Black Coffee (Ann Savoy album)

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Black Coffee is the second album by American singer and musician Ann Savoy, released in 2010. It is credited to Ann Savoy & Her Sleepless Knights.

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Allmusic

Allmusic critic William Ruhlman recalled similarities to Quintette du Hot Club de France with Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli, calling the album "quite pleasant, if in a distinctly retro manner."

Track listing

1. "I Cried for You" (Gus Arnheim, Arthur Freed, Abe Lyman) – 3:35
2. "Whoa Tilly, Take Your Time" (Stuart Balcom, Henry Creamer, John Henry, Turner Layton, Bessie Smith, C. Smith) – 3:03
3. "Nuages" (Django Reinhardt) – 2:56
4. "Black Coffee" (Al Goodhart, Al Hoffman, Maurice Sigler) – 3:56
5. "If It Ain't Love" (Fats Waller, Andy Razaf, Don Redman) – 3:30
6. "You've Been a Good Ole Wagon" (Stuart Balcom, John Henry, Bessie Smith, C. Smith) – 2:45
7. "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 4:21
8. "Cette Chanson Est Pour Vous" (Fred Alhert, Joseph Young) – 4:05
9. "If You Were Mine" (Matty Malneck, Johnny Mercer) – 3:50
10. "New Orleans Blues" (Blue Lu Barker) – 3:20
11. "Embraceable You" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:19
12. "J'attendrai" (Dino Olivieri, Louis Poterat, Nino Rastelli) – 4:11

Personnel

• Ann Savoy – vocals
• Glenn Fields – drums
• Eric Frey – upright bass
• Chas Justus – guitar
• Tom Mitchell – guitar
• Kevin Wimmer – fiddle

Production notes:

• Ann Savoy – producer, photography
• Joel Savoy – producer, engineer, mixing
• Brad Blackwood – mastering
• Brooke Barnett – cover design
• Gabrielle Savoy – photography