Flowers of Evil // Annie Booth

Flowers of Evil

Released worldwide October 13, 2023

Annie Booth’s chamber jazz suite Flowers of Evil is an other-worldly song cycle of original music set to the beautifully dark poetry of 19th century French poet, Charles Baudelaire, and the 1864 collection of the same name. Flowers Of Evil features an 11-piece ensemble and lives between the boundaries of jazz, chamber music, and art song, blending poetry with improvisation, emotion with sound. Masterfully sung both in French and English by renowned soprano Kathryn Radakovich, Annie Booth brings the complex world of Charles Baudelaire's 19th century Paris to modern times through her fresh and compelling music.

Annie Booth, compositions, piano, accordion (8), spoken word (2, 6)
Kathryn Radakovich, soprano, spoken word (7)
Anisha Rush, alto saxophone, flute
John Gunther, tenor saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet
Brad Goode, trumpet
Brian Woodbury, trombone
Rosalee Walsh, violin
Kari Clifton, cello
Matt Smiley, bass
Dru Heller, drums, percussion (8) Carter Pann, producer

1. The Albatross (3:37)
2. Harmonie du soir (1:25)
3. Les hiboux (6:01)
4. Le voyage (9:20)
5. Beauty (Under Sun, Under Moon) (4:55)
6. Paysage (2:49)
7. The Rebel (5:47)
8. La vie antérieure (3:30)

Recorded at Mighty Fine Productions (Denver, CO) by Colin Bricker & Xandy Whitesel. Mixed by Xandy Whitesel and Mastered by Colin Bricker. Original album art by Reggie Herman. Album design by Annie Booth.