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Prepare to be transported directly into a dimly lit and smoky cabaret sometime in the '20s or '30s.
Vintage jazz, blues and swing vocalist Sweet Megg's seventh studio album Massive Negroni draws from throughout the American Songbook and beyond, with songs from artists like the Harlem Hamfats, Duke Ellington, Fats Waller and the Ink Spots. Everything from French chanson to Tin Pan Alley is on the table, and there's a reason Sweet Megg is close collaborator with popular jazz collective Postmodern Jukebox.
From sly and playful to spooky and sultry and everything in between, the vocalist brings the perfect mood for every moment on the eclectic track list.
Vintage jazz, blues and swing vocalist Sweet Megg's seventh studio album Massive Negroni draws from throughout the American Songbook and beyond, with songs from artists like the Harlem Hamfats, Duke Ellington, Fats Waller and the Ink Spots. Everything from French chanson to Tin Pan Alley is on the table, and there's a reason Sweet Megg is close collaborator with popular jazz collective Postmodern Jukebox.
From sly and playful to spooky and sultry and everything in between, the vocalist brings the perfect mood for every moment on the eclectic track list.
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