Lauren White: Out of the Past

Vocalist Lauren White teams with producer Mark Winkler to give homage to songs from film noir classics. She’s got a clean and approachably flexible voice, and is able to slink to Andrew Carney’s growling horn and Trey Henry’s lithe bass on “When All the Lights in The Sign Worked” for the only original. After that, a take of ”He’s Funny That Way” has White get vampy, while lonely  piano and strings find “Lush Life” introducing “Laura” with James Sullivan’s clarinet and White sounding satisfied with strings and the Bras Band Eclectic Plus One on “Again.” She’s crisp and hip with the horns on “I’m Gonna Go Fishing” but saves the best for last on a vulnerable “Haunted Heart” with only Kathryn Bostic’s piano for comfort. A clever idea done well.

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