CAN’T GET OUT OF THIS MOOD
Vocalist Beverley Church Hogan’s career was just on the verge of really taking off when life decided it had different plans for her. But now, after a nearly 60-year detour, she’s finally releasing her debut CD, Can’t Get Out of This Mood. Despite her age – she recorded the CD when she was 83 years old – her ability to swing and to render a lyric with great sensitivity remains undiminished.
Barbara produced Beverley’s debut CD.
“On her new album, “Can’t Get Out of This Mood,” Church Hogan brings a calm expressiveness to romantic songs. Her medium-to-low register is flexible and easy to follow. She does justice to songs of love and longing, and brings to life jazz from another era.” – Dodie Miller-Gould, LEMONWIRE
“This is sophisticated, elegant music best appreciated free of distraction. You’ll want to listen repeatedly to appreciate the many nuances. Beverley Church Hogan, now 84, wants to continue to sing into her nineties. Hopefully we won’t be waiting too long for her next album.” – Jim Hynes, Making a Scene Magazine
SWEET INVITATION
On SWEET INVITATION, vocalist Beverley once again brings her smoky, affecting voice to a selection of romantic songs from the Great American Songbook. She is a storyteller, and she chose the songs on this album because of the imagery they evoke. Her forte is romantic ballads, which she approaches with elegance and sophistication.
“For any beginner (or anyone at all) thinking of recording, Beverley Church Hogan’s Sweet Invitation is a masterclass on how to do it. For the rest of us, it is a beautifully crafted, wonderfully entertaining album that only grows in stature on repeated listens. She is one hell of a singer!” – Bistro Awards
“The jazz vocalist Beverley Church Hogan brings her inimitable, smoky pipes to 9 romantic songs from the Great American Songbook, and she’s got an all star cast of players to help her flesh out the classic tunes. ” – Take Effect