Berlin-based Swiss vocalist Lucia Cadotsch returns with her celebrated Speak Low trio for their second album, released by We Jazz Records on 27 Nov. "Speak Low II" features Cadotsch on voice, Otis Sandsjö on tenor saxophone and Petter Eldh on double bass, and introduces guest artists Kit Downes on hammond organ and Lucy Railton on cello. "Speak Low II" picks up where their genre-bending and forward-looking debut album left off, introducing new shades into the band's sound and also diving even deeper into the songs they tackle. What makes Speak Low special is their approach to really get to the heart of each composition with seemingly minimal means, yet generating a sound which is both instantly recognisable and remarkably impactful.
*on Ballad of the drowned girl, Black is the colour of my true love’s hair
**on Azure, Wild is the wind, Ballad of the drowned girl, Black is the colour of my true love’s hair
All arrangements by the band.
Black is the colour of my true loves hair inspired by Luciano Berio’s version.
Produced by Lucia, Petter + Otis
Executive producer Matti Nives
Design by Matti Nives
Photos by Dovile Sermokas
Azure, Ballad of the drowned girl, Black is the colour of my true love’s hair recorded at Hansa Studios Berlin by Klaus Scheuermann and Nanni Johansson
Wild is the Wind recorded at Uferstudios by Petter Eldh
All other tracks recorded at Galatea studios by Petter Eldh
Mixed and Mastered by Martin Ruch at Control Room Berlin
„Mit Unterstützung von Pro Helvetia, Schweizer Kulturstiftung"