Lorraine Feather, a lyricist and jazz singer who lives on Orcas, has just received a Grammy nomination “Best Jazz Vocal Album” for her album “Attachments.”
The record, released in August 2013, consists of collaborations with Feather’s three long-time co-writers: Shelly Berg, Russell Ferrante and Eddie Arkin.
One additional song is an adaptation of a movie theme by Dave Grusin (“Memphis Stomp,” from “The Firm”), with whom Feather began working in 2012; another is a Grusin arrangement of Bach’s “Air on the G String” with Feather’s added lyrics.
“Attachments” also includes a lyricized version of Joey Calderazzo’s “La Valse Kendall,” from Calderazzo’s album with Branford Marsalis, “Songs of Mirth and Melancholy.”
Feather has released nine albums in the last dozen years. Her last three solo albums have focused heavily on songs written with living jazz composers and were all Grammy-nominated.
In 2013, Feather also released “Fourteen,” under the duo name Nouveau Stride, with young St. Louis stride piano phenomenon Stephanie Trick.