Vocalist Teri Roiger Releases 'Ghost Of Yesterday Shades of Lady Day'

By: Jul. 19, 2017
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New York based vocalist Teri Roiger recently released her fourth recording as a leader, "GHOST OF YESTERDAY: Shades of Lady Day", a heartfelt tribute to Billie Holiday. Since Ms. Holiday provided the initial spark that led to a lifelong commitment to jazz, this one is especially personal to Teri.

"GHOST OF YESTERDAY: Shades of Lady Day" was released on Dot Time Records on Billie Holiday's birthday (April 7, 2017). Liner notes by Kabir Sehgal.
"The multi-faceted brilliance of Billie Holiday is served up sizzling hot by the multi-talented Teri Roiger - a match made in jazz heaven!" - Kabir Sehgal, author & Grammy-winning producer.

Track Listing:

1. Lady Day and John Coltrane (4:21) (Gil Scott-Heron)
2. (I Don't Stand A) Ghost Of A Chance (3:39) (music: Victor
Young, lyric: Bing Crosby & Ned Washington, lyric to
Lester Young's solo: Teri Roiger)
3. What A Little Moonlight Can Do (3:49) (Harry Woods)
4. You Don't Know What Love Is (7:46) (music: Gene de
Paul, lyric: Don Raye)
5. Fine and Mellow (5:43) (Billie Holiday, lyric to Lester
Young's solo: Teri Roiger)
6. Them There Eyes (3:24) (Maceo Pinkard, Doris Tauber,
William Tracey, lyric to Ella Fitzgerald's solo: Teri Roiger)
7. It's Easy To Remember (5:13) (music: Richard Rodgers,
lyric: Lorenz Hart)
8. Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans (5:09)
(Eddie DeLange & Louis Alter)
9. Lady Day (4:46) (music: Leroy Johnson, lyric: Teri Roiger)
10. Ghost Of Yesterday (5:14) (Irene Wilson & Arthur Herzog,Jr.)
11. These Foolish Things (5:15) (music: Jack Strachey & Harry Link,
lyric: Eric Maschwitz...aka Holt Marvell)
12. Lady Sings The Blues (2:43) (music: Herbie Nichols, lyric:
Billie Holiday)

The Band:
The new recording features Wayne Hawkins (piano), John Menegon (bass), Steve Williams (drums) + The Visitors: Roswell Rudd (trombone), Jay Collins (baritone and tenor sax), Steve Gorn (clarinet & bansuri flute), Rebecca Coupe-Franks (trumpet), Mark Dziuba (guitar) & Abdou Mboup (percussion).



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