Holly Cole

Holly Cole's eponymous album was first released in 2007 and features the singer accompanied by a variety of small bands, mostly with brass and reeds played by many of New York's top session players. Several arrangers supplied their talents for the album, including Gil Goldstein, Marty Ehrlich, and even Holly Cole herself.

In early 1990, when it came time for the Holly Cole Trio to record a full album, they wanted to preserve the essence of their live performance by recording very close to the live environment they had come to dominate in Toronto's alternative club scene. Recording live off the stage in an empty theatre, the band was strategically placed around a single Calrec Ambisonic microphone and all the songs here are full takes with no overdubs. Girl Talk has since become a demonstration reference album, a true audiophile gem.

Holly Cole's eponymous album was first released in 2007 and features the singer accompanied by a variety of small bands, mostly with brass and reeds played by many of New York's top session players. Several arrangers supplied their talents for the album, including Gil Goldstein, Marty Ehrlich, and even Holly Cole herself.

Over the past decade, new talents such as Cassandra Wilson, Patricia Barber and Holly Cole have redefined the world of female jazz vocals. Cole's "Temptation", a 1995 Blue Note release, is her musical tribute to the writings of Tom Waits.

Over the past decade, new talents such as Cassandra Wilson, Patricia Barber and Holly Cole have redefined the world of female jazz vocals. Cole's "Temptation", a 1995 Blue Note release, is her musical tribute to the writings of Tom Waits.

Baby, It's Cold Outside is Holly Cole's holiday album and features renditions of classic tunes such as "Christmas Time Is Here", "Santa Baby", and "Sleigh Ride".

Canadian jazz singer Holly Cole is best known for her ability to explore adventurous repertoire that expands from show tunes, country music, and rock. On this long-awaited album, she engages with some of the best jazz composers such as Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, and Richard Rodgers on this album where she showcases her musical versatility.

Over the past decade, new talents such as Cassandra Wilson, Patricia Barber and Holly Cole have redefined the world of female jazz vocals. Cole's "Temptation", a 1995 Blue Note release, is her musical tribute to the writings of Tom Waits.

Holly Cole explores a number of styles on this, her second album. Adding pop, blues, country and a French ballad to her standard, low-key jazz, Cole demonstrates that not only does she have impeccable taste, but she has the talent to make all of the material sound convincing. On "Get Out Of Town," pianist Aaron Davis gets up while playing and places one of his hands over the piano string while continuing to play with the other. This damped-string effect is an extremely interesting counterpoint to Cole's idiosyncratic, sexy style. This is a flat-out killer record, an all-time audiophile favorite.

For her first new studio album in five years, the multi-awarded and internationally acclaimed Canadian songstress Holly Cole once again presents a conceptually ambitious piece of work with a unifying theme: An intimate collection of songs for the night-time.