Dessy Di Lauro has released her latest full length album This Is Neo-Ragtime. The title which stands for "bringing the Harlem renaissance into right here and now" helps the audience to get a full picture of the musical journey that they will go down with Dessy Di Lauro.
This album feels like a step back in time to when jazz clubs ruled the music scene and cabaret was a show that needed to be experienced live. The show that Di Lauro has created feels like it came out of the 190s and 90s but it has an overall more modern and updated tone. This album makes it possible to imagine what it would have been like back in the 20s if they had access to laptops and modern instruments.
This album feels like fans are being brought into a small club environment and that they have a front row seat to the musical show. Di Lauro shows her vocal range and ability to really tell a story while transporting fans back in time to an era when big band music and jazz took over the night.
It is clear that Di Lauro is classical trained to perform this type of style, as her pitch is often perfect on every track. What really shines on each track is when she goes into her ability to scat on the song. It is rare to hear that type of vocal exercise used so well in music that is heard today.
This type of album and musical performance has influenced many pop music artists of today and it is fun to be reminded of that through this Neo-Ragtime album.
Stand out tracks on the This Is Neo-Ragtime include "Lost in the Jungle," "Never Existed" and "Loved."