26 Feb
The State of Bliss by Karin Plato
Wednesday, 26 February 2003
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It is always a pleasure to listen to a new release by jazz vocalist Karin Plato. In her latest collection, THE STATE OF BLISS, she is in topnotch form and her phrasing as a…
23 Feb
Live At Jazz Standard by René Marie
Sunday, 23 February 2003
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Bold and ambitious, René Marie’s first live recording Live At Jazz Standard is an aural postcard of a galvanizing three night stand at the venerated New York jazz cl…
22 Feb
Friday Night Special by Janis Siegel
Saturday, 22 February 2003
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In theory, Janis Siegel’s new album Friday Night Special seems like a can’t miss project: arguably the most recognizable voice in the Manhattan Transfer records an e…
22 Feb
In Love Again by Stacey Kent
Saturday, 22 February 2003
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Released last year in Europe and long overdue for release in the States, Stacey Kent’s tribute to the Richard Rodgers songbook, In Love Again, proves well worth the …
21 Feb
The Art of Love (2-CD Set/w booklet) by Michael Franks
Friday, 21 February 2003
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Michael Franks was the first jazz vocal artist I discovered in the mid ‘80s. I not only enjoyed his music, I appreciated his warm and inviting vocal style. As I recall, the…
20 Feb
Canned Beer by Sparrow & Joanie Pallatto
Thursday, 20 February 2003
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CANNED BEER is a delightful surprise, filled to the brim with humor, insight, and parody. This is a joyful listening adventure for the jazz audience! There are 14 songs…
19 Feb
Sounds of Love by Balboa Brass
Wednesday, 19 February 2003
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SOUNDS OF LOVE features the jazz vocals of Ron Brown and Mike Sharp's Balboa Brass band. The material is firstrate, the music is enjoyable, and the whole collection is ente…
19 Feb
A Good Day by Jessica Molaskey
Wednesday, 19 February 2003
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Jessica Molaskey is following the success of her PENTIMENTO collection with A GOOD DAY, an equally enjoyable collection. The new collection is inspired by songs of 1950s, a…
08 Feb
Jean Shy & Jbbo (The Other Side Of Blue) by Jean Shy
Saturday, 08 February 2003
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Jean Shy has assembled some great tunes with very hip lyrics and she has performed them with soulful stylishness bred of lifes travails and good times. Miss Shy has supe…
On vocalist Michelle Conte’s debut CD, "Lucky Me!," the newcomer offers straight-forward interpretations of first-rate material.She has a nice-and-easy approach to songs…
What a fabulous set of pipes! Canadian vocalist, George Evans, sent along his newest release and it's a winner. Evans is a bit of a throwback to a wonderful age when male j…
If you have not heard Cris Barber before this time, get a copy of her AMONG FRIENDS collection, for this is a fine CD. She has a silky, smooth jazz sound that will appeal t…
27 Jan
In the Name of Love by Freddy Cole
Monday, 27 January 2003
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IN THE NAME OF LOVE is an exceptional jazz vocals CD collection. It features the lovely jazz vocals of Freddy Cole accompanied by topnotch musicians. This CD will appeal to…
It seems the more I hear Al Jarreau, the better he gets. His latest is called All I Got and that title says it all. Jarreau knows what he does best and his releases …
22 Jan
In the Name of Love by Freddy Cole
Wednesday, 22 January 2003
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Freddy Cole has seen a revival in his career in the late 1990’s and the early 2000’s, even though he has been singing since the 1950’s, when he first started his career. No…
22 Jan
In the Name of Love by Freddy Cole
Wednesday, 22 January 2003
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Sometimes what you get out of a recording has a lot to do withwhat you expect from it. A record which might otherwise seemfine may elicit an unfavorable reaction when it fa…
20 Jan
Friday Night Special by Janis Siegel
Monday, 20 January 2003
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Janis Siegel remains one of the finest jazz vocalists in contemporary jazz, and her recordings are always enjoyable and imaginative. With the release of FRIDAY NIGHT SPECIA…
20 Jan
