Black Coffee (Ann Savoy album)

Black Coffee is the second album by American singer and musician Ann Savoy, released in 2010. It is credited to Ann Savoy & Her Sleepless Knights.

Reception

Allmusic critic William Ruhlman recalled similarities to Quintette du Hot Club de France with Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli, calling the album "quite pleasant, if in a distinctly retro manner."

Track listing "I Cried for You" (Gus Arnheim, Arthur Freed, Abe Lyman) – 3:35 "Whoa Tilly, Take Your Time" (Stuart Balcom, Henry Creamer, John Henry, Turner Layton, Bessie Smith, C. Smith) – 3:03 "Nuages" (Django Reinhardt) – 2:56 "Black Coffee" (Al Goodhart, Al Hoffman, Maurice Sigler) – 3:56 "If It Ain't Love" (Fats Waller, Andy Razaf, Don Redman) – 3:30 "You've Been a Good Ole Wagon" (Stuart Balcom, John Henry, Bessie Smith, C. Smith) – 2:45 "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 4:21 "Cette Chanson Est Pour Vous" (Fred Alhert, Joseph Young) – 4:05 "If You Were Mine" (Matty Malneck, Johnny Mercer) – 3:50 "New Orleans Blues" (Blue Lu Barker) – 3:20 "Embraceable You" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:19 "J'attendrai" (Dino Olivieri, Louis Poterat, Nino Rastelli) – 4:11

Personnel Ann Savoy – vocals Glenn Fields – drums Eric Frey – upright bass Chas Justus – guitar Tom Mitchell – guitar Kevin Wimmer – fiddle Production notes: Ann Savoy – producer, photography Joel Savoy – producer, engineer, mixing Brad Blackwood – mastering Brooke Barnett – cover design Gabrielle Savoy – photography

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