With The Keith Ingham Quintet:
Keith Ingham, piano, arrangements, leader,
Randy Reinhart, trumpet, trombone,
Scott Robinson, clarinet, tenor saxophone,
Murray Wall, string bass,
Steve Little, drums
"Joyce Breach works her inspiration on these songs like Julia Child frosting a cake. Movie songs conjure a musty scent of memories, like old scrapbooks that make you laugh or cry. But as familiar as so much of the material is – as well as the emotions evoked – she manages to give it a fresh spin. With a voice distinctive and mellow, flexible and alive with its husky edge and piney hue, she bridges the gap between reels. This is the sound of new."
Rex Reed
with Keith Ingham, piano ,
Bob Haggart, bass,
Hal Smith, drums,
Bob Havens, trombone,
Bobby Gordon, clarinet
"Breach is well known for the standards of her standards. Berlin, the Gershwins, Warren & Dubin, Mercer, Styne & Cahn, Carmichael and, of course, Cole Porter turn up on this disc and Breach is equally at home with all of them."
Ted Hoover In-Pittsburgh Newsweekly
With William Roy
1998 BACK STAGE BISTRO AWARD WINNER
This Moment, - Outstanding Recording
"Subtlety is Breach’s stock in trade. She avoids extraneous razzle-dazzle in order to cut cleanly and precisely to the heart...a savvy song-chooser, selecting melodies that go somewhere and lyrics with a point. And she displays an understanding of whatever words she’s singing."
Peter B. King Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"It’s amazing and at the same time a little disappointing to still count Joyce as a secret to many people... This remarkable CD never lets up or lets the listener down. Fifty minutes of sheer amazing class. Each of the 16 faultless songs are delivered to us with clear understanding... I could go on but it’s your move. Get it. Discover for yourself Ms. Breach and her well-chosen material."
Dan Singer
New York Sheet Music Society
With Richard Rodney Bennett
"I cannot find fault anywhere; not in performance, interpretation, accompaniment and certainly not in the choice of material
Bruce Crowther
London Jazz Journal
"Sophisticated world weary, witty with an undercurrent of sadness, Joyce’s impeccable delivery and intelligent song selection is raised-eyebrow look at knowing adults caught in the throes of hopeless emotion; a dry martini, single spotlight and chanteuse singing about the inevitable collapse of love."
Ted Hoover
In-Pittsburgh Newsweekly
With the Loonis McGlohon Quartet
"I instantly knew I was listening to an intelligent interpreter of lyrics who had listened carefully to vocalists of the past and absorbed most all the good qualities. Her pitch is sure and her phrasing just right. There is nothing dull about listening to songs I’d heard hundred of times before. That’s happened to me before about as often as it snows in north Florida"Wendell Echols
JazzBeat, New Orleans
Some people collect stamps. I collect movies, songs, musicians and singers. One of the gems in my collection is Joyce Breach. She sings in the tradition of June Christy and Chris Connors and in the heritage of Mabel Mercer and Blossom Dearie. All I can say is a borrowed line from the titled song: "Songbird, thank you for your lovely song .... I’m sure that I’ll remember every song you sing as well as I remember them today."
George Anderson
Entertainment Editor
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
A collection of Christmas songs and singers featuring Ms. Breach singing "We Need A Little Christmas" and "Auld Lang Syne". Other contributors include Margaret Whiting, Eileen Farrell, Barbara Lea and David Allyn.