It Takes A Village... To Raise A Musician

Valerie's newest venture is a live recording entitled "It Takes a Village... to Raise a Musician", that she performed in front of a packed house in central Florida in April of 2005. It features Valerie on vocals, saxophones, flute and clarinet, Rick on keyboards, Joe on drums and their good friend, the world famous Tim George on electric bass. This CD includes "Spain" by Chick Corea, Nat King Cole's "Nature Boy", and Diana Krall's "Peel Me a Grape", as well as some jazz standards like "Cherokee" and "Joy Spring", and has received rave reviews by the likes of Phil Woods, Buddy De Franco and many more. This one is has seen incredible sales, and continues to be a crowd favorite.

Nature Boy A Night in Tunisia I've Got the World on a String Spain   Blame it on My Youth Peel Me a Grape Cherokee Poinciana Joy Spring Someone to Watch Over Me   The Folks Who Live on the Hill   I Love Being Here With You   When October Goes   Joy!