Elisabeth Kontomanou: Waitin' for Spring

Crowned "Best Jazz Vocalist 2006" (Les Victoires du Jazz), Elisabeth reached the temporary peak of her art with her album "Waitin' For Spring". Backed by world-class musicians -- multiple Grammy winner John Scofield, superb soprano saxophonist Sam Newsome, brilliant French keyboardist Laurent Coq, Monk Competition winner Darryl Hall and young talent Donald Kontomanou -- she presents herself in her signature style, clearly inspired by the tradition of classic jazz singing. Her album is a collection of attractive original compositions and indestructible standards such as Hebb's "Sunny," Thistle's "Good Life," Mingus' "Duke Ellington's Sound Of Love," and Arlen's "I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues."