Svetlana Cheek to Cheek (ft Wycliffe Gordon) Premier on JazzTimes

Svetlana’s new single and video from her upcoming album, Night at the Movies has premiered on JazzTimes

By: Mac Randall, JazzTimes

JazzTimes is honored to present the premiere of the video for “Cheek to Cheek” by Svetlana featuring special guest Wycliffe Gordon. The Russian-born vocalist’s new version of this Irving Berlin chestnut from the 1935 film Top Hat will appear on her upcoming second album Night at the Movies, a 14-track collection of songs that span a century of cinema, scheduled for release on September 20.

The inspiration for the arrangement of this track, written by drummer Rob Garcia, was the classic duet version of the same tune by Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald. Gordon takes the Louis side, doubling on trombone, while Svetlana nods to Ella. Also present are trumpeter Jon-Erik Kellso, multi-reed player Sam Sadigursky, pianist John Chin, and bassist Elias Bailey. Musicians who appear elsewhere on the album include pianist Sullivan Fortner, guitarists Pasquale Grasso and Chico Pinheiro, trombonist Michael Davis, drummer Matt Wilson, and percussionist Rogerio Bocatto.