Karen Souza, who brought the commercially successful series Bossa & Stones and Jazz & 80's to life, is now presenting a
new album, Hotel Souza, which features previously unreleased songs for her own, making her comeback, decided to satisfy
her loyal fans.
Full of wonderful songs, this album surprises us with
wonderfully produced tracks, which reveals a thorough
treatment for each song. Accompanied by her musicians, she
displays her unique voice and perfonrming style. After the
success of Essentials, her remarkable debut album, Karen
decided to go for everything. She paired with record producer
Joel MacNeely. famous for his job with immortal artists such as
Peggy Lee, Tony Bennet, Al Green and Jaco Pastorious. His
talent defined Hotel Souza and provided it with brilliant
arrangements rarely seen nowadays. Karen’s voice floats
between clouds of strings and winds in an undoubtedly vintage
sound. Besides, for her version of “I heard it through the
grapevine” (Marvin Gaye’s classic), Karen enjoyed the privilege
of performing with several musicians from Marvin’s original
band.
Recorded in Los Angeles and with a fantastic sound, Hotel
Souza, is one of the albums that are making a huge impact
internationally.