ron Di Lauro - trumpet
Phillippe Dunnigan/Chantal Bergeron - violin
Ligia Paquin - alto
Carla Antoun - cello

Anne Bisson Portraits And Perfumes Track Listing:

1. Us And Them (Roger Waters/Richard Wright)
2. The Nearness Of You (Ned Washington/Hoagy Carmichael)
3. With A Little Help From My Friends (John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
4. In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning (Bob Hilliard/David Mann)
5. Better Than Anything (David Wheat/Bill Loughborough)
6. Call Me/You've Got A Friend (Hatch Anthony Peter/Carole King)
7. What's Wrong With Me? (Anne Bisson)
8. Ripples (Anne Bisson)
9. I Like You Too (Julie Lebon/Guy St-Onge)