Jazz & Cocktails by Gregg Arthur

“I love the way you sing. You have a fan in the way you phrase... it’s perfect”
Tony Bennett

Gregg Arthur returns to ABC Jazz with a timeless album of jazz standards – an album as smooth as a great martini.

'Jazz & Cocktails' is a celebration of classic late night jazz, of smoky rooms, tuxedos, and bow-ties casually undone at the end of the evening.

Arthur follows in the footsteps of Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett as one of the great interpreters, and on this new album he performs songs written by legendary artists including Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Cole Porter, Antônio Carlos Jobim and Michel Legrand, alongside two new songs written by Gregg Arthur & Peter Locke.

Gregg Arthur has been called “the finest male jazz singer Australia has produced since Vince Jones”, and over the course of a long career in Australia and America has honed his talents and worked with iconic musicians including Judy Bailey, Tommy Tycho, Vincent Falcone (former pianist and conductor for Frank Sinatra), and the “Brush Master” Clayton Cameron, drummer for Tony Bennett and Sammy Davis Jr.

'Jazz & Cocktails' features a stellar ensemble of some of Australia's finest performers, including Peter Locke on piano, Craig Scott on bass, Tim Geldens on drums, Michael Avgenicos on tenor sax and Jim Pennell on guitar.

This is Gregg's first album with ABC since 2012, following on from the critically acclaimed 'Love Story' (2011) and 'Unforgettable' (2012).

“Some people got it, and some people don’t. Gregg Arthur is one of the ones who does. It’s the devilish art of being a jazz singer.” John Shand, The Sydney Morning Herald

Tracklist

1.	A Peaceful Place (Gregg Arthur/Peter Locke)	4:33

2.	Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me (Duke Ellington)	4:23

3.	In A Sentimental Mood (Duke Ellington/Irving Mills)	4:49

4.	Lush Life (Billy Strayhorn)	3:21

5.	In The Still Of The Night (Cole Porter)	3:40

6.	Nature Boy (Eden Ahbez)	3:13

7.	A Child Is Born (Thad Jones)	4:38

8.	The Windmills Of Your Mind (Michel Legrand)	3:32

9.	Once I Loved (Antônio Carlos Jobim)	3:51

10.	Kyoto In The Spring (Gregg Arthur/Peter Locke)	3:18

Credits

released November 13, 2020

Gregg Arthur vocals

with the Peter Locke Quartet
Peter Locke piano
Michael Avgenicos tenor saxophone
Craig Scott bass
Tim Geldens drums
and Jim Pennell guitar (tks 1 & 9)

Produced by Gregg Arthur
Recording engineer Mike Bainbridge
Mixing engineer Andy Bell Mastering William Bowden

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