She is undoubtedly the great revelation of vocal jazz (Grammy Award 2018 for best vocal jazz album) and is accompanied here by another gifted American pianist, Sullivan Fortner. A great duo.
When it was pointed out to Miles Davis that he played very few notes, he replied that he had chosen to play only those that were the most beautiful.
Barely thirty years old, Cécile McLorin Salvant has a vocal ease and sense of tempo that are truly astounding.
Pianist Sullivan Fortner knows what accompanying means, having worked with Roy Hargrove and Christian Scott.