They made a demo tape which became her first album, Let There Be Love (Concord Jazz), recorded with Duran and Stan Getz.

In 2011 audio engineers fixed the problems with Sagacious Grace and the album was released by Laser Records.

Bell has written lyrics with permission and copyrights to Billy Strayhorn's Isfahan, Jimmy Rowles The Peacocks, Don Sebesky's You Can't Go Home Again You_Can't_Go_Home_Again_(album), and Ivan Lins', Acaso [By Chance], Depois dos Temporais [After the Storm], and Choros das Aguas [Crying of the Waters].

Let There Be Love was chosen as a Billboard magazine Recommended LP Jazz Pick in their March 26, 1983 issue.

Bell was nominated by Down Beat in their Jazz Critics' Poll of 1984 and 1985 as Talent Deserving Wider Recognition.