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Sanded voiced Rachel Caswell teams up with all stars Dave Stryker/g-prid, Sara Caswell/vi, Fabian Almazan/p-key, Linda may Han Oh/b and Johnathan Blake/dr for a mix of jazz and modernity. 
With violin, and Blakes brushes, she gives a moody “Fragile,” a folksy title track with Stryker and digs deep on a grooving “Two For the Road.” She delivers an elliptical “Devil May Care” and bops with the best during her scat of “Dexterity” while plunging in range on “Tell Me A Bedtime Story.” Flexible musings.
Rebecca Angel brings her husky and indie tone together with Hailey Niswanger/ss, Jason Miles/key, James Genus/b, Mino Cinelu/perc, Chrisitan Ver Halen, Brian Dunne/dr and some guests for an 8 song ep. She delivers some nice bossa nova moods with Jonah Prendergast’s lead guitar and Ricardo Silveira’s rhythm on “Agora Sim” while a pair of “Jet Samba” with different mixes bounce with delight. She sashays on a bohemian “What We Had” and is clear toned on a funky pair of “Stand By Me.” An indie voice with swing.
Lucia Jackson has a sweet tone with clear enunciation while mixing standards with her own material. The team of Ron Jackson/g, Yago Vazquez/p, Matt Clohesy/b and Corey Rawls are joined by cameo guests like Yaacov Mayman and his tenor on the swinging title track. Jackson is luminous with some 7 string guitar accompaniment on “And I Live Him” while nylon strings frame her wispy and Latin “Toda Una Vida.” She’s a bit nonchalant during “Sophisticated Lady” and despondently bohemian for “I’m A Fool To Want You” with bandoneon and violin to add extra flavor. Straight and no chaser.
Lorraine Feather has carved a niche not just for her jazz delivery but for unique and almost Tom Waits-like lyrics to moody and sepia toned songs. Arrangements by Feather and Eddie Arkin bring together a mix and match of Gilad Hekselman-Grant Geissman/g, Terri LYne Carrington-Michael Shapiro/dr, Michael Valerio-James Genus/b, Fred Hersch-Russell Ferrante/p and Dan Higgins/as among others. Her wispy voice slices through the poppish “I Don’t Mean to Make A Deal of It” while going nocturnal with piano on “Random Activity.” She mixes bop with eerie bohemia during “Hadron, Meson, Baryon,” and as far as clever lyrics go, she still gets you into the corners of life on ”In A Hot Minute”and “Some Kind of Einstein.” Cerebral swing.