Vanessa Rubin - Vanessa Rubin Sings

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 1995
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:44
Size: 112,1 MB
Art: Front

(3:37)  1. Our Love is Here to Stay
(5:10)  2. It's Probably Me
(4:30)  3. Being Green
(4:22)  4. All For One
(4:45)  5. My Ship
(3:07)  6. Seven Days
(3:36)  7. Once Upon a Summertime
(4:12)  8. Close Enough For Love
(3:07)  9. Morning
(2:54) 10. Unless It's You
(5:27) 11. Black Coffee
(3:52) 12. His Eye Is on the Sparrow

Vanessa Rubin has a lovely voice, but rarely wanders much from the melody. Since many of the songs that she performs on this Novus CD have already been done definitively dozens of times by others (such as "Our Love Is Here to Stay," "My Ship," "Morning," and even "Being Green"), the value of the release is not as high as it should be. Rubin does contribute new lyrics to Wayne Shorter's "Speak No Evil" (renamed "All for One"), her singing is heartfelt on "His Eye Is on the Sparrow," and Steve Turre's four appearances (on trombone and conch shells) are a major asset. But why revive "Black Coffee" (another song that has already been done perfectly) with its self-pitying attitude and dated references to cigarettes. ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/vanessa-rubin-sings-mw0000179695

Personnel: Vanessa Rubin (vocals); Steve Turre (trombone, conch shells); Toots Thielemans (harmonica); Michael Lang (piano); Oscar Castro-Neves (acoustic guitar); Kevin Eubanks, Paul Jackson, Jr. (guitar); Bob Hurst, Dave Carpenter (bass); Marvin "Smitty" Smith, Alex Acuna (drums); Morgan Ames, Clydene Jackson, Darlene Koldenhoven, Jim Gilstrap (background vocals).

Vanessa Rubin Sings

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