Emilie-Claire Barlow Takes Flight
The Canadian vocalist’s new album features not only songs specifically about birds, but any song that makes a prominent reference to birds. She launched the album at Birdland, of course.
Emilie-Claire Barlow
‘Spark Bird’ (Empress Music Group)
“Hope,” as Emily Dickinson famously said, “is the thing with feathers.” I’ve always loved Carmen McRae’s 1958 album “Birds of a Feather,” which consists of 12 songs about skylarks, nightingales, meadowlarks, flamingoes, eagles, sparrows, swallows, and even a chicken or two. Even if you happen to think the subject matter is strictly for the birds, this is inarguably a great album.
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