Stefanie Schlesinger & Wolfgang Lackerschmid Sharing Secrets LP

"The true beauty of music is that it connects people. It carries a message, and we, the musicians, are the messengers." — Roy Ayers

The Duo Schlesiger's Sharing Secrets has been long overdue. Presented here are two exquisite artists, who are sensitive, refined, who know when to be discerning, delicate, intense and touching. In the space between, you find many roots presented from classical, Broadway, swing and blues that are manipulated and explored as jazz.

World-renowned vibraphonist, composer, arranger Wolfgang Lackerschmid and soprano Stefanie Schlesinger are a musical force. The album is full of gems. From Gershwin's "I've Got a Crush on You," there is the intricacy of Wolfgang's mallets giving space to Stefanie's vocalization tonality. Stefanie's vocal elegance is on full display with Mozart's "Non So Piu"; "Daily Rose" and "The Very Thought of You." There is an exquisite delicacy between the two of them on "Why Shouldn't You Cry" and Camille Saint-Saens' "Mon Cœur." Each song is a highlight, an assortment of musical eclairs, layered with simplistic, moving vibes and topped with lyrical precision and diction.

The late, great guitarist Dick Dale once said, "Every song is like a painting." Both Wolfgang and Stefanie, with Sharing Secrets, have created a collection of masterpieces.