City by the Bay is Sarah McKenzie’s love letter to San Francisco. The song was originally written as part of a composition commission that McKenzie had received from the Diablo Regional Arts Association in 2018 and was premiered live during a concert with the title San Francisco - Paris of the West at the Lesher Center in Walnut Creek, CA in the same year. Right afterwards McKenzie and her musicians recorded the entire programme at legendary Capitol Studios in Hollywood. ‘I had already recorded other albums that were scheduled for release, which is why this recording was shelved at the time and I always thought it needed a special occasion for me to release it. That moment is now.’
It's a love letter to
San Francisco, that Californian city where Tony B left his heart.
Australian born Sarah, who's lived there for the past couple of years genuinely
loves the city but isn't unaware of the contrast between the immense wealth and
technical innovation that exists alongside the homelessness, addiction and
staggering inequality although they don't feature in the lyric.
Still it's pleasant listening. Sarah has a comfortable jazz-tinged voice and Woodard has a reedy toned tenor solo that adds to the ambience. Check it out. City by the Bay is released today (January 23) on your favourite streaming platform. Lance
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