A Look Back At Some of My Favorite Music of 2021
As 2021 comes to a close and I look ahead to beginning year 42 of VSOJAZ programs, I thought I would share some of my favorite albums of this past year.
2021 Jazz Vocal Favorites
Mark Winkler and David Benoit – Old Friends
Melody Gardot – Sunset In the Blue (Deluxe Edition)
Comes Love – Sheila Jordan
Beverly Beirne – Dream Dancer
Michael Stephenson Meets Alexander Claffy
Samara Joy (self-titled debut)
Roseanna Vitro – Sing a Song of Bird
Karen Marguth – Until
Stacey Kent – Songs From Other Places
Haley Tuck – Coquette (EP)
2021 Rock/Pop Favorites
Aimee Mann – Queens of the Summer Hotel
Richie Furay 50th Anniversary Return to the Troubadour
Kings of Convenience – Peace or Love
Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever
Gary Louris – Jump For Joy
Blue Rodeo – Many A Mile
Neil Young – Carnegie Hall 1970
Victoria Bigelow – To Everyone/Going Blue
Beach Boys – Feel Flows (The Sunflower & Surf’s Up Sessions)
Jackson Browne – Downhill From Everywhere
Haley Tuck – Junk (Released 2018)
The VOCAL SOUND OF JAZZ began airing on 89.5 FM (now WHRV-FM) on January 4th 1980. Originally a 30 minute program that aired on Friday evenings, the program expanded to it current 60 minute format and moved to Saturday evenings during the 90s. It was also aired over WUOM in Ann Arbor, Michigan for a five-year period in the late 1980s.
Produced and hosted by Jack Frieden since its premiere broadcast, the program has always attempted to spotlight both jazz vocal music’s post 1950s history, as well as the new singers and songs that will continue to play an increasingly prominent role in the music’s future. With the internet’s ability to attract and entertain jazz vocal fans globally, Jack looks forward to broadening the mission and reach of the “Vocal Sound of Jazz” in coming years.
Email Jack Frieden
Vocal Sound of Jazz LLC
1056 Downshire Chase
Virginia Beach, Va. 23452
Ph: 757 438 6785