With Every Breath I Take (2026)

"Cécile McLorin Salvant makes big orchestral jazz feel refreshingly intimate on her first fully orchestral album. It finds the Grammy-winning singer joined by the Netherlands' Metropole Orkest conducted by Jules Buckley, with arrangements by Darcy James Argue. Also by her side is her trio, featuring longtime pianist Sullivan Fortner along with bassist David Wong and drummer Kush Abadey. Rather than simply picking a set of well-worn standards, Salvant curates her choices, embracing songs that speak to a woman's point of view and experience in the world. There are also subtle complexities to Argue's arrangements that make Salvant's assured, in-the-moment performance all the more impressive. Whether it's the rolling time signature of "Send In The Clowns" or the dancerly, up-and-down tempo shifts of Kurt Weill's "Barbara Song," she seems to spin the Orkest's vibrantly lush sound as if on her fingertip. A virtuoso performance from start to finish; Salvant is never less than riveting." (Allmusic; 4 uit 5 sterren)