Louise's albums are available direct from Louise! they are £10.00 each plus £1.50 p&p. Quantities can be altered at check out. We will be adding more samples very soon!

Louise's first album, Don't Explain, gives a wonderful insight into her abilities as a true jazz singer

Don't Explain (Total Playing Time 54:46)

Feeling Good (3:38) Newley / Bricusse Summertime (5:28) George Gershwin Ain't No Sunshine (6:06) Bill Withers Afro Blue (2:44) Mongo Santamaria The Lady is a Tramp (2:45) Rodgers / Hart You Go To My Head (6:24) Coots / Gillespie Moanin' (4:46) Bobby Timmons Lay a Little Love (3:10) Helen Yeomans Don't Explain (7:40) Herzog / Holiday Our Love is Here to Stay (3:12) George and Ira Gershwin To be Poor is a Crime (5:52) Julie Dexter Afro Blue (Reprise) (2:53) Mongo Santamaria

Louise Parker - Vocals Bernardo Savill - Acoustic Guitar Jihad Darwish - Bass Max Turnbull - Keyboard Nick Carter - Drums Martin Holland - Trumpet and Flugelhorn Helen Yeomans - Backing Vocals   Cover Illustration - Michael Pollard CD Design & layout - Mark Horsfield, (concept - Micheal Pollard) Track Order - Rowena Parkes Recorded by Paul Cradick at Goodmerry Farm, Quethiock, Cornwall Produced by Paul Cradick and Louise Parker Recorded live in March 2004 with no digital editing.

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No More Strangers was recorded live at Goodmerry Farm in three sessions. One session in 2005 and two in 2006. The album was produced at Goodmerry Farm by Paul Cradick, Craig Milverton and Louise Parker in 2007.

No More Strangers (Total Playing Time 56:69)

Miss Celies Blues (4:30) Quincy D Jones Come Rain or Come Shine (5:32) Harold Arlen All Blues (6:32) Miles Davis Round Midnight (5:15) Thelonius Monk Love Me or Leave Me (3:26) Donaldson / Kahn I'll Be Seeing You (6:06) Gus Kahn Soldier, Martyr, Brother, Son (4:42) Helen Yeomans On a Clear Day (3:14) Lane / Lerner No More Strangers (6:03) Parker / Luing What a Difference a Day Made (7:57) Grever / Adams Way Over Yonder (5:12) Carole King

Louise Parker - Vocals Alan Barnes - Tenor and Alto Saxophone, Flute Craig Milverton - Piano Nick Millward - Drums Luke Steele - Bass Tom Hilliard - Backing Vocals Sandra Smith - Backing Vocals Helen Yeomans - Backing Vocals Kate Abbott - Backing Vocals

HUMPHREY LYTTELTON

‘Best of Jazz’ Radio 2
Monday 16th July 2007

‘Here’s a splendid new voice on the block taking cheerful liberties with the song ‘Love Me Or Leave Me’ by songwriter’s Donaldson and Kahn, and swinging like fury in the process.

Yeah, well, the name which I’ve no doubt will soon be household, is Louise Parker who shows remarkable style and assurance after only six years in the singing business.

Incidentally, her father, a crazy jazz fan, named her Louise after - Louis Armstrong.

The pianist there was Craig Milverton who’s given Louise much encouragement, and should feel well rewarded by this hugely impressive self-produced album called ‘No More Strangers’.

And if the CD’s not picked up by a commercial label then the music business is in an even sorrier state than I imagined.’

  Love Me or Leave Me (Donaldson / Kahn)

  Come Rain or Come Shine (Harold Arlen)

  Round Midnight (Thelonious Monk)

  No More Strangers (Parker / Luing)

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