Seven-time Grammy nominee and Grammy Award winner John Clayton joins Jackie Ryan (considered by Jazz Times to be "one of the outstanding jazz vocalists of her generation and, quite possibly, of all time, rivaling the dexterous sass Sarah Vaughan and the scintillating verve of Diana Krall") to deliver a tour de force through a myriad of jazz idioms, from blues & gospel flavored jazz gems, to sultry & sassy love songs, a luscious Spanish ballad, and a sensational original penned by lyricists Marilyn and Alan Bergman, multiple Grammy, Emmy & Acadamy Award nominees ("The Way We Were", "You Don't Bring Me Flowers") all backed by 3-time Grammy nominee piano phenomenon Gerald Clayton and a host of the nation's leading artists.
Ms. Ryan has been the featured artist on NPR, Primetime A&E, CNN TV, and Voice of America. Her previous CDs have received 4-Star reviews from Downbeat and AMG and have dominated the #1 slot on Jazz Weeks industry-standard nationwide chart for months. This is Jackie's finest outing to date – a sure contender for a 2013 Grammy nod.