Reviews of Second Time Around

“This new album of mainly latin jazz from Sally Doherty features an inspired choice of material, an excellent band and faultless intonation and taste from Sally herself, sounding equally at home in Portuguese, Spanish and English. All the tracks are superbly arranged and produced and the sound quality is exceptional. The singing is not only technically accomplished but very beautiful, and Sally manages to make these songs her own. This release will appeal to a wide spectrum of listeners well beyond the usual jazz fans.”—Alan Barnes

“A universal voice sans pareil. Sally stuns for her many afficionados”—Marlborough Jazz Festival

“Sally Doherty (is) a Sheffield singer transplanted (musically) to Latin America. She invests a bossa nova with deep feeling and girlish freshness, and has some of Stacey (Kent)’s command of pitch, timing and general exquisiteness. But, as Nós e o Mar demonstrates, the chaps in the band can swing out too.”—Alan Brownlee, Manchester Evening News

“lovely… terrific”—Jazz Jury, The Jazz digital radio

“I personally felt it stood out from the rest”—David Jensen, The Jazz digital radio

“I found this mainly Latin tinged album to be a delight. A judicious blend of standards, Jobim familiar… and unfamiliar… and other Latin numbers. Sally imparts a delicious, langourous charm to all of them.”—In Tune International, March 2008

“…Her voice has a bell-like clarity with impeccable pitch and diction. She adds to these qualities faultless sensitivity to the mood of each song, and a great sense of swing… Sally is richly served by her musicians who give matchless ensemble work and commendably short but high class solos.”—Dick Armstrong, Scarborough Jazz

“Latin jazz outfit the Sally Doherty Quartet gently lulled their audience with a mix of pieces from their latest album, Second Time Around and a mix of contemporary and classic jazz pieces. The audience sat back, relaxed and enjoyed a great performance by a band who will hopefully return to Melbourne Festival another year.”—Melbourne Festival

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