Anne Phillips

Sultry jazz chanteuse who started off in the 1950s with the Ray Charles Singers, continued performing into the '00s. After making her recording debut in 1959 for Roulette Records, with Born To Be Blue, the marked shift in popular music patterns resulted in a highly successful career in the studios. Phillips now became one of the most respected and in-demand studio performers in the music business in New York City. Throughout the 60s, she sang in backing groups on countless recording sessions, wrote, arranged and produced commercials. Artists with whom she worked during these years include the Sammy Davis Jnr. , the Four Tops, Leslie Gore, Linda Ronstadt, Mahalia Jackson, Wilson Pickett and Martha And The Vandellas.

Since Offenbach is celebrated principally for the insatiable melodiousness and joie de vivre of his nearly 100 operettas, it is easy to overlook the fact that he started out as one of the finest cellists of his generation. Even in an age of super-virtuosos, his talent was such that at his peak he appeared in concert alongside the likes of Anton Rubinstein, Felix Mendelssohn and Joseph Joachim.

Shawn Phillips broke through on A&M in the early '70s with the albums "Contribution," "Second Contribution" and "Rumplestilskins Resolve". With four other Shawn Phillips albums currently available on the Talking Elephant label it seems only fitting to be releasing his most recent work. Perspectives is his 25th release to date. "I don't like listening to albums where every track sounds the same," Phillips said. "This album is called 'Perspective' because it's the way I'm looking at the world today. These are pieces of music I wanted to get out there".