Jane Ira Bloom. Sixteen Sunsets

Award winning soprano saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom has always had a special feeling for ballad performances and she’s released a project that showcases her expressive interpretations of American songbook standards and slow tempo originals. Sixteen Sunsets is her first all-ballads album, her 15th album as leader and fifth recording on the Outline label. The project pairs Bloom with long-time bandmates Cameron Brown on bass, drummer Matt Wilson, and newcomer pianist Dominic Fallacaro. She had been working on this slow tempo repertoire in concerts in NYC in the two years since her last “Wingwalker” release and then brought this band together to record. Sixteen Sunsets was also recorded in 5.1 high resolution surround sound at Avatar Studio B in NYC with renowned audio engineer and co-producer Jim Anderson for which it received a 2014 Grammy nomination. The album features nine American songbook classics including Gershwin’s “I Loves You Porgy” and Kern’s “The Way You Look Tonight” in addition to five originals from Bloom’s own ballad book. Photographic legend Jay Maisel contributed the breathtaking image for the album cover artwork.