Andrea Balducci - Bloom (2012)

Having teased the jazz fraternity with a cheeky 7" earlier on this year, Andrea assuages our ears with this super smooth full lengther. Pristinely polished and produced with a big band feeling, there's a distinct Rat Pack feeling as we stride confidently through big choruses and sassy sambas ("I Will Never Stop Loving You") before diving headfirst into mournful smoky saxophone and piano laments ("The Meaning Of Love"). A common face performing on the French Riviera, hopefully this should take Balducci to the broader audience.

Tracklist:

01 Hurt So Bad
02 The Letter
03 I Just Dropped In
04 Time Will Come
05 Within Myself
06 I Will Never Stop Loving You
07 The Meaning Of Love
08 Spooky
09 Big City
10 Everytime We Say Goodbye
11 Hurt So Bad (Swing Version)