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Deborah Silver & Count Basie Orchestra connect on new album Basie Rocks! with Rolling Stones drummer Steve Jordan producing
03 June 2024
Acclaimed Jazz singer Deborah Silver has teamed up with the legendary Count Basie Orchestra, 2024 Grammy winner for Best Large Jazz Ensemble, to record their new collaboration titled “BASIE ROCKS!”, being produced by Rolling Stones drummer extraordinaire Steve Jordon.
The album, set for release in early 2025, is already being called “an unprecedented recording that shows what’s possible when an outstanding and versatile vocalist joins forces with the world's greatest jazz orchestra”, says the orchestra’s Musical Director Scotty Barnhart.
“BASIE ROCKS!” re-imagines timeless Rock classics from artists including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Sting, Elton John, and others, while featuring special guest Trombone Shorty and collaborations with a several highly-respected jazz musicians including Arturo Sandoval, Bill Frisell, Kurt Elling, and George Coleman.
Two-time #1 Billboard chart-topping artist Deborah Silver’s 2020 album, Glitter & Grits produced by industry legend Ray Benson, reinforces Silver’s immense versatility as an artist and landed in the top 15 on Billboard’s Traditional Jazz chart.
Her earlier album, 2016’s “The Gold Standards,” produced by Steve Tyrell was an out-of-the-box smash reaching #1 on the Billboard Traditional Jazz Album chart while landing at #1 on the Billboard Heatseeker Album chart and the #2 spot on the overall Billboard Jazz Album chart.
Rocker/producer Steve Jordan describes this project as “where classic rock meets classic big band” and not just any big band…it's the 2024 Grammy winner for Best Large Jazz Ensemble, The Count Basie Orchestra.
The first single off the new album will likely be Peter Frampton’s smash “Baby I Love Your Way” (as a special nod to his recent Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame nomination), while other tracks include an amazing version of The Stones’ “Paint it Black” (with Arturo Sandoval on trumpet) Paul McCartney’s “Band on the Run”, Soft Cell’s “Tainted Love”, Elton John’s “Benny and the Jets” and more surprises.
Fans and music critics alike praise Deborah Silver; with even music icon Quincy Jones commenting “Deborah Silver’s strong and sultry vocals are seductive and soul soothing. Her talent and beauty are equally extraordinary. Whatever she sings she owns, making every note matter! One listen and you know… Deborah Silver is the real deal” – Quincy Jones
“Deborah Silver has it all: fantastic showmanship, a great swinging band, and, most of all, solid jazz chops.” - Will Friedwald, Wall Street Journal.
“When Deborah Silver takes over a mike, she doesn’t just visit the stage, she owns it! Trust me. With beauty, style, talent, swinging musical savvy and a bundle of bazazz, Deborah Silver’s got it all in one package. She’s a thrill, a swinging show-biz whirlwind…and a bargain at any price!” - REX REED, New York Observer
Deborah Silver has performed at venues around the U.S. including Jazz at Lincoln Center, Birdland, Blues Alley, 54 Below, Catalina Jazz Club, The Colony’s Royal Room and the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, both in Palm Beach, FL As she now gears up for the early 2025 release of “BASIE ROCKS!!,” she’ll be performing live with her quartet and plans are in the works for her to do select live performances with the Count Basie Orchestra, in conjunction with the album release.
Please visit the Website.
The album, set for release in early 2025, is already being called “an unprecedented recording that shows what’s possible when an outstanding and versatile vocalist joins forces with the world's greatest jazz orchestra”, says the orchestra’s Musical Director Scotty Barnhart.
“BASIE ROCKS!” re-imagines timeless Rock classics from artists including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Sting, Elton John, and others, while featuring special guest Trombone Shorty and collaborations with a several highly-respected jazz musicians including Arturo Sandoval, Bill Frisell, Kurt Elling, and George Coleman.
Two-time #1 Billboard chart-topping artist Deborah Silver’s 2020 album, Glitter & Grits produced by industry legend Ray Benson, reinforces Silver’s immense versatility as an artist and landed in the top 15 on Billboard’s Traditional Jazz chart.
Her earlier album, 2016’s “The Gold Standards,” produced by Steve Tyrell was an out-of-the-box smash reaching #1 on the Billboard Traditional Jazz Album chart while landing at #1 on the Billboard Heatseeker Album chart and the #2 spot on the overall Billboard Jazz Album chart.
Rocker/producer Steve Jordan describes this project as “where classic rock meets classic big band” and not just any big band…it's the 2024 Grammy winner for Best Large Jazz Ensemble, The Count Basie Orchestra.
The first single off the new album will likely be Peter Frampton’s smash “Baby I Love Your Way” (as a special nod to his recent Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame nomination), while other tracks include an amazing version of The Stones’ “Paint it Black” (with Arturo Sandoval on trumpet) Paul McCartney’s “Band on the Run”, Soft Cell’s “Tainted Love”, Elton John’s “Benny and the Jets” and more surprises.
Fans and music critics alike praise Deborah Silver; with even music icon Quincy Jones commenting “Deborah Silver’s strong and sultry vocals are seductive and soul soothing. Her talent and beauty are equally extraordinary. Whatever she sings she owns, making every note matter! One listen and you know… Deborah Silver is the real deal” – Quincy Jones
“Deborah Silver has it all: fantastic showmanship, a great swinging band, and, most of all, solid jazz chops.” - Will Friedwald, Wall Street Journal.
“When Deborah Silver takes over a mike, she doesn’t just visit the stage, she owns it! Trust me. With beauty, style, talent, swinging musical savvy and a bundle of bazazz, Deborah Silver’s got it all in one package. She’s a thrill, a swinging show-biz whirlwind…and a bargain at any price!” - REX REED, New York Observer
Deborah Silver has performed at venues around the U.S. including Jazz at Lincoln Center, Birdland, Blues Alley, 54 Below, Catalina Jazz Club, The Colony’s Royal Room and the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, both in Palm Beach, FL As she now gears up for the early 2025 release of “BASIE ROCKS!!,” she’ll be performing live with her quartet and plans are in the works for her to do select live performances with the Count Basie Orchestra, in conjunction with the album release.
Please visit the Website.
