{"product_id":"samara-joy-live-at-the-blue-note-l-a-ep","title":"Samara Joy - Live At The Blue Note L.A. [EP]","description":"\u003cp\u003eSamara Joy's first live release is a five-track EP recorded at Blue Note Los Angeles, and it captures the warmth and daring that make her performances so magnetic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Bronx-born singer has had a remarkable rise in just a few years, winning the Grammy for Best New Artist and later taking Best Jazz Vocal Album for Portrait. These recordings come from a sold-out run at the club earlier in 2026, with Joy fronting the septet that has been sharpening its arrangements alongside her on the road.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe repertoire is pure standards, approached with a fearless sense of ownership. Thelonious Monk's \"Round Midnight\" unfolds slowly, her rich lower register wrapping around every turn of the melody, while Jerome Kern's \"Yesterdays\" lets the band show off its sharp, swinging charts. Billy Strayhorn's \"Lush Life\" is a high-wire act for any singer, and she meets it with patience and poise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAntonio Carlos Jobim's \"No More Blues\" brings a bossa lift to the close, with Joy trading lines with the band before it returns for a short reprise as the night winds down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShort and beautifully paced, it plays like a front-row seat at an intimate club, and it is exactly the kind of record that rewards a quiet room and a good pair of speakers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57287068483889,"sku":"881061286776","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/2026\/7313\/files\/Samara_Joy-Live_At_The_Blue_Note_L.A._EP.jpg?v=1793727669","url":"https:\/\/vinyl.com\/products\/samara-joy-live-at-the-blue-note-l-a-ep","provider":"Vinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}