(Vocal Jazz,Free Jazz) Gretchen Lieberum - Brand New Morning - 2002, MP3, 320 kbps

#777Gretchen Lieberum, a Los Angeles-based vocalist & songwriter, was raised in Berkeley, CA, where her passion for writing and performing developed within the Bay Area music scene. After fronting a funk band for several years, Gretchen released her first solo album, Three AM, in 1998, which was followed several years later by Brand New Morning, both produced by acclaimed musician and producer Greg Poree (Stevie Wonder, Cassandra Wilson). Brand New Morning was distributed by Lakeshore Entertainment (Warner Brothers) and several tracks from the album got placement in film and television. Her next album, Siren Songs, was produced by John Gold and Sam Music. The album was released independently in the U.S., and by Nomadic Records in the UK & Europe. Gretchen’s latest album, When This Kiss Is Over It Will Start Again, was produced by Gus Seyffert, and featured a lineup of stellar musicians, including Greg Kurstin (The Bird and the Bee), Joey Waronker (Elliott Smith, R.E.M.) and Petra Haden.

This strong debut features Lieberum's soulful jazz vocals and moody Trip-Hop washes on a diverse set of originals plus two choice covers. Something like a chilled-out Norah Jones, this talented singer knows how to mix a midnight mood with modern studio production.
- Nick Dedina
Gretchen Lieberum offers jazz vocals and subdued trip-hop on her Brand New Morning. Already hugely successful on MP3.com, this eminently listenable recording should take her farther as a rare example of "haute hop." However, let's hear her in an acoustic jazz setting. ~ Tom Schulte

Gretchen Lieberum (vocals); Greg Poree (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, drum programming); Ginger Murphy (cello); Ulises Pineda (woodwinds); Richard Armstrong (trumpet); Jacob Elijah Aginsky (piano, keyboards); Zachary Provost (piano); Kevin Axt, Dominic Genova (acoustic bass); Del Atkins (electric bass); Eric Garland , Tim Carter (drums); Michito Sanchez (congas, percussion); Cut Chemist (turntables).