(Blue House Recordings)

The soothing voice of singer Sherri Roberts is a perfect antidote to the high-speed, high stress world we live in, and her latest production, Lovely Days, is a recommended prescription for the modern music listener. The San Francisco-based Roberts is joined in duet by pianist Bliss Rodriguez, whose keyboard work is perfectly in tune with the singer’s approach to the songs. Together, singer and pianist weave a magic hour of music that is spellbinding. The song menu is classic cabaret fare, including tunes from Irving Berlin, Marilyn and Alan Bergman, Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer and Sammy Cohn, as well as Rodgers and Hammerstein. The result of singer, musician and great song here is a brand of musical rapture that is heavenly.