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Ed Reed Sings Love Stories

The Song Is You (2008)

Featuring Peck Allmond, trumpet, tenor sax, flute, clarinet, cornet; Willard Dyson, drums; Gary Fisher, piano; Jamie Fox, guitar; Russell George, violin; Doug Weiss, bass


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To be released
May 20th, 2008

 

Ed Reed Sings Love Stories

"Imagine encountering a glorious creature (probably a bird) that you feared to be extinct, only to find that it not only existed, it was also in its most splendid form. That's how it struck me when I first heard Ed Reed sing."

– Bud Spangler,
Love Stories producer

Ed Reed Sings Love Stories (2007)

Featuring Peck Allmond, trumpet, tenor sax, flutes, clarinets, trombonium, kalimbas; Gary Fisher, piano; Eddie Marshall, drums; John Wiitala, bass


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"He has released a ravishing album at the age of 78…it’s Reed’s coming out party and he gives the performance of a lifetime."
Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News

"Reed can tell a story…he sounds utterly believable."
Jazziz, 6/07

"11 exquisite tracks…"
Jazz Times, 7/07

"[Reed] shares his love for the music while sending a message about where we’re headed and where we’ve been."
All About Jazz, 2/08

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Most played new release of 2007 on KCSM, the Bay Area’s 24-hour jazz radio station.

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Among the top 10 Bay Area jazz recordings released in 2007 chosen by jazz critic Andrew Gilbert.

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Among the top 3 male jazz vocalists of 2007 in Rio de Janeiro’s newspaper Tribuna da imprensa (online)