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data-original-title="" title="">Mira Choquette has a warm voice, a wide range, and the
uncanny ability to make every note count. For her latest
recording Hier Encore, the multi-lingual vocalist has
teamed up with the superb Armenian jazz pianist Samvel
Gasparyan for a set of thoughtful and quietly emotive
music.
Hier Encore finds Ms. Choquette giving a fresh spin to
songs by Michel Legrand, Blossom Dearie, Tadd Dameron,
Thelonious Monk, Charles Aznavour, John Klenner, and
Mexican composer Armando Manzanero. While many of
these performances are duets with the tasteful and soulful
pianist Gasparyan, a few also include bassist Dave
Geodakyan (who is also a well-respected educator,
composer, and conductor), drummer Arman Mnatsakanyan
(who plays with Tigran Hamasyan) and, on Just Friends,
three of the best horn players in Yerevan.
Among the highlights of this rewarding album are
heartwarming versions of If You Could See Me Now,
Thelonious Monk’s ballad Reflections, two Legrand songs
(including What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?,
which is one of three selections performed in French),
Charles Aznavour’s Hier Encore (Yesterday When I Was
Young), and the beautiful ballad Contigo Aperendí, which is
sung in Spanish. A change of pace to the often-haunting
music is offered in a swinging rendition of John Klenners’
Just Friends and Blossom Dearie’s lowdown Long Daddy
Green.
Following her previous three albums (Something Cool, the
EP It Felt Like A Fall Affair, and In Reel Time), the release
of Hier Encore is a major accomplishment, and a beautiful
addition to Choquette’s catalogue. “Recording in Armenia
with these amazing players was a great experience,”
recalls Choquette. “The wet weather, the culture, and the
atmosphere lent itself to melancholy songs and resulted in
what I like to call a jazz album for grownups.”
Hier Encore was released worldwide on Friday, May
16th 2025.
Tracks
If You Could See Me Now; Sur les Quais de Cherbourg; Reflections; Just Friends; Contigo Aprendi; Qui Feras-tu de ta vie?; Hier
Encore; Long Daddy Green.
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