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Product Description At the End of the Day is the debut album of Dallas-based jazz vocalist Rosana Eckert. It features her original songs and arrangements and an all-star ensemble of some of Dallas's best and favorite jazz musicians. Inspired by singers like Carmen McCrae and Shirley Horn, Rosana swings with the heart of a big band and delivers a lyric with simplicity and sincerity. Her songwriting covers a wide range of styles with influences from composers like Abbey Lincoln, Bill Evans, Dave Frishberg, and Ivan Lins. The title track, a powerful yet subtle song of love, showcases Rosana’s smooth sound and gentle delivery. That same voice becomes sassy and swingin’ on "Mr. Hooper’s Find it in a Minute Book," an original tune about a book which amazingly contains the answers to any and all questions. Rosana’s creative arrangement of "Something’s Gotta Give" breathes new life into this standard tune from the Rosemary Clooney songbook, and her treatment of Ray Charles’s "One Mint Julep" is clever and fresh. Also included on the CD are commissioned arrangements from renowned vocal jazz arrangers Paris Rutherford and Michele Weir. In Rutherford’s arrangement of Jobim’s "Ela E Carioca," flute and voice sing beautifully together to complete the breezy mood of this Brazilian gem. Weir slows "Rock Me To Sleep" to an ultra-swingin’ tempo, providing the perfect canvass for sultry vocals and an edgy trumpet solo. Produced by singer/composer Gary Eckert, this album of eleven tracks takes listeners on a ride far from ordinary. With her heartfelt phrasing, impressive scatting, original repertoire, and simple approach, Rosana Eckert is truly a new jazz artist worth noticing. About the Artist With a smooth, expressive style and a repertoire all her own, Rosana Eckert is quickly gaining recognition as a dynamic jazz singer, composer, and arranger. Influenced by singers like Shirley Horn, Chet Baker, and Carmen McCrae as well as players like Stan Getz, John Coltrane, and Oscar Peterson, Rosana draws listeners in with a sincere approach to lyrics and an instrumentalists approach to scatting. Born and raised in El Paso, TX, Rosana (Calderon) Eckert grew up in a musical family. Her parents, both singers of a cappella barbershop harmony, filled the home with music from groups like Brazil 66, The Four Freshman, The Glen Miller Orchestra, and Singers Unlimited. As a result, Rosana developed a solid repertoire of jazz standards long before she began singing jazz. A four-year Texas All-State French Horn player, Rosana accepted band and orchestra scholarships to the University of North Texas in pursuit of a BM in music theory. She played in the UNT Symphony and Chamber Orchestras for three years in addition to playing principle horn in both the Opera Orchestra and the Wind Symphony. On a whim, Rosana auditioned for and was selected to the award winning UNT Jazz Singers during her junior year. She fell in love with the repertoire, musical freedom, and harmonic depth of jazz, reminded of the music her parents used to play at home. By the time she graduated with her first degree, Rosana was a section leader, soloist, and arranger in the ensemble. Rosana went on to receive her Masters in Jazz Studies from the University of North Texas. She currently teaches vocal jazz at UNT where she does writing and arranging for the vocal jazz ensembles and teaches both privately and in the classroom. She is on the faculty of the UNT Vocal Jazz Summer Workshop working alongside renowned educators Paris Rutherford, Michele Weir, and Jennifer Barnes. She has also worked as a clinician and adjudicator at jazz festivals and participates as an arranger and demonstration vocalist each year at the IAJE Vocal Jazz New Music Reading session. In 2000 Rosana was a selected participant of the IAJE Thelonious Monk Aspen Jazz Colony where she was mentored by such greats as Christian McBride, Russell Malone, Dianne Reeves, and Pancho Sanchez. She was also a member of the 1999 IAJE "Sisters in Jazz" Collegiate Sextet which performed around the country including at the IAJE Annual Convention in Anaheim, the Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival, and the Monterey Jazz Festival. In addition to her teaching and live performing, Rosana works regularly as a Dallas studio singer. She has sung back-up vocals for various recording artists including contemporary Christian singers Matthew Ward and Annie Herring, and she can be heard on hundreds of jingles and radio Ids around the country. Rosanas first solo CD, At the End of the Day, was released on April 22, 2003. Produced by her husband, singer/writer Gary Eckert, it features her original songs and arrangements and also includes arrangements by Paris Rutherford and Michele Weir.