{"product_id":"cecile-mclorin-salvant-with-every-breath-i-take","title":"Cécile McLorin Salvant - With Every Breath I Take","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date: 26th June 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLabel: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eNonesuch\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCatalogue No: 0075597896138\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eCécile McLorin Salvant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e’s first album with orchestra, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWith Every Breath I Take\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003efeatures The Netherlands’ \u003cb\u003eMetropole Orkest\u003c\/b\u003e conducted by \u003cb\u003eJules Buckley\u003c\/b\u003e.  Salvant and the ensemble perform timeless \u003cwbr\u003esongs newly arranged by composer and bandleader \u003cb\u003eDarcy James Argue\u003c\/b\u003e. Salvant tours internationally throughout \u003cwbr\u003ethe summer and fall; see \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nonesuch.com\/on-tour\/cecile-mclorin-salvant\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.nonesuch.com\/on-tour\/cecile-mclorin-salvant\u0026amp;source=gmail\u0026amp;ust=1777793046872000\u0026amp;usg=AOvVaw2X5yZ1yqFb0IDZLcveRSct\" target=\"_blank\"\u003enonesuch.com\/on-tour\u003c\/a\u003e for details.\u003c\/wbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eSalvant, who has performed with orchestras regularly over the last decade-and-a-half and intended to make an album with one sooner in her career, but logistics and her \u003cwbr\u003eabundant creative ideas led to other new projects intervening. \u003cwbr\u003eHaving finally found time to make this album, \u003ci\u003eWith Every Breath I Take \u003c\/i\u003eis a different sort of record than it might have been even ten years ago.\u003c\/wbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e“It is a rare opportunity to be able to make an album at this scale, which has been a dream of mine for many years,” Salvant says. “Darcy James Argue wrote stunning arrangements and the Metropole Orkest, conducted by the extraordinary Jules Buckley, gave these stories a cinematic dimension. We overcame quite a few obstacles to even get into the recording studio for this project; it took almost four years for us to do so, and I am so incredibly proud to share it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e“I did not choose these songs because they are beautiful, but because they are crucial to me,” she adds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eCécile McLorin Salvant, a 2020 MacArthur Fellow and three-time Grammy Award winner, is a singer and composer bringing historical perspective, a renewed sense of drama, and an enlightened musical understanding to both jazz standards and her own original compositions. Classically trained, steeped in jazz, blues, and folk, and drawing from musical theater and vaudeville, Salvant embraces a wide-ranging repertoire that broadens the possibilities for live performance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eSalvant’s performances range from spare duets for voice and piano to instrumental trios to orchestral ensembles. Her unreleased work \u003ci\u003eOgresse\u003c\/i\u003e is an ambitious long-form musical fairy tale that is being made into a feature length animated film. She has performed at national and international venues and festivals such as the Newport Jazz Festival, the Monterey Jazz Festival, the Village Vanguard, and the North Sea Jazz Festival. Her previous Nonesuch albums, \u003ci\u003eGhost Song \u003c\/i\u003e(2022) \u003ci\u003eMélusine \u003c\/i\u003e(2023), \u003cwbr\u003eand \u003ci\u003eOh Snap \u003c\/i\u003e(2025) received critical accolades; the former two were both nominated for Grammy Awards. Salvant is also a visual artist, and \u003ci\u003eOh Snap \u003c\/i\u003ewas named a best album of 2025 by the \u003ci\u003eGuardian, Jazzwise, \u003cwbr\u003eJazzTimes, \u003c\/wbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand the Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll.\u003c\/wbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTRACKLIST: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e1. With Every Breath I Take  (Cy Coleman and David Zippel)\u003cbr\u003e2. Sophisticated Lady  (Music by Duke Ellington, lyrics by Mitchell Parish and Irving Mills)\u003cbr\u003e3. Send in the Clowns  (Stephen Sondheim)\u003cbr\u003e4. Barbara Song  (Music by Kurt Weill, lyrics by Bertold Brecht)\u003cbr\u003e5. Left Over  (Cécile McLorin Salvant)\u003cbr\u003e6. Ever Since the One I Love’s Been Gone (Buddy Johnson)\u003cbr\u003e7. Les Parapluies de Cherbourg  (Music by Michel Legrand, lyrics by Jacques Demy)\u003cbr\u003e8. I’ll See You Again  (Noël Coward)\u003cbr\u003e9. Being Alive  (Stephen Sondheim)\u003cbr\u003e10. Lush Life  (Billy Strayhorn)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Warner","offers":[{"title":"Heavyweight 140-gram high-performance double vinyl","offer_id":55687708967252,"sku":"0075597896138","price":34.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1015\/0808\/8148\/files\/CECILEMcLORINSALVANTWithEveryBreathITakeLPmockup_sticker.jpg?v=1777708188","url":"https:\/\/preludeandgroove.co.uk\/products\/cecile-mclorin-salvant-with-every-breath-i-take","provider":"Prelude and Groove","version":"1.0","type":"link"}