Discography Aloisio sings in a late-night intimate fashion with Burkhead playing the same way. Those who like their standards delivered in stripped-down torch style will find Daydream, the new release from jazz singer April Aloisio and pianist Phillip Burkhead, an elegant and romantic 14-cut package. The duo works their magic on mostly classics from "The Very Thought of You" and "Summertime" to "I'll Be Seeing You", "Body & Soul" and "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"... [ more ] Buy this CD: "Daydream" (2007) April Aloisio was first released on vinyl in 1982. Her fans have anxiously awaited the re-release of those beautifully re-worked standards, Brazilian classics and original music. Featuring Cincinnati's finest musicians, April Aloisio's CD opens with pianist Steve Schmidt's arrangement of "What Is This Thing Called Love", drifts into Baden Powell's "Iemanja" as a duet with acoustic guitarist Jay Heavilin, and continues on to the Steve Schmidt/Mike Sharfe arrangement of "Nature Boy". April embraces each song, challenging her musicians to collaborate with her creative interpretations... [ more ] Buy this CD: "April Aloisio" (1982/2006) "April Aloisio has just released her fourth CD as a leader, CLOSE YOUR EYES, on her newly-formed record label AloisioMusic. CLOSE YOUR EYES is a personal journey, a life change that is reflected in her music. Her creative interpretations of timeless American standards "Speak Low", "Night in Tunisia", "Close Your Eyes" and "Lover Man" as well as Brazilian classics "Boy from Ipanema", "Brazil", "How Insensitive" and "Dindi" showcase her relaxed vocal ability to improvise... [ more ] Buy this CD: "Close Your Eyes" (2003) "April Aloisio's Easy to Love is a lovely, softly swinging affair. Her voice glides over the melodies, like a sea bird skimming above a wave." Her crystalline soprano voice moves further into interpretations of various forms of music, this time including popular composers as diverse as Antontio Carlos Jobim and Horace Silver... [ more ] Buy this CD: "Easy To Love" (1998) "With her almost painterly construction of tunes and sets, April Aloisio creates a delicately sketched, intricately shaded musical mosaic with her voice as the central hue. These songs sound immediately familiar, yet newly created and compelling. And they come from an artist who can invest everything from a sunny samba to a dark, brooding tango with the ring of emotional truth... [ more ] Buy this CD: "Footprints" (1996) "April sends her musical message around the world with her interpretations of classic Brazilian songs, jazz chestnuts and originals, all with a fresh, new sound that is uniquely April Aloisio. She is a singer who examines the Brazilian scene successfully, her voice blending perfectly over those lilting rhythms. This warm spirited soprano's voice exudes with passion, exotica, innocence and tingles the soul... [ more ] Buy this CD: "Brazilian Heart" (1994)