Sherri Roberts - The Sky Could Send You

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2006
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:51
Size: 119,2 MB
Art: Front

(5:11)  1. You're Looking At Me
(4:34)  2. Jamaica Farewell
(3:51)  3. Before
(4:12)  4. Let Me
(3:25)  5. Tell Me My Name
(3:57)  6. The Moon's a Harsh Mistress
(4:42)  7. Return to Paradise
(5:21)  8. You're Nearer
(4:02)  9. Do It the Hard Way
(4:30) 10. Slow Hot Wind
(4:54) 11. Far from New York
(3:06) 12. Por Toda Minha Vida [For All My Life]

An appealing jazz singer from the San Francisco Bay area, Sherri Roberts has a nice voice, always swings, and is not afraid to stretch herself. On The Sky Could Send You she utilizes a variety of guest artists, including altoist Phil Woods on three numbers, but she is the main focus throughout. Her repertoire, which includes a rhythmically complex rendition of the Nat King Cole-associated "You're Looking at Me," two obscure Rodgers & Hart songs, Henry Mancini's "Slow Hot Wind," and Jimmy Webb's "The Moon's a Harsh Mistress," plus an original co-written with bassist Harvie S, is challenging yet she always sounds relaxed and sincere. This is a subtle release that grows in interest with repeated listenings, and is a welcome return to recording after seven years for Sherri Roberts. ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-sky-could-send-you-mw0000347788

Personnel: Sherri Roberts (vocals, background vocals); Benjamin Lapidus (tres); Harvie S (bass instrument); Daria (background vocals); John Hart (guitar); Phil Woods (saxophone); Lew Soloff (trumpet); Pablo Vergara, David Udolf (piano); Tim Collins (vibraphone); Vince Cherico (drums); Daniel Sadownick, Renato Thoms (percussion); Skyler Jett (background vocals).

The Sky Could Send You

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