René Marie - Live At Jazz Standard

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 68:47
Size: 157.4 MB
Styles: Vocal jazz
Year: 2003
Art: Front

[ 7:16] 1. Deed I Do
[ 6:57] 2. Babes In Arms/Where Or When
[ 6:11] 3. State Fair/It Might As Well Be Spring
[ 4:04] 4. Porgy And Bess/I Loves You, Porgy
[ 9:26] 5. Nature Boy
[10:01] 6. Suzanne
[ 7:11] 7. Shelter In Your Arms
[ 6:22] 8. A Damsel In Distress/A Foggy Day
[ 6:51] 9. Paris On Ponce
[ 4:23] 10. How Can I Keep From Singing

Idiosyncratic jazz vocalist Rene Marie makes her presence unequivocally apparent on her second MaxJazz release, Live at Jazz Standard. Recorded over three nights in 2003 at the New York City club, the album features Marie's usual mix of standards and originals. Stylistically resting comfortably somewhere between Betty Carter and Shirley Horn, Marie digs into such classics as "Where or When," "Nature Boy," and "A Foggy Day," making each song different from the next and utterly unforgettable. You may never hear another version of "It Might as Well Be Spring" sang as spritely as the one that appears early on, and her take of "I Loves You Porgy" is as heartbreaking as her a cappella turn on "How Can I Keep From Singing?" is dramatic. Backed sensitively by pianist John Toomey, bassist Elias Bailey, and drummer T. Howard Curtis III, Marie just gets better with each solo release. ~Matt Collar

Live At Jazz Standard

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