{"title":"The Nicki Parrott Collection","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Nicki Parrott could make anyone love jazz.”\u003cspan class=\"s1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCabaret Scene\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Nicki brings clear articulation, beautiful tone, a sense of rhythmic assuredness and a touch of\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eallure to inventive arrangements.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJazz Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“She has that special gift you cannot buy in\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ea music store.”\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLes Paul\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“...a rarity, a first-class bassist whose playing is as \u003cspan class=\"s3\" style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003esublime as her vocals.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\" style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLimelight\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"skitch-henderson-swinging-with-strings","title":"Skitch Henderson: Swinging With Strings","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eTHIS CD IS OUT OF PRINT AND \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003eAVAILABLE BY DIGITAL DOWNLOAD ONLY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor digital download of this CD, visit your preferred digital download website such as iTunes, Amazon Music, Google Play and More!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/geo.itunes.apple.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Itunes Download\" src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2309\/4717\/files\/icon_itunes_thumb.png?v=1507139666\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e    \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2xvtzyg\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2309\/4717\/files\/icon_amazon_thumb.png?v=1507139712\" alt=\"Amazon Music\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2309\/4717\/files\/icon_google_thumb.png?v=1507139741\" alt=\"Google Play\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSkitch Henderson, piano \u003cbr\u003ePeter Appleyard, vibraphone \u003cbr\u003eBucky Pizzarelli, guitar \u003cbr\u003eGene Bertoncini, guitar \u003cbr\u003eNicki Parrott, bass \u003cbr\u003eJoe Ascione, drums \u003cbr\u003eMatt Glaser, violin \u003cbr\u003eDarol Anger, violin \u003cbr\u003eSara Caswell, violin \u003cbr\u003eGlenn Basham, violin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSkitch Henderson was the first leader of the \u003cem\u003eTonight Show\u003c\/em\u003e orchestra with Steve Allen and later with Johnny Carson. He is the founder and conductor of the New York Pops and has also worked as guest conductor with most of the leading orchestras of this country and the world presenting pops and symphonic concerts. In his first recording on piano in many years, he is joined by what he calls his \"Fiddler's Three\" - Bucky Pizzarelli, Gene Bertoncini and Peter Appleyard, all of whom are stars of the first magnitude in their own right. Added to the mix are rising star bassist Nicki Parrott, all-star drummer Joe Ascione, and a swinging hand-picked violin quartet. \"The melodies come from the song book of \"remember when\" and the virtuosity of the player is an education if you wish to enter the proper school of jazz. The arrangements with the strings bring back memories of the wonderful radio days - the Whiteman band, and the creativity of all the radio orchestras. It is strange how old becomes new or ancient becomes modern when the right people gather. We hope you«ll agree.\" \u003cem\u003e—Skitch Henderson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Selections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Japanese Sandman, My Gal Sal, Volga Boatman, Sophisicated Lady, Blue Moon, Oh, Lady, Be Good!, Lover Man, Easy Living, Goody Goody, C-Jam Blues, If I Had You, In a Mellow Tone, The Hour of Parting, If There is Someone Lovelier Than You, I Could Have Danced All Night, Where the Blue of the Night Meets the Gold of the Day\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arbors Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45034725650,"sku":"19252","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2309\/4717\/products\/19252.png?v=1654326396"},{"product_id":"johnny-frigos-dna-exposed","title":"Johnny Frigo's DNA Exposed!","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eTHIS CD IS OUT OF PRINT AND \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003eAVAILABLE BY DIGITAL DOWNLOAD ONLY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor digital download of this CD, visit your preferred digital download website such as iTunes, Amazon Music, Google Play and More!