Jazz Compilation Lady Sings The Blues (2003)
Lady Sings The Blues (2003)
Lady Sings The Blues (2003)
Disc One 1. Sarah Vaughan: Key Largo 2. Ella Fitzgerald: Solitude 3. Dianne Reeves: Embraceable You 4. Etta James: Don’t Go to Strangers 5. Della Reese: Call Me 6. Diana Krall: I’m Just a Lucky So and So 7. Dinah Washington: Call Me Irresponsible 8. June Christy: Something Cool 9. Keely Smith: You Go to My Head 10. Nancy Wilson: The Very Thought of You 11. Dinah Shore: My Funny Valentine 12. Kay Starr: It Had to Be You 13. Rosemary Clooney: One for My Baby 14. Peggy Lee: I’ll Be Seeing You Disc Two 1. Peggy Lee: Here’s That Rainy Day 2. Sarah Vaughan: Stormy Weather 3. Dianne Reeves: In a Sentimental Mood 4. Diana Krall: They Can’t Take That Away from Me 5. Etta James: Body and Soul 6. Cassandra Wilson: Someday My Prince Will Come 7. Charlie Hunter featuring Norah Jones: More Than This 8. Patricia Barber: The Thrill Is Gone 9. Nancy Wilson: You’ve Changed 10. Julie London: Cry Me a River 11. June Christy: Don’t Explain 12. Rosemary Clooney: Lover Man 13. Keely Smith: I Wish You Love 14. Lena Horne: We’ll Be Together Again
We've called them torch singers, divas, chanteuses, and the First Ladies of American Song. And as the contemporary, Grammy-bedecked ascent of Norah Jones (who appears here with Charlie Hunter) attests, these ladies who sing the blues continue to reinterpret a tradition rooted in the blues, yet steeped in songcraft that spans jazz, pop, and even rock. This double-disc, 26-track collection spans a half-century-plus and offers up not only a tantalizing introduction to legends and pioneers (including Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Della Reese, Etta James, Lena Horne) and an equally rich body of song standards, but also chronicles how an originally largely black heritage in effect became the pop mainstream in the '40s and '50s (and beyond) via the work of singers like Dinah Shore, Kay Starr, June Christy, Peggy Lee and Julie London. It's also a testament to how vital that legacy remains, with Jones' own Brazilian-inflected cover of Bryan Ferry's "More Than This" and Patricia Barber's spare, sultry '90s read of "The Thrill Is Gone" but two strong examples of the set's expansive scope. It's a compelling sampler and the best kind of musical appetizer: One that leaves you craving more. ---Jerry McCulley, Editorial Review
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