Anais Reno is one of the up and coming stars of vocal jazz. Her mature tone belies her 21 years on this earth, and, in my opinion, she deserves to be mentioned in the same sentence as the incredible Samara Joy.
Anais recorded "White Christmas" with Adam Birnbaum. Martin Wind, and Keith Balla. Not only did they create a killer version of the classic Christmas carol that highlights Anais' sublime singing, they wove a tribute to the late Ahmad Jamal into the song, layering Irving Berlin's lryics onto Jamal's treasure "Poinciana". The creativity, the respect for Berlin's composition, and the reverence to Mr. Jamal make this my choice for song of the year.
Runner Up: "Purple Snowflakes" by Say She She
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