Time: 41:07
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front
01. I Give Up, I'm In Love (Feat. Warren Vache & Glen Francke's Big Band) (3:21)
02. Good Thing Going (3:12)
03. How Little We Know (Feat. Harry Allen) (2:36)
04. The Way You Look Tonight (Feat. Warren Vache & Glen Francke's Big Band) (3:46)
05. I Love The Way You Dance (4:40)
06. So Long My Love (Feat. Harry Allen) (3:08)
07. Sleigh Ride In July (2:26)
08. My Little Brown Book (Feat. Harry Allen) (3:00)
09. Where Can I Go Without You (Feat. Warren Vache) (5:24)
10. I Didn't Know What Time It Was (Feat. Glen Francke's Big Band) (3:04)
11. You're Really Someone To Write Home About (Feat. Harry Allen) (2:27)
12. So Many People (Feat. Warren Vache) (3:57)
Marlene VerPlanck is the type of vocal artists others can only aspire to become.
Aside from the somewhat old school looking cover art, there are a great many positives with I Give Up, I'm In Love. VerPlanck works more as a story teller than a true vocalist, combine this natural gift with a plethora of ensemble settings and an eclectic if not deep catalog few might be familiar with and you have a vocal jazz release with some muscle.
Guests such as tenor great Harry Allen drop by and Glenn Franke's Big Band provides the perfect background for an artist that has been working her vocal side of the jazz street about as long as I have been on the planet. Big band and trios are the wheelhouse for I Give Up, I'm In Love with each showcasing the various sides of the chameleon like ability that VerPlanck has to move effortlessly through a wide variety of lyrical ensembles while never missing a beat.
Those familiar with my work know I am at times brutal on female vocalists. Marlene VerPlanck is the embodiment of what a true vocal artist should embrace. Know the tunes, don't sing the words but instead make the music. 4 Stars. ~Brent Black
Aside from the somewhat old school looking cover art, there are a great many positives with I Give Up, I'm In Love. VerPlanck works more as a story teller than a true vocalist, combine this natural gift with a plethora of ensemble settings and an eclectic if not deep catalog few might be familiar with and you have a vocal jazz release with some muscle.
Guests such as tenor great Harry Allen drop by and Glenn Franke's Big Band provides the perfect background for an artist that has been working her vocal side of the jazz street about as long as I have been on the planet. Big band and trios are the wheelhouse for I Give Up, I'm In Love with each showcasing the various sides of the chameleon like ability that VerPlanck has to move effortlessly through a wide variety of lyrical ensembles while never missing a beat.
Those familiar with my work know I am at times brutal on female vocalists. Marlene VerPlanck is the embodiment of what a true vocal artist should embrace. Know the tunes, don't sing the words but instead make the music. 4 Stars. ~Brent Black
I Give Up, I'm In Love
wowee, great post!!
ReplyDeleteMarlene Ver Planck has never made a bad record over her long career although now in her eighties her voice has not deteriorated not like, alas, many her contemporaries..
ReplyDeleteThis latest recording has to be her best ever - sheer class..
They don't come any better than this lady.
ReplyDeleteI'm being very greedy here, as I've already asked for three reps, but please could I also ask for a re up of this Marlene Verpanck album. Really many many thanks if it is possible.
ReplyDeleteTerry, this one has a new link too.
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