NEW RELEASES : In Brief

* * * Roseanna Vitro, “Softly,” Concord Jazz. Vitro can boast a pleasing, jazz-inflected vocal quality and an intelligent choice of material, with tunes by Dave Frishberg, Bob Dorough and her pianist, Fred Hersch. The Brazilian cuts (“Estate,” “So Many Stars”) come off well, but a couple of her up tempos fall short: “Softly as in a Morning Sunrise” is tackled swiftly, as in an evening rush hour.

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