Rondi Charleston - Love Is The Thing (2004)

"Love Is The Thing" is a superlative collection of jazz and American popular standards, all united by an emerging musical star. Rondi Charleston proves herself as a jazz singer – she can swing in any tempo and puts a glorious sense of space, soul and simplicity in her ballads.

This album has a wide range of appeal, not only for the breadth of its scope (from Oscar Hammerstein to Billy Strayhorn) but also for the inclusion of rarely heard tunes, such as Victor Young’s "Love Is The Thing." Featured is an all-star lineup of some of the world’s finest jazzmen, including Lewis Nash on drums, Joel Frahm on sax, Peter Eldridge on piano and Adam Rogers on guitar.

This is a follow-up to Rondi Charleston’s successful and critically acclaimed "Love Letters," which In Tune Magazine labeled one of the Top Ten Best Vocal CDs Of 2002.

Recording information: Right Track Studios, New York, NY (04/07/2003-04/09/2003).

Rondi Charleston (vocals); Rondi Charleston; David Finck (bass instrument); Adam Rogers (guitar); Joel Frahm (alto saxophone); Glenn Drewes (trumpet); Peter Eldridge, Tedd Firth (piano); Erik Charleston (vibraphone); Lewis Nash (drums).