''Ima'' is an album by

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vocalist

Yvette Tollar Yvette Tollar is a Canadian jazz vocalist born in Toronto, Ontario. She has released two full-length CDs, ''Cactus Flowers'' (2001) and '' Ima'' (2008). ''Ima'' was a nominee for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year at the 2009 Juno Awards. Yvette Toll ...

, released in 2008. Released in November 2008 at

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, ''Ima'' (ROM10), is a collection of Canadian written contemporary jazz songs.

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recorded the CD release concert for national broadcast on their ''Canada Live'' program. The record was made with support from The

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and FACTOR. In 2009, it received a

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nomination for Best

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Album Of The Year.

Track listing

# "Contradiction" # "Do You Remember Me?" # "Edith and The Kingpin" # "I Forgive You" # "Fall Down" # "Sick Rose" # "Hang On" # "Prayer for Humankindness" (Full Band) # "Glittering Precipice" # "Ima" # "Prayer for Humankindness" (Piano & Voice Duo)

Personnel

*Yvette Tollar – voice *Dave Restivo – piano *David Virelles – piano, Rhodes *Robi Botos – piano *Ernie Tollar – saxophones, flutes, clarinet *Rich Brown – bass *Larnell Lewis – drums Special Guests: *Kevin Breit – guitar, mandolin *Mark Duggan – kalimba *Ravi Naimpally – tabla *Debashis Sinha – dumbek *Allison Long – background vocals *Sophia Grigoriadis – background vocals *Producers: Yvette Tollar and Rich Brown. *Recorded at Canterbury Sound Studio. *Additional recording: Collin Barrett *Engineers: Jeremy Darby - Canterbury Sound Studio, Collin Barrett *Edited at Canterbury Sound Studio by Sam Ibbett, Victory Drive Studio by Jono Grant, and 20 Hz Sound Studio by Collin Barrett. *Mixed at: 20 Hz Sound Studio by Collin Barrett. *Mastered at: The Lacquer Channell by George Graves

References

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