JOYCE VALERIE | NEW YORK BLUE (ONE-STEP) - Chesky Records

Valerie Joyce brings jazz standards, the American songbook, soul and pop-rock reinterpretations together through an intimate, nuanced vocal style. Recorded in New York in 2005 for Chesky Records, New York Blue features an acoustic ensemble led by pianist Andy Ezrin. This vinyl edition follows the specially selected One-Step LP program in the Chesky Original Masters series.

Available editions

Black 180 g, 33 rpm One-Step LP, issued by evoSound/Chesky Records in 2026. Publisher catalogue number EVLP103BL; UPC 4895241451591. Includes new liner notes and an interview with Valerie Joyce.

Tracklist

Side A

1. It Never Entered My Mind
2. Darn That Dream
3. Fever
4. Moon and Sand
5. Golden Slumbers
6. Oasis

Side B

1. Baby Can I Hold You
2. Little Wing
3. Weaver of Dreams
4. I Fall in Love Too Easily
5. Blue in Green
6. Every Time We Say Goodbye

Musicians

• Valerie Joyce — vocals
• Andy Ezrin — piano
• Lawrence Feldman — alto and tenor saxophones
• Eugene Jackson — drums
• Jon Hebert — acoustic bass (original album tracks 4, 8, 9, 10, 11)
• Tim Lefebvre — acoustic bass (original album tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 12, 13)

Bassist track numbers refer to the original 13-track album, not the reordered LP program.

Recording and mastering

Recorded on 28–29 June 2005 at St. Peter's Church, Chelsea, New York. Original album recording, editing and mastering engineer: Nicholas Prout. The 180 g reissue uses the One-Step pressing process.

Credits

Arrangements: Andy Ezrin and Valerie Joyce. Original producer: David Chesky; executive producer: Norman Chesky. Second engineer and recording coordinator: Rick Bonaventure Eckerle. Art direction: Andrij Borys; photography: Janette Beckman.