Time: 49:44
Size: 113.9 MB
Styles: Standards, Vocal jazz
Year: 2007
Art: Front
[4:54] 1. Walk On By
[5:44] 2. What The World Needs Now
[4:08] 3. Alfie
[4:28] 4. (They Long To Be) Close To You
[5:31] 5. A House Is Not A Home
[6:47] 6. The Look Of Love
[5:12] 7. Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head
[4:50] 8. That's What Friends Are For
[3:49] 9. I Say A Little Prayer For You
[4:19] 10. Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)
When, as the saying goes, there is more than meets the eye, why shouldn't the same apply to the ear? The sweet smile and the romantic design of Valerie Joyce's latest album, as well as the outwardly smooth arrangements contained on the CD suggest yet another stab at the commercially viable intersection between Pop and Jazz. And yet, this lady certainly knows how to spice up a tune.
Joyce, after all, has been a recognisable voice on the American Vocal-Jazz scene for over a decade. She has never rested on the laurels bestowed on her bronzen timbre and silky huskiness, but rather dared to contrast them with World Music, tablas and flutes. She founded her own label and played the piano in a bigband for years before making her breakthrough and signing with Chesky. Listen to her spaced-out version of "Fever" on her previous album "New York Blue" to find out why Valerie Joyce has deserved her share of tenderness on "The Look of Love-The Music of Burt Bacharch".
Besides, judging Bacharach's music by the cover is an obvious, but dangerous mistake, which risks missing the point completely. Of course, songs like "I say a little prayer for you" and "Arthur's Theme" are hummable tunes in perfection. But underneath their catchy shell hide eccentric chord modulations and lyrics full of bitterness, dark allusions, sadness and unfulfillable longing. "Bacharach has made it his trademark to populate his pieces with subtle twists and turns that burnish his inimitable footprints", Ted Panken writes in the liner notes, explaining why Valerie Joyce has decided to make changes, but to essentially remain faithful to the original. ~Music Lover
Joyce, after all, has been a recognisable voice on the American Vocal-Jazz scene for over a decade. She has never rested on the laurels bestowed on her bronzen timbre and silky huskiness, but rather dared to contrast them with World Music, tablas and flutes. She founded her own label and played the piano in a bigband for years before making her breakthrough and signing with Chesky. Listen to her spaced-out version of "Fever" on her previous album "New York Blue" to find out why Valerie Joyce has deserved her share of tenderness on "The Look of Love-The Music of Burt Bacharch".
Besides, judging Bacharach's music by the cover is an obvious, but dangerous mistake, which risks missing the point completely. Of course, songs like "I say a little prayer for you" and "Arthur's Theme" are hummable tunes in perfection. But underneath their catchy shell hide eccentric chord modulations and lyrics full of bitterness, dark allusions, sadness and unfulfillable longing. "Bacharach has made it his trademark to populate his pieces with subtle twists and turns that burnish his inimitable footprints", Ted Panken writes in the liner notes, explaining why Valerie Joyce has decided to make changes, but to essentially remain faithful to the original. ~Music Lover
The Look Of Love
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