"Start Again" is an original composition by Canadian jazz vocalist and songwriter Caity Gyorgy, written for her debut full-length album Featuring, released in 2022 on La Reserve Records. The album was conceived as a collaborative project in which Gyorgy paired each of her original tunes with a handpicked guest soloist, and on this track the featured artists are pianist Felix Fox-Pappas and guitarist Jocelyn Gould. The song reflects Gyorgy's deep affinity for the Great American Songbook tradition, channeling the melodic sensibility and lyrical craft of mid-century jazz composers while maintaining a distinctly contemporary voice. As the title suggests, the lyrics explore themes of renewal and second chances, subjects well suited to the warm, swinging style that characterizes Gyorgy's writing. The composition provides a framework for expressive interplay between voice and instrumentalists, with solo space that allows both Fox-Pappas and Gould to explore the tune's harmonic landscape. Gyorgy developed the material for Featuring with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, and the album earned her significant recognition in the Canadian jazz scene, including a JUNO Award for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year. "Start Again" is representative of her ability to craft original songs that feel at home alongside classic standards while retaining a personal, modern identity.
