Dreams and Daggers

The young jazz singer’s live double album showcases the gravitas, humor, and modernity she brings both to classic standards and her own compositions.

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The juxtaposition of dualistic concepts like love and anger, joy and heartache, and the way these emotions are inextricably linked in our romantic psyches inform all of Cecile McLorin Salvant's virtuosic, urbanely produced fourth album, 2017's Dreams and Daggers.

The young vocalist and songwriter delivers one of the great live jazz albums. New music review by Peter Quinn