For those unaware, Rose Mallett was born in Chicago, Illinois and began singing in elementary school as a part of the school chorus. Rose’s family then relocated to Los Angeles and at the age of 16, Rose formed an R&B singing group with three girlfriends.

The group was discovered by R&B singing duo Sam & Dave, who offered them an opportunity to record a demo at Capitol Records and once the demo was completed they were offered a recording contract.

Years later, Rose was introduced to Marvin Gaye. Through that association, Rose was often the guest of Marvin’s during recording sessions at Motown and witnessed great songs in-the-making such as “What’s Going On” and “Sexual Healing.”

That exposure led to a working relationship with Motown producer, Hal Davis, who gave Rose the opportunity to sing recording demos of songs he had written to pitch to already signed female artists at Motown.

Here on her brand new album entitled Dreams Realized (out now), Rose embraces a timeless, swinging jazz aesthetic on the classic-sounding collection of 11 songs.

1. Ain’t Nobody
2. Feeling Good
3. My Funny Valentine
4. Creepin’
5. Send In The Clowns
6. The Snake
7. The Way He Makes Me Feel
8. Building Dreams
9. It’s Impossible
10. Rock Me Baby
11. If I Never Sing Another Song

Rose Mallett, honored as a Living Jazz Legend in 2016 at Los Angeles City Hall, and who lovingly channels the vocal essence of Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, and Lena Horne, to name but a few, opens up her new recording on the upbeat and joyful Ain’t Nobody and the gloriously spun Feeling Good and then we get the languishing My Funny Valentine, the flirtatious Creepin’ and the quietly rambunctious Send In The Clowns.

Along next is the brilliantly vocalized The Snake and the low slung The Way He Makes Me Feel and they are in turn backed seamlessly by the impassioned Building Dreams, the delightful swirls and twirls that drive the foreign-language cut It’s Impossible. the album rounding out on the grooved Rock Me Baby, closing on the euphoric If I Never Sing Another Song.

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