CD: Stella Cole

Stella's enduring influence as a viral artist and live performer provides a promising foundation - and an eager core audience - for her highly anticipated self-titled debut album, an exquisite collection produced by Matt Pierson.
A testament to Stella's great artistry, the singer collaborated on the project with some of the best studio talent in the business, including multi-Grammy winning arranger/pianist Alan Broadbent, Brazilian guitar master Chico Pinheiro, pianist/keyboardist Ben Paterson and bassist Neal Miner. The first half of the album features a lushly orchestrated string section arranged by Broadbent, while Stella is joined in the second half by the trio of Paterson (on piano or Hammond B-3 organ), Miner on double bass and Keith Balla on drums.