On October 11, 2024, “Verve” label released “Portrait”, the third Samara Joy studio album. It was recorded in 2024, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Samara Joy and Brian Lynch.
Personnel:
- Samara Joy – vocals
- Connor Rohrer – piano
- Felix Moseholm – piano, bass
- Evan Sherman – drums, arrangements
- David Mason – alto saxophone, flute, arrangements
- Kendrie McCallister – tenor saxophone, arrangements
- Donovan Austin – trombone, arrangements
- Jason Charos – trumpet, flugelhorn, arrangements
- Maureen Sickler – recording
- David Darlington – mixing, mastering
- Jacob Lerman – art direction, design
- Dominic Avant – painting
- Tai Linzie – art coordination
- Eric Neuser – production and release coordination
- Ken Druker – A&R
- Brian Lynch – liner notes
Track listing:
- You Stepped Out of a Dream – Gus Kahn, Nacio Herb Brown
- Reincarnation of a Lovebird – Charles Mingus, Samara Joy
- Autumn Nocturne – Kim Gannon, Joe Myrow
- Dream Come True / Peace of Mind – Joe Myrow, Sun Ra, Kendric McAllister, Samara Joy
- A Fool in Love (is Called a Clown) – Donovan Austin
- No More Blues – Jon Hendricks, Antônio Carlos Jobim
- Now and Then (In remembrance of…) – Barry Harris, Samara Joy
- Day by Day – Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston, Sammy Cahn
