Next Year’s Song Review

Jersey Jazz
June 2022 edition

Put a singer with a strong jazz sensitivity, CE CE GABLE, in the company of elite jazz players like guitarist Roni Ben-Hur, pianist Alan Broadbent, bassist Harvie S and drummer Matt Wilson, turn them loose on a strong program of eleven selections, and you get Next Year’s Song (New York Jazz Project – 1002), an album that sparkles from start to finish. The lady can sing and the cats can play! You will hear standards including “No Moon at All,” “Two for the Road,” “Just One of Those Things,” “Like a Lover,” “I’m Gonna Laugh You Right out of My Life, “My Romance,” “Moments Like This” and “Come Rain or Come Shine.” There is an original by Harvie S and Gable, “Next Year’s Song,” and a pair of Broadbent tunes, “The Last Goodbye” and “From Me to You,” both with lyrics by Georgia Mancio. This is a winning package sure to bring a smile to your face.