Amina Figarova - Blue Whisper (2016) [Hi-Res]

A year ago I composed a new piece. I knew what it was about, the feeling and emotion, but could not describe it in words. It happens often that I ask the audience to help me out with the title for the composition, and so I did during a concert at a jazz club in Cincinnati, OH, called 'The Blue Wisp'. After the concert a wonderful man from the audience came to me, and handed me a piece of paper on which he wrote the title 'Blue Whisper'. I was amazed at how he captured every thing I had in mind in those two words. The gentleman's name is Wayne Enstice.

Since then I have performed this ballad many times, and at every concert someone would ask if this piece was recorded. It got so much attention that I decided to name the album 'Blue Whisper'.

„Blue Whisper is a strong set of modern mainstream acoustic jazz. Far from a routine effort, Figarova peppers the disc with plenty of curveballs—such as the spoken word on 'Hear My Voice'—that will keep listeners on their toes.“ (AllAboutJazz)

Amina Figarova, piano
Bart Platteau, flute
Alex Pope Norris, trumpet (on tracks 1- 7, 9-10)
Ernie Hammes, trumpet (on track 8)
Marc Mommaas, tenor saxophone (on tracks 3-6, 8, 10)
Wayne Escoffery, tenor saxophone (on tracks 1-2, 7, 9)
Luques Curtis, bass (on tracks 1-3, 5, 7, 9-10)
Yasushi Nakamura, bass (on tracks 4, 6, 8)
Jason Brown, drums
Anthony Wilson, guitar (on track 5)
Sarah Elisabeth Charles, vocals (on track 10)
Salhiya Bilal Tumba, spoken word (on track 3)
Shamiyl Bilal Tumba, spoken word (on track 3)

Digitally remastered