Blue is Jazz Singer Diana Panton‘s 3rd DSD release at NativeDSD.  Following her earlier albums To Brazil With Love and If The Moon Turns Green.

The album is exclusively available in Stereo DSD 512, DSD 256 and DSD 64 at NativeDSD thanks to our signature Higher Rates Program.

Blue won the 2022 Silver Disc Award in Japan, a 2023 Juno Nomination and selected as one of the Ten Best Canadian Jazz Albums of 2022 by Peter Hum of The Ottawa Citizen.

The album is the final chapter in a trilogy of works that began with Pink (Silver Disc Award Winner in Japan), followed by Red (2015 Juno Winner). The albums span over a decade and chart an ultimately ill-fated relationship.

Blue showcases Panton at the height of her interpretive powers. Don Thompson sculpts bespoke arrangements around Panton’s emotive vocals, featuring stirring accompaniment by the renowned Penderecki String Quartet, plus bassist Jim Vivian with spectacular solos by Phil Dwyer, Reg Schwager and Thompson himself. Listeners who appreciate details and feeling in music will be rewarded.

Diana Panton, Vocals
Don Thompson, Piano & Arrangements
Jim Vivian, Bass
Phil Dwyer, Saxophone
Reg Schwager, Guitar
Penderecki String Quartet