‘The Music’s On Me’ is the much-anticipated new album from jazz pianist and vocalist Wendy Kirkland, widely praised as “the unsung heroine of British jazz” by The Jazz Mann and “mellow and stylish” by The Sunday Times. Continuing to strengthen her reputation on the international circuit, Kirkland builds on the success of her debut Piano Divas—hailed by The Observer as “proper jazz piano, excellent band… a very classy debut.” This latest release presents a carefully curated selection of original and lyricised pieces, with Kirkland adding her own words to compositions by Michel Petrucciani (“September Second”), Russell Malone (“Playground”), Wes Montgomery (“West Coast Blues”) and Don Grolnick (“Pools”), alongside her own writing. She is joined once again by her longstanding collaborators—Pat Sprakes on guitar, Paul Jefferies on bass and Steve Wyndham on drums—while guest appearances from Tommaso Starace on saxophone and Roger Beaujolais on vibraphone add further colour and depth to an already richly textured recording.

Track Listing

01. The Music in Me
02. Haven't We Met
03. Pools
04. Sandalia Dela
05. Playground
06. Nothing Like You
07. September Second
08. West Coast Blues
09. O Gato Molhado
10. Sunday In New York
11. Travelling Home