Final Jeff Healey Jazz Record To Be Released

The final jazz record made by the late, great and much missed Jeff Healey is to be released on 5 April and will be followed by a new DVD later next month.

Last Call was the last jazz album that Healey recorded before his death in March 2008 and this new album was released with the participation and support of Jeff Healey's widow, Cristie. It’s a 14-track collection on which Healey plays multi-tracked guitar parts, trumpet and sings. On several of the songs, he's accompanied by Ross Wooldridge on piano and clarinet and Drew Jurecka on violin.

The album features swing guitar instrumentals first recorded by Lonnie Johnson, Eddie Lang and Joe Venuti, to interpretations of songs originally done by Fats Waller, Sidney Bechet and Hoagy Carmichael. The material ranges from such standards as "Deep Purple," "Pennies from Heaven" and "Autumn in New York," to more obscure songs from the past, including "I'm Holding My Honey's Hand" and "You Can't Pull the Wool Over My Eyes."

In addition to the new album, a new DVD entitled Beautiful Noise will be released on 26 April.

Beautiful Noise was recorded by Jeff and the Jazz Wizzards for Toronto TV show A Beautiful Noise back in 2006 and features eleven tracks and interview footage with Jeff.