Monologues

Bitter

Can't Get Out Of This Mood

Linger Awhile

Guess Who I Saw Today

Everything Happens to Me - Samara Joy

You Stepped Out Of A Dream

Portrait

No More Blues

Step into a world where rhythm and romance share the same heartbeat. This album brings the smooth charm of the swing era to life — music that smiles, sways, and never sits still for long.

Each piece tells its own little story: moments of love and longing, the buzz of city nights, the calm of early mornings, and the easy confidence of someone chasing dreams one beat at a time. The melodies carry both laughter and reflection, capturing the feeling of life in motion — full of heart, hope, and a touch of mischief.

Elegant yet playful, this collection is for anyone who loves the sound of good times wrapped in timeless style. Sit back, tap your foot, and let the rhythm take you where it wants to go.



Roll the Dice

The Window

One Step Ahead

Can't Fight

Mad Love

Something to Say

Happy Days

A native of the Bronx, Samara Joy became entranced by classic R&B as a child and cut her teeth as a singer in her church’s gospel choir. And while her family history is deeply musical — her grandparents helmed the Philadelphia gospel group the Savettes, and her father, the musician and songwriter Antonio McLendon, has produced, composed and arranged his own astounding original work — she didn’t delve into the jazz tradition until college at SUNY Purchase. During her studies there she won the 2019 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, which introduced her to the larger jazz scene as a rising star to watch.Joy released her self-titled debut on the Whirlwind label in 2021, followed a year later by Linger Awhile, her breakout Verve debut.  

 Portrait, is the proper follow-up to Linger Awhile, her 2022 breakthrough LP, and it represents the next phase in her continuing artistic evolution — unbound by expectations. It also spotlights her burgeoning gifts as a lyricist, in ingenious arrangements that meld her thoughtful words with music by Charles Mingus, Sun Ra and her late mentor Barry Harris. Co-produced with the veteran trumpeter/bandleader and multi-Grammy winner Brian Lynch, the album was tracked in streamlined sessions — just two or three takes of each tune — at one of jazz’s most hallowed sites, Van Gelder Studio. The vocalist offers an album that both honors jazz heritage while staking out bold, singular territory.

Can't Get Out Of This Mood

Samara Joy

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