Debbie Cunningham - The Rest of Your Life

Styles: Jazz Vocals
Label: Indie
Year: 2006
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:20
Size: 101,5 MB
Art: Front

(5:17)  1. My Funny Valentine
(3:34)  2. I Thought About You
(4:09)  3. How Much I Love You
(3:18)  4. When I Look In Your Eyes
(3:46)  5. Overjoyed
(4:39)  6. The Way He Makes Me Feel
(3:11)  7. What's New
(3:32)  8. Just In Time
(4:41)  9. The Nearness of You
(3:13) 10. (Our) Love Is Here To Stay
(4:54) 11. What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life

What a glorious sound Debbie makes on this album. “The Rest of Your Life” is a collection of timeless jazz classics souped up by Mrs. Cunningham and her talented friends. What I love about this album is her vocal fearlessness. She’s not afraid to open her mouth and place the notes exactly where she wants them. There are a hundreds of “My Funny Valentine” renditions floating around and her sassy version is rather refreshing. Kudos to John Swana, on trumpet. 

The playfullness of the lyrics is echoed in her sensuous, playful delivery. You can tell she had fun with it. Each of the 11 tracks on this album are an absolute elegant treat. “The Way He Makes Me Feel” made me picture myself in a sepia toned reality where everything is sophisticated. This is a very professional, romantical and sophisticated effort. Debbie’s voice has a firm command of human emotion. Anyone that knows me knows that I take my Stevie Wonder very very seriously. I couldn’t wait to get to “Overjoyed” just to see if she might have messed my boy’s classic up. NOPE. She nailed it. Her backing instrumentalists ( Piano: Barry Sames; Drums: Wilby Fletcher) should be given props here as well for their remarkable musicianship.~Mut Asheru ( Unsigned - The Magazine Dec 2, 2008).

“Some singers’ entire careers are spent searching for that delicate, delicious connection with their listeners when a song becomes an intimate statement one is compelled to hear. Debbie Cunningham grabbed it right from the start on her CD, ‘The Rest of Your Life’. Such sensitive delivery, her choice of songs, the arrangements and accompanists belie the fact this is her debut disc. WOW!”~Greg Lee – (WMOT-FM, Jazz-89 Nashville Apr 13, 2007)

“Soulful,sultry,smooth”, “delicate,delicious”, “elegant and sophisticated”, lyrical and intimate”, “Romantic”, “soothing”, “powerful and engaging”, “an exquisite taste of jazz, “Eloquent”, “Totally ear friendly”, “Soothing – yet never sleepy”~What FANS ARE SAYING…… (Apr 21, 2007).(http://debbiecunninghamjazz.com/reviews/).

The Rest of Your Life

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