CD Whispers and Moans ( 2008, Lion Jazz )
repertoir: ballads only !
Dutch jazz critic Bert Jansma writes: ‘ I don’t know any other singer with such a deeply felt, intense approach as Masha has. She turns every piece into a personal story!’
Songs
Whispers and Moans – Henk de Ligt / Masha Bijlsma
Bridges – Milton Nascimento
Left Alone – Mal Waldron / Billie Holiday
Song for Ella – Henk de Ligt / Masha Bijlsma
Two souls connected – Rob van den Boeck / Masha Bijlsma
If you go – Geoffrey Parsons / Michel Emer
Both sides now – Joni Mitchell
While my baby sleeps – Adrian Mears
Soul Eyes – Mal Waldron
Breathing – Kate Bush
Musicians
Masha Bijlsma – vocals
Tony Lakatos – tenorsaxophone, sopranosaxophone
Bart van Lier – trombone
Rob van den Broeck – piano
Henk de Ligt – double bass
Dries Bijlsma – drums
Recorded and mixed by Radu Marinescu Cologne/Germany
Lion Jazz 0801