Cécile McLorin Salvant makes big orchestral jazz feel refreshingly intimate on 2026’s With Every Breath I Take. Her first fully orchestral album, it finds the Grammy-winning singer joined by the Netherlands’ Metropole Orkest conducted by Jules Buckely, with arrangements by Darcy James Argue. Also by her side is her trio, featuring longtime pianist Sullivan Fortner along with bassist David Wong and drummer Kush Abadey.
Rather than simply picking a set of well-worn standards, Salvant curates her choices, embracing songs that speak to a woman’s point of view and experience in the world. It’s a vibe she underscores whether revisiting her own “Left Over” off 2015’s For One to Love or echoing that song’s heartbreak on Buddy Johnson’s soulful…

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