Contemporary jazz is mostly made of throwbacks, so Calabria Foti and her new album Prelude to a Kiss shouldn’t be at all surprising. Here’s the basic recipe: one sultry chanteuse, one Great American Songbook and a lush orchestra that’s been guided by such noted arrangers as Johnny Mandel, Roger Kellaway and a few more. You’ve heard this music before–singers like Peggy Lee and Frank Sinatra built their careers on it. There’s still an element of surprise [...]