JAN LEDER
Nonchalant
A-Records
AL 73176

Leader Leder is a flutist and songwriter. Here she also covers Stevie Wonder’s “Bird Of Beauty” as a jaunty bossa nova, as most of these numbers are, and John Lewis’ “April In Paris.” There are three different singers doing her tunes. Nonchalant is a nonchalant, fluid and fluent charmer of a jazz disc with cabaret-style songs, and if you heard it on commercial jazz radio you’d jump for joy. Special points for the clever title, “Survival of the Flutest.” www.challenge.nl

Steve Koenig

Track Listing: 1. Bird of Beauty; 2. Nonchalant; 3. Do Ti; 4. Inbetween The Streets; 5. Bebp Papi; 6. Little Boy; 7. Survival of the Flutist; 8. If you Could Only Know; 9. Afternoon in Paris; 10. Conclusion Jump