Wendy Kirkland - The Music's on Me (2019)

'The Music's On Me' is the much anticipated new album by jazz pianist and vocalist Wendy Kirkland. Described as 'the unsung heroine of British Jazz' by The Jazz Mann and 'mellow and Stylish' by the Sunday Times, Kirkland continues to consolidate her status as a force on the international circuit, not least in the space occupied by Piano Divas the title of her debut album, described by The Observer as 'proper jazz piano, excellent band. A very classy debut.' Her new album, 'The Music s On Me', is a selection of original and lyricised pieces Kirkland having written her own words to songs by Michel Petrucciani ('September Second'), Russell Malone ('Playground'), Wes Montgomery ('West Coast Blues') and Don Grolnick ('Pools') alongside her own compositions. Joining her long term collaborators Pat Sprakes on guitar, Paul Jefferies on bass and Steve Wyndham on drums are guest musicians Tommaso Starace on sax and Roger Beaujolais on vibraphone.