Jazz Articles about Barbara Lea

Barbara Lea: Black Butterfly

by Tom Pierce
November 17, 2006

Vocalist Barbara Lea has enjoyed a substantial and respected career presenting lesser-known gems from the complementary and overlapping worlds of the Great American Songbook and jazz. More knowledgeable observers than the general music public, which to this day generally remains sadly unaware of her talents, anticipated this success by choosing her as Best New Singer in the 1956 Down Beat international critics poll.

Black Butterfly, a new recording, pairs her with saxophonist Loren Schoenberg's orchestra, with which she has worked ...