Artist:The Tierney Sutton Band
Song:Sometimes I'm Happy
Album:On the Other Side
Jazz singer Tierney Sutton has been recording since the late 90s. She has been nominated for several Grammys including the 2007 album On the Other Side. She was born June 28, 1963 in Omaha but she grew up in Milwaukee. She sang and played piano while growing up. But she didn't know about jazz until she saw a Betty Carter concert while studying Russian language and literature at Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT. So she studied at Berklee in Boston under jazz saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi. Tierney moved to Los Angeles in 1994 and released her debut album on Challenge Records in 1997. Then she signed with Telarc Records. She has worked with the same musicians her entire career. She says that as a member of the Baha'i faith, all decisions are made by the band collectively. So her band is Christian Jacob on piano, Trey Henry and Kevin Axt on bass and Ray Brinker on drums. Sometimes I'm Happy is from the 2007 album On the Other Side. All the songs are standards with the word "happy" in the title. Sometimes I'm Happy was written by Vincent Yeomans and Irving Caesar for the 1927 musical Hit the Deck. After Benny Goodman recorded it in 1935, the song became a jazz standard after Bud Powell and Carmen McRae recorded it in the 50s. Trumpeter Jack Sheldon makes a guest appearance on the album. On the Other Side was Grammy nominated. Tierney has received nine Grammy nominations. After Telarc was purchased by Concord, Tierney switched to BFM Jazz. Her latest album was released last year. Tierney and her band appeared in the 2016 Clint Eastwood film Sully. Christian Jacob scored the film. Here's Tierney Sutton with Kevin Axt and Ray Brinker performing Sometimes I'm Happy.
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