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...what an inspired and creative pairing ..."Tales of Love and Longing" is a recording of incredible warmth and intimacy.
JAZZWISE MAGAZINE, United Kingdom

Sheila is a singer on her horn and with her voice, and that's the best playing for me.
LEE KONITZ, Alto Saxophonist

...a beautiful and soulfully sung collection of real jazz standards delivered as pure jazz....with the added bonus of her excellent saxophone playing
ALL ABOUT JAZZ, New York, USA

Cooper charms with multi-faceted saxophone-playing, and like every great singer she not only knows how to fascinate with notes, but to create a deep connection between heartfelt tranquility and ominous silence.
DIE PRESSE, Austria

Canadian-born, NYC-based singer and saxophonist Cooper has developed her own self-assured sound as both a vocalist and altoist - her refreshingly simple, unfussy delivery befits her Konitz-esque sax tone while her unpretentious singing draws on her narrative abilities over excessive reliance on technique.
TIMEOUT LONDON, United Kingdom

The New Yorker carves a place for herself out of the ghosts of tradition, revitalizing old songs into a powerpack of poetry, easily accomplished through her subtle charms. And with such tasteful warmth, such earthy originality that one must really take one's hat off to her.
DIE RHEINPLATZ, Germany

Cooper alternates between hauntingly naked sax licks and languorous vocals...
JAZZTIMES MAGAZINE, United States

Of all the vocalists to emerge in the past ten years, the Canadian singer and saxophonist Sheila Cooper is the the most interesting. Gifted with a cool timbre, sophisticated approach, and a precise and delicate measure of expression, Cooper is in league with the most revered white singers of the fifties from June Christy to Helen Merrill. Exceptional among her colleagues is the fact that she is also a very talented saxophone player.
ALL ABOUT JAZZ, Italy

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