Ima is an album by Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 jazz

Jazz

Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...

 vocalist Yvette Tollar

Yvette Tollar

Yvette Tollar is a Canadian jazz vocalist from Toronto, Ontario. She has released two full length CDs, Cactus Flowers and Ima . Ima was a nominee for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year at the 2009 Juno Awards....

, released in 2008.

Released in November 2008 at Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto

Toronto

Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

, Ima (ROM10), is a collection of Canadian written contemporary jazz

Smooth jazz

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 songs. CBC Radio

CBC Radio

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 recorded the CD release concert for national broadcast on their Canada Live program.

The record was made with support from The Canada Council For The Arts

Canada Council

The Canada Council for the Arts, commonly called the Canada Council, is a Crown Corporation established in 1957 to act as an arts council of the government of Canada, created to foster and promote the study and enjoyment of, and the production of works in, the arts. It funds Canadian artists and...

 and FACTOR. In 2009, it received a Juno Award

Juno Award

The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music...

 nomination for Best Vocal Jazz

Vocal jazz

Jazz singing can be defined by the instrumental approach to the voice, where the singer can match the instruments in their stylistic approach to the lyrics, improvised or otherwise, or through scat singing; that is, the use of nonsensical meaningless non-morphemic syllables to imitate the sound of...

Album Of The Year.

Track listing

1. "Contradiction"
2. "Do You Remember Me?"
3. "Edith and The Kingpin"
4. "I Forgive You"
5. "Fall Down"
6. "Sick Rose"
7. "Hang On"
8. "Prayer for Humankindness" (Full Band)
9. "Glittering Precipice"
10. "Ima"
11. "Prayer for Humankindness" (Piano & Voice Duo)

Personnel

• Yvette Tollar – voice
• Dave Restivo – piano
• David Virelles – piano, Rhodes
• Robi Botos – piano
• Ernie Tollar – saxophones, flutes, clarinet
• Rich Brown – bass
• Larnell Lewis – drums

Special Guests:

• Kevin Breit – guitar, mandolin
• Mark Duggan – kalimba
• Ravi Naimpally – tabla
• Debashis Sinha – dumbek
• Allison Long – background vocals
• Sophia Grigoriadis – background vocals

• Producers: Yvette Tollar and Rich Brown.
• Recorded at Canterbury Sound Studio.
• Additional recording: Collin Barrett
• Engineers: Jeremy Darby - Canterbury Sound Studio, Collin Barrett
• Edited at Canterbury Sound Studio by Sam Ibbett, Victory Drive Studio by Jono Grant, and 20 Hz Sound Studio by Collin Barrett.
• Mixed at: 20 Hz Sound Studio by Collin Barrett.
• Mastered at: The Lacquer Channell by George Graves