Jazz singer Brenda Boykin lived in San Francisco until 2004 when she moved to Wuppertal where she joined the German nu-jazz project Club Des Belugas. In addition, she worked on her own career with the help of members of that club. Her solo CD Chocolate And Chilli was proclaimed by the BBC as the best album of the year 2008. In terms of voice, she can be regarded as the opposite of Chet Baker, the
… trumpet player who could sing so high and soft that the listener was often confused around the gender of the vocalist. Boykin has the exact opposite, as she can sing so low that she sometimes sounds like a man. All The Time In The World contains more of the same as what was heard on her debut. Firmly pounding nu swing with jazz rhythms that originated in the swing era provide a rewarding source of accompaniment for Boykin's rousing voice. However, it is the different rhythms that make All The Time In The World really fun. (AD)more
