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Polly Gibbons - Many Faces of Love (CD/DVD)
Release Date: February 3, 2015

Available from Resonance Records: http://bit.ly/1r3HC3t
Available on Amazon: http://amzn.to/1DtIVnh

Resonance Records is excited about the debut release "Many Faces of Love" from UK jazz vocalist, Polly Gibbons. The CD/ DVD set is due for release Feb 3, 2015. The DVD contains excerpts from her debut show at the Resonance Records Studios in Beverly Hills, CA (February 2014).

Polly Gibbons, vocals
Tamir Hendelman, piano
James Pearson, piano (DVD)
Roger Kellaway, piano (DVD)
Christian Howes, violin and all string parts
Anthony Wilson, guitar
Kevin Axt, bass
Ray Brinker, drums
All arrangements by Tamir Hendelman

The concept of "Many Faces of Love" is to present songs about various familiar aspects of love. The song order takes you through five phases: Looking for Love, Finding Love, Losing Love, Looking to Re-Connect, The Lessons of Love.

Polly Gibbons is one of the most respected and talked about young singer/songwriters of her generation. Being nominated for a BBC Jazz Award back in 2006 with no album release to her name, was a clear indication of just how special a singer and performer Polly is. Much esteemed by her contemporaries, Polly has built a reputation as being an original and gifted voice. With warm, rich, soulful vocals and an innate blues sensibility, Polly has been likened to many of the jazz and soul greats, while bringing her own storytelling and earnest depth alongside unique humor and fun to performances. Having developed her craft over the past decade, Polly has performed at all the leading UK jazz clubs, international festivals and is a regular at Ronnie Scott's performing with the All Stars.

Polly's influences are brilliant, broad and inspired - from the poetry of Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen, to the be-bop of Charlie Parker, the deep wails of Mahalia Jackson's gospel, to the emotional depth of Donny Hathaway, Billie Holiday and Nina Simone; the soul of Marvin Gaye, the blues of Buddy Guy and more contemporary brilliance in the sounds of Michael Jackson and D'Angelo.

With an innate vocal versatility, Polly is much sought-after as a session, backing and featured singer and has been invited to record on various projects including a track with hip hop group Vinyl Dialect, on Wall of Sound's Bad Magic label, also co-writing and performing a song on British Soul compilation album, 'Diggz Presents Random Soul on Random Records. Polly featured alongside such jazz luminaries as Ian Shaw, Jacqui Dankworth and Gwyneth Herbert on an album entitled The Music of BB Cooper and has spent many occasions recording and performing with renowned artist and producer, Ian Shaw.

"They don't come along very often, but this one's a star." - Composer Johnny Mandel

"A soulful voice that will capture your heart... a real singer at last."- Claire Martin, Jazz Singer & BBC Broadcaster

"She's got a great voice!" - Van Morrison

"A soulful young jazz vocalist destined to be a star!" - Time Out

"A truly exceptional, once in a generation talent, possessing a voice of such sizzling intensity and raw emotion you could fry an egg on it." - Peter Quinn, Jazzwise Magazine