ANN SAVOY & HER SLEEPLESS KNIGHTS NEW ALBUM BLACK COFFEE NOW AVAILABLE Ann Savoy is a trusted keeper of the flame- the kind of girl Duke Ellington had in mind when he wrote “Sophisticated Lady.” T Bone Burnett The second album from Ann Savoy & Her Sleepless Knights finds Ann and the guys doing what they do best: taking standards of the pop, blues and French variety, both familiar and obscure, and making them their own. In his liner notes, T Bone Burnett, a long-time Ann fan, notes, “She doesn’t imitate the past, she animates it…” It’s an assertion that is easily verified with even the most cursory listening to the new album where Ann is again backed by the stellar “Le Hot Club of Paris”-inspired combo fronted by Tom Mitchell (guitar) and Kevin Wimmer (fiddle) with Eric Frey on upright bass, Chas Justus on rhythm guitar and Glenn Fields on drums. While Ann had been long-associated with traditional Cajun music as a result of her work with the Savoy Family Band (the Savoy-only group that includes husband Marc, youngest son Wilson and Black Coffee co-producer and eldest son Joel) as well as with the Savoy-Ducet Band, Black Coffee is just not that kind of record. Its roots go back to Tin Pan Alley, to pre-war Paris, the Mississippi Delta and down to New Orleans with an approach that’s both cosmopolitan and authentic. There are blues songs associated with Bessie Smith, a special favorite of Ann’s, as well as classics from the Django Reinhart, the Gershwins, Rodgers & Hart and Johnny Mercer canons. There is something subtle and wonderful that Ann does that makes the material audibly ‘breathe’ in a manner of speaking. Ann adds life to whatever she does and these songs are no exception. The fact is that Ann is a brilliant vocalist who is as at home harmonizing with Linda Ronstadt on one of their collaborations as she is as getting her Cajun stomp going with the Magnolia Sisters. As the “girl singer,” backed by the brilliant musicianship of the Sleepless Knights, she takes flight as never before.

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	Black Coffee Ann Savoy is a trusted keeper of the flame- the kind of girl Duke Ellington had in mind when he wrote “Sophisticated Lady.” T Bone Burnett Ann Savoy & Her Sleepless Knights second album for Memphis International Records featuring Tom Mitchell and Kevin Wimmer		$15.98
	Home Sweet Home Three modern Mississippi musicians on a knight’s quest to retrieve, preserve, and carry into the future America’s most unique and meaningful musical statement. Jim Dickinson (1941 – 2009 As the free world teeters once again on the terrifying brink of depression, return with us now to those bygone days of yesteryear and lose your troubles in the timeless songs of the South Memphis String Band.		$15.98
	Onward & Upward Acoustic gospel record recorded by Luther Dickinson and friends of Jim Dickinson, three days after his death.		$12.98
	Dinosaurs Run In Circles Jim Dickinson’s trio record with Tom Lonardo and Sam Shoup Classic songs interpreted by a legendary musician. Songs his mother taught him and other great tunes from Jim’s song book.		$15.98
	Bob Frank Bob Frank Release Date: February 19, 2008 Format: CD		$15.98
	Killers From Space artist: James Luther Dickinson release date: September 18, 2007 format: CD		$15.98
	You’ll Never Be a Stranger at My Door artist: Tracy Nelson release date: July 24, 2007 format: CD		$15.98
	Always artist: Kalman Olah Trio release date: June 26, 2007 format: CD		$15.98
	Ann Savoy & Her Sleepless Knights artist: Ann Savoy release date: May, 2007		$15.98
	City Lights artist: Ron Franklin release date: March, 2007		$15.98
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