Songs My Mother Loves
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| Songs My Mother Loves | ||||
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| Released | 2014 | |||
| Studio | Tone Zone Recording, Chicago, Illinois | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 59:35 | |||
| Label | Blujazz BJ3415 | |||
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Songs My Mother Loves is an album by Chicago-based jazz vocalist Dee Alexander. It was recorded at Tone Zone Recording in Chicago, Illinois, and was released in 2014 by the Blujazz label. On the album, Alexander is accompanied by a core group consisting of pianist Miguel Delacerna, double bassist Harrison Bankhead, and drummer Yuseff Ernie Adams, plus six guest artists: cellist Tomeka Reid, guitarist Scott Hesse, double bassist Junius Paul, saxophonists Ari Brown and Oliver Lake, and trumpeter Corey Wilkes.[1][2][3][4]
The album pays tribute to the music her mother played around the house when Alexander was young.[5] She reflected: "Every Sunday, my brothers and I would be awakened to the wonderful music my mother played while she did the ironing. I decided to do a tribute to her while I still have her."[6]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| All About Jazz |   [7] |
| Gina Loves Jazz |  [8] |
In a review for All About Jazz, Dan Bilawsky wrote: "Alexander puts her own spin on classics and infrequently-performed winners that her mother enjoys, giving every single number a new lease on life... In her band mates, Alexander finds kindred spirits... While Dee Alexander is rightly viewed as a musical treasure in her hometown of Chicago, albums like this... should go a long way in expanding her reach. Her voice and talents can't be bound by any city, style or subject."[7]
Christopher Loudon of JazzTimes called the album "nearly flawless," and described the players as "a stellar assortment of musicians." He commented: "Simply put, Songs My Mother Loves is a top contender for this year’s finest vocal release."[9]