Black Coffee (Ann Savoy album)

Black Coffee is the second album by American singer and musician Ann Savoy, released in 2010. It is credited to Ann Savoy & Her Sleepless Knights.

Black Coffee
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 6, 2010
GenreTraditional Pop Standards, jazz, blues
Length43:51
LabelMemphis Records
ProducerAnn Savoy, Joel Savoy
Ann Savoy chronology
If Dreams Come True
(2007)
Black Coffee
(2010)

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Allmusic critic William Ruhlman recalled similarities to Quintette du Hot Club de France with Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli, calling the album "quite pleasant, if in a distinctly retro manner."[1]

Track listing

  1. "I Cried for You" (Gus Arnheim, Arthur Freed, Abe Lyman) – 3:35
  2. "Whoa Tilly, Take Your Time" (Stuart Balcom, Henry Creamer, John Henry, Turner Layton, Bessie Smith, C. Smith) – 3:03
  3. "Nuages" (Django Reinhardt) – 2:56
  4. "Black Coffee" (Al Goodhart, Al Hoffman, Maurice Sigler) – 3:56
  5. "If It Ain't Love" (Fats Waller, Andy Razaf, Don Redman) – 3:30
  6. "You've Been a Good Ole Wagon" (Stuart Balcom, John Henry, Bessie Smith, C. Smith) – 2:45
  7. "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 4:21
  8. "Cette Chanson Est Pour Vous" (Fred Alhert, Joseph Young) – 4:05
  9. "If You Were Mine" (Matty Malneck, Johnny Mercer) – 3:50
  10. "New Orleans Blues" (Blue Lu Barker) – 3:20
  11. "Embraceable You" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:19
  12. "J'attendrai" (Dino Olivieri, Louis Poterat, Nino Rastelli) – 4:11

Personnel

  • Ann Savoy – vocals
  • Glenn Fields – drums
  • Eric Frey – upright bass
  • Chas Justus – guitar
  • Tom Mitchell – guitar
  • Kevin Wimmer – fiddle

Production notes:

  • Ann Savoy – producer, photography
  • Joel Savoy – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Brad Blackwood – mastering
  • Brooke Barnett – cover design
  • Gabrielle Savoy – photography

References

  1. Ruhlman, William. "Black Coffee > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
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