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/geo.itunes.apple.com\/us\/album\/dna-exposed\/id1166476705?mt=1\u0026amp;app=music\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Itunes Download\" src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2309\/4717\/files\/icon_itunes_thumb.png?v=1507139666\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2xKO1QL\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2309\/4717\/files\/icon_amazon_thumb.png?v=1507139712\" alt=\"Amazon Music\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/music\/album\/Johnny_Frigo_Dna_Exposed?id=B5uhbyu4dnvdphds75mtt7ccyvu\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2309\/4717\/files\/icon_google_thumb.png?v=1507139741\" alt=\"Google Play\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohnny Frigo, violin \u003cbr\u003eBill Charlap, piano \u003cbr\u003eFrank Vignola, guitar \u003cbr\u003eBucky Pizzarelli, guitar \u003cbr\u003eNicki Parrott, bass \u003cbr\u003eJoe Ascione, drums\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"To me Johnny Frigo is a bit of a miracle. he played technically perfectly and with undiminished energy, enthusiasm and inventiveness - at an age when most fiddlers, and musicians in general, have long ago hung up their instruments in the nearest closet. Indeed, when Johnny plays with other (almost always much younger) musicians, it is he who galvanizes the group, who never lets their energy flag, who always picks up the next tune, who leads the background riffing, and who never wants to stop playing.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e—Gunther Schuller, both classical and jazz musician, musicologist, educator, music publisher, composer and conductor and the author of Early Jazz: Its Roots and Early Development (Oxford) and The Swing Era: The Development of Jazz, 1930-1945 (Oxford). He has the unusual distinction of performing on the french horn with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra as well as the Miles Davis \"Birth of the Cool\" nonet.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSelections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I Concentrate on You, Poor Butterfly, Cheek To Cheek, What Is There To Say?, Nobody Else But Me, Try a Little Tenderness\/Sweet and Lovely, Hair on The G-String, I Love You, Too Late Now\/Street of Dreams, Crystal Silence, Tanga, What'll I Do?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arbors Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45034728722,"sku":"19258","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2309\/4717\/products\/19258.png?v=1654505161"},{"product_id":"derek-smith-high-energy","title":"Derek Smith: High Energy","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eTHIS CD IS OUT OF PRINT AND \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003eAVAILABLE BY DIGITAL DOWNLOAD ONLY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor digital download of this CD, visit your preferred digital download website such as iTunes, Amazon Music, Google Play and More!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/geo.itunes.apple.com\/us\/album\/high-energy\/id1166479399?mt=1\u0026amp;app=music\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Itunes Download\" src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2309\/4717\/files\/icon_itunes_thumb.png?v=1507139666\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e    \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2ySyTgg\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2309\/4717\/files\/icon_amazon_thumb.png?v=1507139712\" alt=\"Amazon Music\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/music\/album\/Derek_Smith_High_Energy?id=Bv3uwnnnmkn4mkgrif7q2vfwnhq\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2309\/4717\/files\/icon_google_thumb.png?v=1507139741\" alt=\"Google Play\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDerek Smith, piano \u003cbr\u003eNicki Parrott, bass \u003cbr\u003eJoe Ascione, drums\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Throughout, one is impressed by the nimbleness of Derek's fingers - and his mind. With the virtuosity of Art Tatum, the sophistication of Teddy Wilson, and audacious boppishness of Bud Powell, Derek is a man for all seasons, an artist and entertainer whose musical genius transcends categories. He also possesses the now seemingly rare ability to make his musical points within the compass of three or four minutes. With Derek, less is more! High Energy is a gas!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e—Dr. Chuck Berg, University of Kansas, is a contributor and reviewer for JazzTimes, Down Beat and Jazz Educators Journal; a contributor to The Oxford Companion to Jazz and The Gramophone Guide to CD Jazz, and a Voting Member, National Academy of Recording Arts and Science\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e Selections:\u003cbr\u003e Like Someone in Love, How Deep Is the Ocean?\u003cbr\u003eFools Rush In\u003cbr\u003eGirl Talk\u003cbr\u003eDoxy\u003cbr\u003eLazy Afternoon\u003cbr\u003eOn Green Dolphin Street\u003cbr\u003eAlone Together\u003cbr\u003eSpring Can Really Hang You Up the Most\u003cbr\u003eHere's That Rainy Day\u003cbr\u003eLet's Fall in Love\u003cbr\u003eTeach Me Tonight\u003cbr\u003eTheme from the Second Movement \"Concerto de Aranjuez\"\u003cbr\u003eSt. Thomas","brand":"Arbors Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45034739922,"sku":"19247","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2309\/4717\/products\/19247.png?v=1654295263"},{"product_id":"five-play-on-the-brink","title":"Five Play: On the Brink","description":"Sherrie Maricle: Leader, Drums \u003cbr\u003eKaroline Strassmayer: Alto Saxophone, Flute\u003cbr\u003e Laura Dreyer: Alto Saxophone, Flute\u003cbr\u003e Lorraine Desmarais: Piano\u003cbr\u003e Nicki Parrott: Bass \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Sherrie Maricle, the exciting drummer and leader of the all woman big band, Diva, has assembled a quintet of talented ladies for her band within a band, resulting in a hard driving jazz program with varying moods, rhythms and tempi. But gender has nothing to do with it. As Stanley Kay, the founder of Diva puts it, \"if you can play, you can play.