Although she never broke through to the mainstream, Barbara Lea (1929-2011) was a wonderful singer, closely associated with swing and Dixieland. Despite her lack of mainstream success, she recorded some astonishing albums. *A Woman in Love* is her debut album and finds her in magnificent company with pianist Billy Taylor and trumpeter Johnny Windhurst, the latter a superb soloist who worked with Eddie Condon and Jack Teagarden.