Savoy (2023)

With Savoy, Taj takes a new direction in his musical journey, exploring classics from the American songbook with his good friend and acclaimed record producer John Simon, whose resume includes producing classic albums by The Band, Leonard Cohen, Gordon Lightfoot & Blood Sweat & Tears. Recording Savoy is the realization of a musical collaboration they had been discussing for decades, finally locking in the studio time in Oakland to make it happen in August 2022. Recorded with a tight four-piece rhythm section and the top horn players and backup vocalists from San Francisco and Miami, the album is a loving throwback to the sounds of the swing jazz big band era, covers 14 standards composed by the likes of Duke Ellington, Louis Jordan, George Gershwin and Louis Armstrong.

TRACKLISTING

1. Stompin' At The Savoy
2. I'm Just A Lucky So-And-So
3. Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You
4. Summer Time
5. Mood Indigo
6. Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby
7. Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
8. Sweet Georgia Brown
9. Baby It's Cold Outside (with Maria Muldaur)
10. Lady Be Good
11. Baby Won't You Please Come Home
12. Caldonia
13. Killer Joe
14. One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)