Ann Savoy & Her Sleepless Knights Going Soph in July

In his liner notes, T Bone Burnett, a long-time Ann fan, notes, "She doesn't imitate the past, she animates it�" It's an assertion that is easily verified with even the most cursory listening to the new album where Ann is again backed by the stellar "Le Hot Club of Paris"-inspired combo fronted by Tom Mitchell (guitar) and Kevin Wimmer (fiddle) with Eric Frey on upright bass, Chas Justus on rhythm guitar and Glenn Fields on drums.

While Ann had long been associated with traditional Cajun music as a result of her work with the Savoy Family Band (the Savoy-only group that includes husband Marc, youngest son Wilson and Black Coffee co-producer and eldest son Joel) as well as with the Savoy-Ducet Band, Black Coffee is just not that kind of record.