A modern vocal-jazz songbook — 12 witty originals set to contemporary jazz compositions.

Released 2022 on Gut String Records, NYC

“Establishes Verbrugge as a jazz artist mining everyday life for lyrical nuggets.” — JazzTimes
“Witty, appealing originals.” — The WholeNote
“She knows how to shape a song to its best advantage.” — All About Jazz

“So beautiful and original.” JazzWax

“Clear, crisp, and incredibly nimble!” The Syncopated Times
“A witty, swinging delight.” — La Scena Musicale

1. Love for Connoisseurs
2. Enough’s Enough

3. This Is Manhattan

4. Je Ne Veux Pas Te Dire Bonsoir

5. Cold and Hot Blues

6. Corn on the Cob

7. Mr Right

8. Jive Turkey

9. Not Here Not Now

10. Twentieth Century Fox

11. Quarantine

12. Maybe Now’s the Time

Love for Connoisseurs Album Production Credits

(Gut String Records)

Produced by Angela Verbrugge
Associate Producer: Caity Gyorgy
Arrangements: Miles Black, Caity Gyorgy, Angela Verbrugge, and the co-composers
Co-Composers: Ray Gallon, Nick Hempton, Ken Fowser, Neal Miner, Miles Black, Saul Berson
Recorded: Monarch Studios, Vancouver, March 30, 2021
Audio Engineer: Dave Sikula
Additional Recording: Ryan Enockson
Mixing/Mastering: Ryan Enockson
Photography: Cassidy Nunn
Hair/Makeup: Erin Bradley
Styling: Angela Verbrugge