\" And these five can certainly play.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFive Play: On the Brink was selected as a 1999 Critics Picks top 5 album in the February 2000 issue of JazzTimes by Nat Hentoff\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\nSelections:\u003cbr\u003e I'll Get By \u003cbr\u003eI've Got the World on a String\u003cbr\u003e How Insensitive\u003cbr\u003e On the Brink\u003cbr\u003e Medley: I'm A Fool to Want You; In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning; This Love of Mine\u003cbr\u003e Scatterbrain\u003cbr\u003e Shifting Down\u003cbr\u003e Like Someone in Love\u003cbr\u003e Some Nerve\u003cbr\u003e Someone Nice Like You\u003cbr\u003e Momma Flossie\u003cbr\u003e How Deep Is the Ocean\u003cbr\u003e I Believe in You","brand":"Arbors Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45034748370,"sku":"19218","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2309\/4717\/products\/19218.png?v=1654257380"},{"product_id":"nicki-parrott-rossano-sportiello-people-will-say-were-in-love","title":"Nicki Parrott and Rossano Sportiello: People Will Say We're In Love","description":"\u003cp\u003eNicki Parrott-bass, vocals\u003cbr\u003eRossano Sportiello-piano\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Bassist Nicki Parrott and pianist Rossano Sportiello have stepped to the forefront and formed a musical partnership that keeps the melody squarely in focus while creating an atmosphere of intimate instrumental interplay. If you bemoan the passing of exquisite sessions that combine artfully played swing with tender ballads in a romantic setting, prepare yourself for a decidedly international take on that all too rare listening experience. Think of the chemistry on those early Oscar Petersen\/Ray Brown duo meetings, with a tender twist, and you will have a sense of this session.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e—From the album notes of Elliott Simon, who writes about jazz for All About Jazz \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e Selections:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Cup Bearers, Blues for Basie, You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To, You Blew Out the Flame in My Heart, Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love), One for Amos, Revolutionary Etude, Etude in C, Opus 10, No. 12, Moon River, What a Little Moonlight Can Do, Time Was, They Say It's Wonderful, Why Did You Tell Me: \"I Love You?\" (Rossano Sportiello)\/I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me, Moon Shadow, The Man I Love, Lost Love Blues, People Will Say We're in Love\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arbors Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45034791186,"sku":"19335","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2309\/4717\/products\/19335.png?v=1654330802"},{"product_id":"randy-sandke-unconventional-wisdom","title":"Randy Sandke: Unconventional Wisdom","description":"\u003cp\u003eRandy Sandke-Trumpet, Flugelhorn\u003cbr\u003eHoward Alden-Guitar\u003cbr\u003eNicki Parrott-Bass, Vocals (2, 4, 7, 11)\u003cbr\u003eJohn Riley-Drums\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRandy Sandke, one of jazz's most respected \"mainstream\" artists, has mastered a wide range of musical idioms—from traditional jazz to his own intriguing \"metatonal\" theory. In more traditional contexts such as this, Sandke strikes a delicate balance between re-creation and deconstruction and manages to create music that is widely appealing while remaining true to himself. Unconventional Wisdom represents perhaps the most successful convergence to date of the metatonal with the mainstream and should appeal to both of Sandke's audiences. And musical theory aside, it reaffirms the fact that Randy Sandke is one hell of a trumpet player!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e—From the CD notes by Ed Berger, Associate Director of the Institute of Jazz Studies, Rutgers University.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSelections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Just One of Those Things\/Ev'rytime We Say Goodbye\/Meta Blue\/New Orleans\/The Best Thing For You\/Nicki's Journey\/Django's Dream\/Little Bix\/Chega de Saudade\/December Down\/For All We Know\/We're In Love\/Funkallero\/Toyland\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arbors Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45034821714,"sku":"19365","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2309\/4717\/products\/19365.png?v=1654421726"},{"product_id":"nicki-parrott-rossano-sportiello-do-it-again","title":"Nicki Parrott and Rossano Sportiello: Do It Again","description":"\u003cp\u003eNicki Parrott-bass, vocals on tracks 3, 6, 7, 10, 11, 14 and 16\u003cbr\u003eRossano Sportiello-piano, vocal on track 16\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"As the title proclaims, bassist\/vocalist Nicki Parrott and pianist Rossano Sportiello have renewed their musical partnership to \u003cem\u003eDo it Again.