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zara mcfarlane - chiaroscuro/night & day - whitelabel - brownswood records - vinyl

New Copy

Genre: Jazz

1. Chiaroscuro
2. Night & Day

Anybody keeping an eye on the ongoing development of the British jazz scene will have noticed Zara McFarlane in the last few years. The 28 year-old London vocalist has made a string of appearances with musicians who dont choose their collaborators without careful consideration, such as Denys Baptiste, Orphy Robinson, Soweto Kinch and Jazz Jamaica All Stars to name but a few.

Positioned neatly between the twin worlds of modern jazz and eclectic nu-soul, Zara s music confirms the presence of a very special young voice on the UK scene. As steeped as she is in the jazz tradition, Zara has brought an eminently soul undercurrent to what she does, and her music will appeal to audiences weaned on Jill Scott and Erykah Badu as easily as to those more attuned to Cassandra Wilson or Dianne Reeves.

This very limited 10" white label vinyl only release on Gilles Peterson's Brownswood Recordings features the original song, Chiaroscuro This is taken from the forthcoming album, Until Tomorrow. Zara's stunning version of the standard, Night & Day is exclusive to this release.