Friday Night Special by Janis Siegel
Monday, 20 January 2003
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As one of the founders of Manhattan Transfer, Janis Siegel has always contained too much curiosity and sense of adventure to keep those qualities bottled up within the conf…
18 Jan
Mark Winkler Sings Bobby Troup by Mark Winkler
Saturday, 18 January 2003
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During the fifties and sixties, one of the most popular singers of that time comes in the name of Bobby Troup. The highly sophisticated manner and approach to his mu…
18 Jan
A Woman Alone with the Blues...remembering Peggy Lee by Maria Muldaur
Saturday, 18 January 2003
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Telarc continues to show its perceptiveness in choosing a roster of artists who not only have a lot to say musically, but also who continue to develop, each album showcasin…
18 Jan
Live At Birdland by The John Pizzarelli Trio
Saturday, 18 January 2003
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The John Pizzarelli Trio has gone through a number of concept albums in its ten years of existence. But for the celebration of its decade of entertaining audiences, not onl…
14 Jan
A Woman Alone with the Blues...remembering Peggy Lee by Maria Muldaur
Tuesday, 14 January 2003
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Maria Muldaur could always sing the blues, and sing them well. I recall two selections she recorded in the year 1973, "Don't You Make Me High" and "Midnight at the Oasis," …
13 Jan
Peter Cincotti by Peter Cincotti
Monday, 13 January 2003
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Congratulations to Concord Records and producer Phil Ramone for helping put together this remarkable debut CD Collection by Peter Cincotti titled PETER CINCOTTI. There are …
12 Jan
Café Society by Lorraine Feather
Sunday, 12 January 2003
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Remembered by a scattered few, I wonder sometimes if they knew those were the legendary days......Lorraine Feather. Lorraine Feather doesn't take us back to those legend…
06 Jan
The Essential George Gershwin by Various Artists
Monday, 06 January 2003
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I forget where I heard it, but some musician - maybe it was Dave Brubeck - was studying under the great classical composer Darius Milhaud sometime during the first half of …
01 Jan
Embrace Destiny by David Cortopassi
Wednesday, 01 January 2003
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Fine vocals and fine instrument performances are the keynotes of David Cortopassi's new CD collection, EMBRACE DESTINY. A lovely collection of nice songs which will enterta…
06 Oct
Lies of Handsome Men by Beth Lane
Sunday, 06 October 2002
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Beth Lane has a voice that enchants. She can carry a tune and share the sensitivity of it in a clear, feeling manner that has a special sweetness all its own. Her unique…
Smooth jazz is designed to mellow your day. It works even better than that when the singer adds passion and a genuine storyteller’s charm. Tony Adamo creates interest and h…
Donna Ren`ee..Has a beautiful Voice.....Just listen to her.....Her voice has been called Dusky smooth......it should be called... Honey Smooth.......Powerful...It is being …
01 Oct
Until the Stars Fade by Anita Wardell quartet
Tuesday, 01 October 2002
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If you like real swinging improvising jazz singers this is the girl Obviously steeped in the bebop tradition Anita Wardell is a musicians singer.She scats just like …
26 Sep
Old Man Jazz by Frankie Laine
Thursday, 26 September 2002
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Never has an album been more appropriately titled.Frankie Laine started singing jazz over 70 years ago, and despite his later successes in popular music, has alwa…
24 Sep
Come Away With Me by Norah Jones
Tuesday, 24 September 2002
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Norah Jones' CD "Come Away With Me" is a must have for everyone who enjoys any type of jazz. Norah Jones' voice is very classical and yet it has an "untouched" quality (in …
They've come up with something new and fresh, a music that sparkles, a hybrid sound of jazz/pop/rock tinctured with their very own original touch.…
20 Sep
Belly of the Sun by Cassandra Wilson
Friday, 20 September 2002
