Album · 2017

Dreams and Daggers

Released
29 September 2017
Label
Mack Avenue
Catalogue no.
MAC 1120
Tracklist
23 tracks
Length
1:52:12
Country
US

“Dreams and Daggers” is an album by Cécile McLorin Salvant, released in 2017 on Mack Avenue. The original release has 23 tracks with a running time of 1:52:12. Jazz standards on the record include “Devil May Care”, “Fascination”, “I Didn't Know What Time It Was” and “Let's Face The Music And Dance”. The line-up features Cécile McLorin Salvant (vocals), Paul Sikivie (double bass, arranger), Lawrence "Lo" Leathers (drums (drum set)), Aaron Diehl (piano) and Catalyst Quartet (strings).

Who played on Dreams and Daggers

  • Cécile McLorin Salvant vocals all tracks
  • Paul Sikivie double bass, arranger on 21 tracks
  • Lawrence "Lo" Leathers drums (drum set) on 17 tracks
  • Aaron Diehl piano on 16 tracks
  • Catalyst Quartet strings on 6 tracks
  • Sullivan Fortner piano on 1 track

Tracklist

  1. 1-1 And Yet 1:06
  2. 1-2 Devil May Care standard 6:56
  3. 1-3 Mad About the Boy — Noël Coward 6:53
  4. 1-4 Sam Jones’ Blues 3:00
  5. 1-5 More 3:33
  6. 1-6 Never Will I Marry standard — Frank Loesser 4:03
  7. 1-7 Somehow I Never Could Believe — Kurt Weill 9:56
  8. 1-8 If a Girl Isn’t Pretty — Jule Styne 2:55
  9. 1-9 Red Instead 0:35
  10. 1-10 Runnin’ Wild — Arthur Harrington Gibbs 1:39
  11. 1-11 The Best Thing for You (Would Be Me) — Irving Berlin 7:09
  12. 2-1 You’re My Thrill standard — Jay Gorney 4:34
  13. 2-2 I Didn’t Know What Time It Was standard — Richard Rodgers 6:30
  14. 2-3 Tell Me What They’re Saying Can’t Be True 5:29
  15. 2-4 Nothing Like You 3:50
  16. 2-5 You’ve Got to Give Me Some 6:11
  17. 2-6 The Worm 1:03
  18. 2-7 My Man’s Gone Now standard — George Gershwin 6:28
  19. 2-8 Let’s Face the Music and Dance standard — Irving Berlin 6:55
  20. 2-9 Si J’étais Blanche — Bobby Falk 5:15
  21. 2-10 Fascination standard 1:28
  22. 2-11 Wild Women Don’t Have the Blues 6:51
  23. 2-12 You’re Getting to Be a Habit With Me — Harry Warren 9:54

Production

  • Josh Welshman engineer
  • Todd Whitelock recording, mix
  • Akihiro Nishimura engineer
  • Damon Whittemore recording
  • Doug Iszlai engineer
  • Isaiah Abolin engineer
  • Mark Wilder mastering

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Frequently asked questions

Who played on Dreams and Daggers?

The line-up of Dreams and Daggers includes Cécile McLorin Salvant (vocals), Paul Sikivie (double bass, arranger), Lawrence "Lo" Leathers (drums (drum set)), Aaron Diehl (piano), Catalyst Quartet (strings) and Sullivan Fortner (piano).

Which label released Dreams and Daggers?

Dreams and Daggers was released in 2017 on Mack Avenue (MAC 1120).

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