She's Not Shiny, She's Not Smooth
Context
Vanisha Gould gives her name to the album released in 2024 by Cellar Live, whose program this track opens. She sings in a trio with Chris McCarthy on piano, John Sims on bass and Jongkuk Kim on drums. Based in New York since 2015, she blends original compositions and Great American Songbook repertoire, with soul and R&B colors.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese, Current scene (New York, Chicago, worldwide). Among the origins and influences of Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese: Classic blues (women singers), Swing, big bands, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).