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Besides the dusky miracle of her sumptuous contralto, props must be given to Wilson’s steel determination to cross jazz (if it’s still fair, or relevant, to call what she d…
20 Sep
Come Away With Me by Norah Jones
Friday, 20 September 2002
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The real rewarding thing about listening to this striking debut, besides having the privilege of listening to a true talent emerge, is the joy of knowing that Laura Nyro ha…
20 Sep
In Love Again - The Music Of Richard Rodgers by Stacey Kent
Friday, 20 September 2002
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I purchased Stacey Kent's first 4 CDs having confidence in the very good reviews she is attracting, from an online music dealer without hearing any of them, and I am deligh…
17 Sep
Songs About You by Christiana Drapkin and Charles Sibirsky
Tuesday, 17 September 2002
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On a carousel of eclectic jazz from Bebop to Bossa Nova, Christiana Drapkin and Charles Sibirsky, put forth a delightful project released through IANA Records stamped for y…
Here’s a new voice to watch! From Vancouver, British Columbia an exciting jazz vocalist is making herself known. Anna Lyman is a genuine jazz singer. It would be dif…
13 Sep
Happy Talk by Christine Fawson
Friday, 13 September 2002
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Christine Fawson is jazz chanteuse who happens to play the trumpet. Odd you may say, but it's true! Fawson has a peppy, "happy" style of singing, and she really shows it on…
11 Sep
Somewhere in the World: The Music of Bernard Bierman by Michelle Pirret
Wednesday, 11 September 2002
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SOMEWHERE IN THE WORLD is a topnotch collection of songs by Bernard Bierman performed flawlessly by Michelle Pirret. Pirret's voice is melodic, mature, and a welcome additi…
09 Sep
All She Needs by Brenda Earle
Monday, 09 September 2002
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Brenda Earle is a pianist, vocalist and arranger, from Toronto, Canada, with her own website at www.brendaearle.com and her own recording company Allsheneeds Music. Quite a…
06 Sep
The Greatest Hits - Expanded Edition by Gloria Lynne
Friday, 06 September 2002
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It’s nice to see that classy singers are still appreciated by those who produce some of the great re-issue material available today. Harlem-born Gloria Lynne …
05 Sep
The Last Concert by Rosemary Clooney
Thursday, 05 September 2002
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Rosemary Clooney: The Last Concert documents and "freezes in time" the last recorded performance of "America’s Favorite Girl Singer," who passed away in June of 2002…
05 Sep
The Secret of Christmas by Connie Evingson
Thursday, 05 September 2002
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THE SECRET OF CHRISTMAS is a nice collection. Connie Evingson's vocals are perfect for the songs, and each performance sparkles. There are ten songs on the CD. Among th…
A voice that blends jazz and blues into a superb and beautiful manner, the voice of Eva Cassidy is among the finest. Her choice of music in her CD collection, IMAGINE, is g…
03 Sep
A Christmas Gift Of Love by Barry Manilow
Tuesday, 03 September 2002
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Jazz vocals backed with Big Band arrangements make Barry Manilow's A CHRISTMAS GIFT OF LOVE a memorable listening experience. Each song performance is enjoyable. Manilo…
Tony Adamo is the definition of the consummate smooth vocalist on his latest release Dance of Love. He sounds like a combination of Lou Rawls and David Bowie. Out of…
23 Aug
Love Is A Bridge by Loretta King
Friday, 23 August 2002
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Loretta King has the two main ingredients that are the prerequisites of any solid vocalist, namely, clarity of tone and proper pitch, and when you add lyricism and freedom …
20 Aug
Valzer in Bianco e Nero by Claudia Tellini Quintet
Tuesday, 20 August 2002
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Since its opening, this CD wants to show artistic quality and research of fine arrangements, not a simple exercise of style, but bent on emphasizing the core of the group, …
14 Aug
Fractal Energy by Mariette Bodier
Wednesday, 14 August 2002
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For those jazz fans who enjoy Latin, Mexican, and Cuban music, you will find this CD collection a nice entry into the world music category. FRACTAL ENERGY will introduce th…