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Featuring: Sony Holland (vocals), Jerry Holland (guitars), Robbie Kondor (keyboards), David Hughes (bass), Kendall Kay (percussion) & Wolf Sebastian (cello) Recording Engineer: Mark Vincent Additional Engineering by Gary Griffin & Nolan Shaheed Mixing Engineer: Brendan Harkin Mastering Engineer: Erik Wolf Graphic Design: Chris & Terry Dudley Photo: Anthony Popolo
This enchanting CD, by LA-based singer Sony Holland, offers delightful moments that combine elegance, delicacy, sensitivity & musical joy, in reverence to music's subtler values. The lovely intertwining of lines, tempos and motifs abounds throughout the beautifully & inventively arranged 13 track-program, a perfect blend of standards (from the opener "My Foolish Heart" to the finale with the best vocal version of "My Romance" since Carly Simon's recording with Eddie Gomez & Steve Gadd 20 years ago) and originals by Sony's hitmaker (and multi-talented) husband Jerry Holland -- my personal favorite being "Little Tune," that sounds sooooo pretty!
Also noteworthy are Sony's renditions of Rufus Wainweight's title track "Sanssouci" and Carla Bruni's "Those Dancing Days Are Gone," composed (for her second album, "No Promises", from 2008) after a 1929 poem by William Butler Yeats. Not to mention Joseph Kosma's 1945 standard "Les Feuilles Mortes," sung firstly in French (with the original Jacques Prévert lyrics) and soon after with the English lyrics added by Johnny Mercer in 1947. The mixing of Sony Holland's soulful vocals with the sparse/ingenious instrumentation is pure pleasure.
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Sony Holland: On A San Francisco High
by Craig W. Hurst
On A San Francisco High Sony Holland Van Ness Records 2004
Although this listener has left his heart in San Francisco more than once or twice, Sony Holland's newest release On A San Francisco High certainly provides the romantic impetus to again return. Songs on her CD offer a virtual musical and poetic tour of the City by the Bay. There are also, among Holland's poetry and music, reflections upon various dimensions of personal ...
read moreThe Sony Holland Quintet @ Yoshi's San Francisco on November 18th
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Sony Holland Quintet Yoshi's San Francisco Sunday, November 18th 7:00 pm / One Show Only / $20 1330 Fillmore Street San Francisco, CA 94115 Reservations: 415.655.5600 This night will be a musical celebration of Sony’s successful Kickstarter project and the release of two new singles. The songs are THE L.A. OF MY DREAMS and ON A SAN FRANCISCO HIGH. Ms. Holland recorded the tracks with guitarist/songwriter Jerry Holland, ...
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The Sony Holland Quintet Returns To Vitello's on May 6
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The Sony Holland Quintet Sunday, May 6, 2012 @ 8pm One show only Vitello’s Jazz 4349 Tujunga Avenue Studio City, CA 91604 $15 Reservations: 818.769.0905 The Sony Holland Quintet returns to Jazz @ Vitello’s on May 6th. Sony’s debut appearance at Vitello’s earlier this year was a definite smash. “We had full house, an incredible band and excellent sound. That’s the kind of show every singer ...
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Sony Holland plays Kuumbwa Jazz (2/26) & The Rrazz Room (2/27)
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Saturday, February 26, 2011 @ 8pm Kuumbwa Jazz Center 320 Cedar St # 2 Santa Cruz, CA 95060 Time: 8:00 p.m. / Price: $20 Advance tickets online at: brownpapertickets.com or by phone:800-838-3006 More info: 408-888-4784 Sunday, February 27 @ 3pm The Rrazz Room 222 Mason Street San Francisco, CA 94102 Time: 3:00 p.m. / Price: $25 Advance tickets ...
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Sony Holland "Sanssouci" CD Release Party at First & Hope on October 7
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Sony Holland: vocals Jerry Holland: guitar Kenny Dennis: drums Thursday, October 7 @ 7:30pm 1 Show Only First & Hope 710 W 1st St Los Angeles, CA 90012 213-617-8555 Vocalist Sony Holland will perform songs from her CD Sanssouci at First & Hope in downtown Los Angeles. Ms. Holland has toured extensively in Asia and headlined at top venues in the U.S. including the Blue Note, the Catalina, ...
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Sony Holland & TSQ Play Two in SoCal
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Michael Ricci
SONY HOLLAND, vocals Theo Saunders, piano Larry Koonse, guitar (@ the Culver's Club) Steve Cotter, guitar (@ Steamer's) John B. Williams, bass Tony Austin, drums Culver City Radisson January 29, 2010 7:30pm & 9:30pm - No Cover, Free Parking Culver City Radisson Hotel 6161 W Centinella Avenue Culver City, CA Ticket Line: 310 649 1776 ext.4137 ...
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Catalina Jazz Club Welcomes Vocalist Sony Holland
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All About Jazz
Sony Holland with Theo Saunders, piano Steve Cotter, guitar John B. Williams, bass Tony Austin, drums
Catalina Jazz Club 6725 W. Sunset Blvd., CA. Tel. (323) 466-2210
October 28th @ 8pm
Sure to delight L.A.’s discerning jazz fans, vocalist Sony Holland brings her sanguine sound to the Catalina Jazz Club for one set on Wednesday, October 28th @ 8pm. Described by the San Francisco Chronicle as “a decidedly ...
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Vocalist Sony Holland @ The Dakota Jazz Club (Minneapolis) on September 20th
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Also at The Venue (Fargo, ND) on September 19th
California based vocalist Sony Holland returns to her home state of Minnesota to debut at the Dakota Jazz Club on Sunday, September 20th. She will be backed by musicians from the Twin Cities.
As part of her sentimental journey she’ll also be singing with the Jazz Arts Group Big Band in Fargo, where she attended high school at Fargo North. That concert takes place the night before (September 19th) at the ...
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Vocalist Sony Holland CD Release @ The Blue Note NYC
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All About Jazz
Vocalist Sony Holland NYC CD Release Concert for Swing, Bossas, Ballads & Blues With Ted Rosenthal, piano: Paul Bollenback, guitar: Yasushi Nakamura, bass: Tim Horner, drums Sunday, June 15th (Sunday Brunch Concert Series) 2 shows: 12:30 PM & 2:30 PM 131 W. 3rd Street, NYC Phone: (212) 475 8592
Vocalist Sony Holland celebrates the release of her brand new CD “Swing, Bossas, Ballads & ...
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Sony Holland Plays Sentimental Farewell to the Empire Plush Room
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J.P. Stevens
Sony Holland @ the Empire Plush Room 940 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA October 25, 26, 27th @ 8pm October 28th @ 7pm Box Office (866) 468-3399 Vocalist Sony Holland will bring her quartet back to the Empire Plush Room for the last time this October 25th through the 28th. The venerable venue will be closing its doors for good at the end of 2007. It has hosted jazz and cabaret concerts ...
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Carmel Jazz & Blues Company Valentine's Concert w/ Sony Holland
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J.P. Stevens
Valentine's Day Concert In Carmel-By-The-Sea SONY HOLLAND - award-winning jazz vocalist Wednesday, February 14, 2007 at 7:30pm KRML Jazz & Blues Company San Carlos near Fifth Avenue, Carmel-By-The-Sea, CA Tickets: $40, Telephone: 831-624-6432 http://www.krmlradio.com
The Carmel Jazz & Blues Company will present a special Valentine's Day concert with jazz vocalist Sony Holland. This unique venue is located in the Eastwood building in the heart of Carmel, California. Part ...
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