Hailed by JazzTimes as “the finest jazz-cabaret singer around,” Paula West doesn’t deconstruct a song with elaborate scatting. Rather, West prefers to work around the edges of a melody, stretching a word here or clipping a phrase there so that each piece sounds as if it was written with her voice in mind.

Adding to her allure is West’s reputation as a song sleuth who has uncovered startlingly effective jazz vehicles amidst the work of Sonny Bono, Jimmy Webb, and the Rolling Stones. At this time of political upheaval and division, Paula West looks back to these uniquely American expressions of passion and protest with humor, swing, and romance – showing them to be as relevant today as the day they were written.

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