On this new album Chicago singer Tracye Eileen returns to her jazz roots. She chose an album with classics from the Great American Songbook, but brought with a contemporary touch. This is her fourth release, but third "full" album. Because it was recorded in 2 sessions: one with a trio and audience, and the other with a sextet. Tracye launched her professional career in 2012 with her debut album ‘Love's Journey’, inspired by her father, the jazz percussionist Ed Smith. A few years later, 'Why Did I Say Yes?' followed, on which she went more on the R&B and soul tour. And in 2020 she released 'It's Time', a smooth jazz EP. Tracye has been performing at the blues and jazz club Buddy Guy's Legends in Chicago for more than 6 years, and has already been the support act for Babyface, The Stylistics, Mary Wilson, Chanté Moore, After 7 and Buddy Guy himself. Her new album is thus a return to traditional jazz, opening with the fast-paced 'I Love Being Here with You', followed by the swinging title track. ‘They Can't Take That Away from Me’ is the next track, performed in a seductive atmosphere, followed by the bossa nova version of ‘Almost Like Being in Love’. The standard 'The Very Thought of You' gets a modest arrangement, followed by 'Just in Time'. But 'This Can't Be Love' is once again swinging, and 'The End of a Love Affair' is reminiscent of her great examples Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Dinah Washington. Although this CD was recorded with two different bands, it still feels like a coherent whole. So you can safely say that Tracye "hit the spot"!
		Website Tracye Eileen Tracks: 1) I Love Being Here with You 2) You Hit the Spot 3) They Can't Take That Away from Me 4) Almost Like Being in Love 5) The Very Thought of You 6) Just in Time 7) This Can't Be Love 8) The End of a Love Affair Video: https://youtu.be/8OxS1kXhcFI