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Mary Ann Hurst

Born in Long Island, New York. Raised in US, Europe and Asia. Focushas been on building China-US relations for several years. Musicbackground: musical theatre, jazz performance, symphony chorus,college/church choirs. Collected and translated Chinese folksongswhile living in Beijing. Recorded "Chinese Folksongs in a Jazz Mode"CD with some of Texas' top jazz musicians while living in SanAntonio. Songs sung in both Chinese (Mandarin) and english andavailable on Amazon.com. Currently lives in Hawaii and on US EastCoast.

Born Under A Wand'rin' Star

By Mary Ann Hurst

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2008
Track listing: It Might As Well Be Spring; Let There Be Love; Wade In the Water/Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child; I've Never Been In Love Before; They Can't Take That Away From Me; Carolina In The Morning/Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah; The Things We Did Last Summer; Cow Cow Boogie; Wanderin' Star; I Talk To the Trees; A Beautiful Friendship; My Romance.

Mary Ann Hurst: Born Under A Wand'rin' Star

by Michael P. Gladstone
August 17, 2008

Born Under A Wand'rin' Star is jazz vocalist Mary Ann Hurst's third go-around and she remains a star waiting to be discovered. The constants that are evident in all her efforts are a quality presentation of the Great American Songbook and her always being surrounded by fine musicians.Hurst opens Born Under A Wand'rin' Star ...

Wishing On A Star

By Mary Ann Hurst

Label: Love Bug
Released: 2005
Track listing: Pete Kelly's Blues; Soon It's Gonna Rain; Skylark; A Taste of Honey; People Get Ready; You Must Believe In Spring; When You Wish Upon A Star; Ain't No Sunshine; The Surrey With The Fringe On Top; The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy); Pete Kelly's Blues.

Jazzz...d

By Mary Ann Hurst

Label: Love Bug
Released: 2005
Track listing: In My Own Little Corner; I Can't Say No; Lush Life; Some Cats Know; On A Slow Boat To China; You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To; My Head's OK; But My Heart's Not Smart; Some Other Time; Call Me; Medley:Hit The Road Jack/Why You Do Right?; Medley: Time After Time/You Make Me Feel So Young.

Mary Ann Hurst: Jazzz...d

by Michael P. Gladstone
December 9, 2005

Vocalist Mary Ann Hurst performs a well-chosen group of songs, including two medleys, with an aggregate group of eight musicians on Jazzz... d. Hurst also has another new release, Wishing On A Star, with just a guitarist and percussionist, which provides an intruiging and very effective package. The instrumentation on Jazzz... d reflects more traditional jazz ...

Mary Ann Hurst / Freddie Bryant / Gilad: Wishing On A Star

by Michael P. Gladstone
December 7, 2005

Although billed as a trio effort, this album is a showcase for singer Mary Ann Hurst. Her previous track record includes the rather dauntingly-titled Chinese Folksongs In A Jazz Mode from 2000. There's nothing quite as exotic here, simply a well-wrought session that begins with more than a touch of the cool female vocalists of the ...