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 | Title : In the Sun
Author : Monheit, Jane
Release Date : 20020917
Binding : Audio CD
Regular Price : $18.98
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Editorial Reviews :
Having shown off her precocious jazz skills and love for old standards on her commercially eye-opening first two albums, the beautiful young star Jane Monheit is more relaxed and in her element on her third effort, which plays up her appeal as a pop chanteuse. Though she oversells the Eric Kaz-Libby Titus '70s rock classic 'Love Has No Pride,' and is too young to penetrate 'Haunted Heart' (listen to Jo Stafford's 1947 version for some real chills), she brings a fresh vibrancy to 'Just Squeeze Me' and 'Cheek to Cheek,' and acquits herself nicely with a pair of numbers by Brazilian tunesmith Ivan Lins. Best of all is her affecting, vocally pure rendering of Leonard Bernstein's 'Some Other Time' (from the musical On the Town), featuring strings arranged by Alan Broadbent. Her accompanists include bassist Ron Carter, trumpeter Tom Harrell, drummer Kenny Washington, and tenor saxophonist Joel Frahm.
Buyer Reviews :
I have mixed feelings about this album. Jane has an incredible voice, recorded and live, and, up until now, her first two CDs haven't disappointed. But on this one, some of the songs just didn't 'click' for me. She is at her best on 'Just Squeeze Me,' 'Cheek to Cheek,' 'Tea for Two,' and the Portuguese 'No More Blues.' But the title track 'Once I Walked in the Sun' is a little boring, as is 'Some Other Time.' Jane's voice is amazing on all of the tracks, and the orchestrations are lush and moving, but the two entities together fail to pull through on 'It Never Entered My Mind,' which is so slow and drawn out that it's difficult to make out a complete sentence. 'Comecar De Novo' shows off her talent brilliantly, but the music never seems to find a melody, and neither does 'Since You've Asked,' which sounds like it can be the next Disney movie ballad.
Jane Monheit's voice just keeps getting better, but her choice of songs needs some improvement.
(by A music fan)
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