Chicago jazz singer Erin McDougald has a way with melodies, teasing the sensuality from lyrics and bopping rhythmically like a saxophonist gliding through a solo. On her fourth album, Outside the Soiree, she’s backed by a classic nightclub jazz lineup—piano, bass, drums, sax and tinkling vibes. She performs a tender “Begin the Beguine” and a dreamy, Latin-infused “Brother Can You Spare a Dime,” and adds a few of her own numbers to the songbook.
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