Recorded over two nights at Rockwood Hall in New York City in 2012,
Live in NYC features acclaimed jazz vocalist
Gretchen Parlato performing with her ensemble. The album follows up her critically lauded 2011 studio effort
The Lost and Found, as well as her 2009 album
In a Dream and her 2005 self-titled debut. Drawing upon the material she recorded for those studio efforts,
Parlato gives an atmospheric and soulful performance that showcases her passionate, intimate vocal style. Backing
Parlato here are pianist
Taylor Eigsti, bassists
Alan Hampton and
Burniss Earl Travis II, and drummers
Mark Guiliana and
Kendrick Scott. Blurring the boundaries between straight-ahead jazz, contemporary improvisation, R&B, and singer/songwriter soul,
Parlato delves into such songs as "Butterfly," "All That I Can Say," "Holding Back the Years," and others.