Jazz Vocals - CD Reviews (1352)
When I first received this album for review, I had to do a double take on Hoagy Carmichael because he was definitely off my radar screen. Even more profound and truly out o…
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THE MANY FACES OF GLORIA BOSMAN brings a powerhouse of a young jazz vocalist to jazz listeners, a collection of songs and a voice that is sensitive as well as excellent con…
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The Whaling City Sound Record Label proudly presents The John Allmark Jazz Orchestra featuring Clay Osborne. This is big band jazz at its finest when these two dynamic forc…
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Nat King Cole is incomparable. His feathery swinging touch and clean articulation has influenced such diverse pianists as Oscar Peterson, Bill Evans and Ahmad Jamal. His so…
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Shane Kelly's debut CD is suitably self-titled. All the cuts are old standards, but the selection and treatment bear the unmistakable stamp of Shane Kelly. Remarkably contr…
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This new offering from Mary Foster Conklin is totally wonderful. I listened to the CD from start to finish and was elated with what I heard. However, when I looked at the p…
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Catherine Dupuis has recently issued her second CD as a follow-up to her successful 1999 issue "I Hear Music." The collaboration with pianist Bill Mays ensures an intimate …
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Vocalist Jane Monheit's second Release " Come Dream with Me" is perfect for winding down from a stressful day with a glass of white wine. Her voice is pleasing and the temp…
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Canadian jazz vocalist Martha Brooks is based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, a municipality that prides itself as being a city of extremes. Anyone who has endured a Winnipeg winter…
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Although this is Beth Yeshaya's first solo CD, it doesn't sound like a debut. The singer exudes a feeling of maturity and experience. Yeshaya grew up in Minnesota and began…
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I have no superlatives to adequately describe the excellence of this album. With a good deal of the media attention in jazz circles surrounding the release of Jane Monheit’…
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This wonderful vocalist comes on with the supreme confidence that she will capture her audience with the opening song. Her beautiful rendition of the opener, "Say It Over a…
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California vocalist and composer, Nancy Priddy, has just released her new Maxi Single previewing two new songs and their remixes. Nancy's musical journey began in New York …
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One of the tracks on Jane Monheit’s new album is a cover of "Blame It On My Youth"; I’m inclined to do so. After all, she is only 24. There aren’t that many people, let alo…
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MY FOOLISH HEART is a tour de force of a beautiful collection of jazz ballads sung by Rebecca Parris. These selections are bound to please any jazz ballad collector, featur…
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Allen Hoist is the working musician prototype, having done side gigs from everyone from Tito Puente to soul greats Sam & Dave. For the past fifteen years he’s resided in Pa…
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Perpetual Emotion is the Brazilian singer's first American recording since 1987 and her first for Narada Jazz. This recording has an expected arrival date of February 13, 2…
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Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks are one of the strangest bands born in (and of) the 1960s. They were offspring of the same San Francisco scene that produced The Grateful Dead and…
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Supper Club Jazz was the epitome of the lounge era. Although many chanteuses tried their hands at singing with the minimal accompaniment of guitar and bass, Julie London wa…
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Ella Fitzgerald and guitar great Joe Pass collaborated on a handful of albums in the 1970s and 1980s. "Sophisticated Lady" recalls the teaming of the two giants with 14…
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