On the heels of his 2004 release "This Dance With Michael Winkle", Michael has again teamed with brilliant pianist/arranger Joe Millward and some of the elite of the Portland, Oregon jazz scene. With a vocal style described by one listener as “the missing link between Michael Buble' and Al Green”, Michael draws on his roots by giving a nod to a couple of the immortal 60's British bands, The Animals and The Beatles, while also paying homage to some of the greatest composers of the twentieth century such as Harold Arlen, George Gershwin, Mack Gordon, and Oscar Levant. If your tastes run towards vocalists who wear their hearts on their sleeves and are emotionally invested in every note and lyric, then "The Only Dream That Ever Mattered" is a must have for you, the serious lover of vocal jazz!
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