In The Wonder Of The Night Angela Verbrugge

• 1 S'Posing 02:52
• 2 Paradise Defined 03:47
• 3 I'm 99% Sure of You 02:31
• 4 I'm a Cliché 04:28
• 5 The Gift (Recado Bossa Nova) 03:11
• 6 On A Night Such as This 04:20
• 7 Moonlight Becomes You - In The Wonder Of The Night 03:44
• 8 Reaching for the Moon 04:15
• 9 It's De-Lovely 02:51
• 10 Goodbye, Little Dream Goodbye 04:09
• 11 Moonlight in Vermont 05:16
• Total Runtime 41:24

Info for In The Wonder Of The Night

An intimate voice-and-piano album weaving five witty originals among six classic standards. Captures Angela and pianist Ray Gallon in a late-night, romantic mood with In the Wonder of the Night.

“She has emerged as one of the top jazz singers on the scene.” (Scott Yanow, DownBeat, liner notes)

Angela Verbrugge is a Canadian jazz vocalist, songwriter, and performer whose career has been defined by resilience, originality, and devotion to the Great American Songbook. Based on Vancouver Island, she debuted in 2019 with The Night We Couldn’t Say Good Night (with Ray Gallon and Cameron Brown), praised by Toronto Music Report as “a perfect album” and listed among Scott Yanow’s top 30 jazz albums of the year. In 2020, she won the JazzTimes Readers’ Poll for Best Female Vocalist. Her 2022 follow-up, Love for Connoisseurs, spotlighted her songwriting collaborations and appeared again on Yanow’s year-end list, while Somewhere (2024, OA2 Records) showcased her restraint and lyric clarity. Across her discography, critics have praised her as “fun and quirky, hip and a hoot, wispy and romantic, and [she] cleverly swings” (JazzWeekly) and as “a major lyricist whose songs deserve to be covered by other performers” (Yanow).

On October 10, 2025, Verbrugge deepens her profile with In the Wonder of the Night on G² Records & Publishing. An intimate duo recording with pianist Ray Gallon, the album captures the spontaneity and romance of late-night music making. “I’m a night owl,” Verbrugge reflects. “Some of the most meaningful things in my life have happened at night. At night, you’re granted this space and permission to pursue your passions.” The program intertwines five of her originals with standards by Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, and others, unified by a nocturnal and lunar motif. As Yanow observes in the album’s liner notes, she has “emerged as one of the top jazz singers on the scene.”

Central to the project is Verbrugge’s longstanding collaboration with Gallon. The two first met in 2016 while working with Sheila Jordan at the Vermont Jazz Center, and Gallon has appeared on each of her albums since. Here, their rapport is distilled into the most direct setting possible — voice and piano. “Ray and I have worked together a lot since we first met in 2016 … Ray learned directly from John Lewis, Hank Jones, and Jaki Byard, and has performed with the likes of Art Farmer, Jon Hendricks, Ron Carter, Lionel Hampton … He always seems to be working, whether appearing at leading jazz venues, festivals, and a constant schedule of gigs in New York City, whether as a side musician or leading his own trio (with such musicians as Kenny Washington) for decades. His experience and ear are vast,” Verbrugge explains.

A trusted accompanist and resourceful soloist for more than four decades, Gallon brings a language rooted in bebop and blues, combining harmonic sophistication with rhythmic lift. The New York City Jazz Record has called him “a brilliant pianist deeply rooted in the tradition,” while All About Jazz praised his trio recording Grand Company as “filled with technical proficiency and emotional depth as well as a unique artistic voice.” His résumé includes work with Ron Carter, Lionel Hampton, Art Farmer, Jon Hendricks, and Sheila Jordan, among many others. Together, Verbrugge and Gallon create a dialogue that expands the expressive possibilities of the classic duo format.

Unlike many duo albums that lean heavily toward ballads and rubato interpretations, In the Wonder of the Night offers striking variety: swing, blues, standards, and Verbrugge’s originals, all unified by their nocturnal theme. The title reflects her belief that the night reveals space, intimacy, and clarity — qualities woven through every track. This late-night aesthetic, both romantic and reflective, sets the project apart and affirms her originality as both an interpreter and a songwriter.

With this release — her fourth album since 2019 — Angela Verbrugge distills her talents into a setting of maximum intimacy and expression. In the Wonder of the Night affirms her place as a vocalist of resilience, artistry, and originality, joined by a pianist whose depth and experience elevate every note. It is a recording that celebrates the mystery, romance, and clarity of the night, while continuing the story of one of today’s most distinctive jazz vocalists.

Angela Verbrugge, vocals
Ray Gallon, piano

Angela Verbrugge
was born and raised in Kingston, Ontario. Early on she played piano, trombone and guitar in addition to singing. While attracted to jazz, she started out as an actress in community theater. She moved to Toronto, earned a degree in Theatre Studies by the time she was 20, relocated to Vancouver, survived a car accident and cancer, and started a family. However Angela always wanted to sing jazz and in 2012 she started performing locally. Her singing talents were obvious from the start and her career began to gradually take off. She released her first album The Night We Couldn’t Say Good Night in 2019 which was followed by Love For Connoisseurs (a set of her originals) and Somewhere. Angela has since been featured on international tours (often with Ray Gallon), performed at many of Canada’s top jazz venues, and appeared at a variety of jazz festivals. Her recordings have all garnered many favorable reviews. Her future plans include dates in Italy, her first tour of the United States, and more recordings.

“Listen and be delighted. Her art is her own, and she offers rare pleasures. Angela's music brings joy. Her singing rests securly on deep emotional understanding. She understands the song, not only as notes and syllables on paper, but also the heart-messages it sends us. She conveys tenderness, thoughtfulness, wit and ardor; emotions and perceptions aimed right at us through her very human voice, its phrase-ending vibrato signifying a sweet earnestness.” - Michael Steinman, Jazz critic, JazzLives

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