U-PHORIA - Verena McBee sings the music of Cecil McBee at ShapeShifter Lab

Jazz Vocalist Verena McBee and her sextet are presenting jazz bassist Cecil's McBee's post bebop music exclusively. Verena added lyrics to initially all instrumental tunes and the couple collaborated on arranging the music, instrumentation and production of a recording of the U-PHORIA project.

Verena McBee - Vocals
Sara Caswell - Violin
Jeremy Powell - Sopr. & Tn Saxophones
Alberto Pibiri - Piano
Zwelakhe Dumas Bell LePere - Bass
Cory Cox - Drums

U-PHORIA is
Explorative - Seductively imbued - Aventurous.
Strong & Expressive. Auditious & Bold. Inspiring & Impressive....

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Jazz Vocalist Verena McBee and her sextet are presenting jazz bassist Cecil's McBee's post bebop music exclusively. Verena added lyrics to initially all instrumental tunes and the couple collaborated on arranging the music, instrumentation and production of a recording of the U-PHORIA project.

Verena McBee - Vocals
Sara Caswell - Violin
Jeremy Powell - Sopr. & Tn Saxophones
Alberto Pibiri - Piano
Zwelakhe Dumas Bell LePere - Bass
Cory Cox - Drums

U-PHORIA is
Explorative - Seductively imbued - Aventurous.
Strong & Expressive. Auditious & Bold. Inspiring & Impressive.

Verena McBee is a powerful and very expressive singer with a wide range. (...)
(She)... made a strong impression with her debut recording, “Can’t Help It”.
As worthy as her debut was, "U-PHORIA" is an important step forward.
The release of ‘U-Phoria’ is a superior showcase for Verena McBee’s musical talents.
It is recommended to listeners who enjoy hearing adventurous jazz singers.

Scott Yanow, Jazz Journalist / Historian / Author
( 'The Jazz Singers', 'The Great Guitarists', 'Jazz on Film and Jazz on Record 1917-76' )

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