About The Album
'Going My Way' is the exciting new album from saxophonist
Anna Brooks. Anna plays alto, soprano, tenor and baritone saxes with equal skill
and for the first time in her recording career uses her vocals as well as those
of guest vocalists to add a new flavour to her compositions. Fresh jazz and
R’n’B-inspired harmonies are blended with funky virtuosic sax solos to produce a
unique and addictive sound. Anna’s debut album ‘My Time’ received critical
acclaim and ‘Going My Way’ is sure to follow in its footsteps.
Anna was a Jerwood ‘Rising Star’ at the Cheltenham
International Jazz Festival in 2002 and was commissioned to write new music for
her performance at the event. Since then she has played at numerous jazz
festivals including Montreux and Brecon and has recorded a debut album ‘My Time’
with her jazz quintet. This album was highly praised both for the quality of the
musicianship and for Anna’s innovative compositions.
Having gained a reputation as an accomplished writer, Anna has received several
commissions for television and film music. Her musical career to date has been
rich and diverse - as well as jazz ensemble and Big Band experience, her playing
has covered Pop, Rock, Motown, Soul, and even Indian music. She has been musical
director / arranger for legendary pop group ‘The Drifters’ and has played with a
wide variety of bands, ranging from John Mayer’s ‘Indo Jazz Fusions’, to Roy G
Hemmings’s ‘Dictionary Of Soul’, and from glam rocker Roy Wood’s ‘Big Band’ to
the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. It is no surprise that Anna’s own
music draws on many different influences.
NEW SINGLE !
If Loving You Is All I Have To Do
Now available for download at iTunes or Amazon MP3 is the new soulful single by Anna Brooks featuring former Drifters member Roy G Hemmings.
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