\u003c\/em\u003e Those of you who have already experienced this duo on their first enticingly romantic Arbors CD, \u003cem\u003ePeople Will Say We're in Love\u003c\/em\u003e (ARCD 19335, 2007), know exactly what it is that they do so well together. 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The lyrics are published in the liner notes so that you can either listen or sing along with Nicki Parrott and her swinging bass with her favorite sidemen; Larry Fuller (piano); Lewis Nash (drums); Harry Allen (tenor sax); and David Blenkhorn (acoustic and electric guitars).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eTrack Listing\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"0\" width=\"\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Can See Clearly Now\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJolene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf You Could Read My Mind\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVincent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery Breath You Take\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe First Time Ever I Saw Your Face\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou Belong To Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe've Only Just Begun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis Girl's In Love With You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDo That To Me One More Time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLean On Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Water Is Wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"arbors-records inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39275666538565,"sku":"19482","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2309\/4717\/products\/ARCD19482O_NickiParrott.jpg?v=1616376446"},{"product_id":"nicki-parrott-feelin-groovy","title":"Nicki Parrott : Feelin' Groovy","description":"\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Nicki brings clear articulation, beautiful tone, a sense of rhythmic assuredness and a touch of allure to inventive arrangements.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJazz Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“She has that special gift you cannot buy in a music store.”\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLes Paul\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e“...a rarity, a first-class bassist whose playing is as sublime as her vocals.\" \u003cstrong\u003eLimelight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBassist and vocalist for the legendary Les Paul for over 10 years, Nicki has appeared at most of the world’s top jazz venues and festivals to sold-out performances.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eAs a follow-up to her last recording, \u003ci\u003eIf You Could Read My Mind\u003c\/i\u003e (Arbors 19482), Nicki digs deep into the 60s—an era of peace, love and discovery as told by a few of the finest songwriters of the time. \u003ci\u003eFeelin’ Groovy\u003c\/i\u003e represents a first-ever for Arbors Records in that it’s an all-Aussie band. 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What The World Needs Now Is Love  4:30\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eNicki Parrott \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003evocals\/bass\/xylophone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSteve Russell \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003epiano\/vintage Wurlitzer\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eDave Sanders \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003edrums\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eMartha Baartz \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003etenor sax\/flute\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eTodd Hardy \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003etrumpet\/flugelhorn\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eShane Hannan \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003etrombone\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ewith special guests\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eJim Kelly \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eguitar\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eNanny Assis \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003epercussion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eproduced by Brian Wittman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Arbors Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41031757627461,"sku":"19490","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2309\/4717\/files\/ARCD_19490.jpg?v=1708048412"}],"url":"https:\/\/arborsrecords.com\/collections\/the-nicki-parrott-collection\/jazz-cd.oembed","provider":"arbors-records inc","version":"1.0","type":"link"}