Caecilie Norby - My Corner of the Sky

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 1996
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:44
Size: 116,6 MB
Art: Front

(3:01)  1. The Look Of Love
(3:00)  2. The Right To Love
(4:28)  3. Set Them Free
(3:48)  4. Suppertime
(5:45)  5. African Fairytale
(3:40)  6. Life On Mars
(5:07)  7. Spinning Wheel
(3:10)  8. What Do You See In Her
(3:56)  9. Just One Of Those Things
(5:24) 10. Snow
(3:54) 11. A Song For You
(5:25) 12. Calling You

Danish singer Caecilie Norby's first recording to be released in the United States is quite a mixed bag. At times, Norby comes across as Nancy Wilson, going over the top in places and not showing much subtlety; on Irving Berlin's classic "Suppertime," she does not seem to know what she is singing about, sounding quite upbeat about a lynching. Some other selections are poppish (including odd revivals of "The Look of Love" and "Spinning Wheel"), but there are places (such as on "Just One of Those Things" and Wayne Shorter's "African Fairytale") where Norby shows potential as a jazz singer. 

She is assisted by a strong cast of Americans and Scandinavians (including pianists Dave Kikoski and Joey Calderazzo, keyboardist Lars Jansson, drummer Terri Lyne Carrington, trumpeter Randy Brecker, and, on "Spinning Wheel," tenor saxophonist Michael Brecker).

~Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/album/my-corner-of-the-sky-mw0000020007

Personnel:  Caecilie Norby - vocals, background vocals;  Scott Robinson – flute;  Michael Brecker - tenor saxophone;  Randy Brecker – flugelhorn;  Dave Kikoski, Joey Calderazzo, Lars Jansson – piano;  Lars Danielsson, Lennart Ginman – bass;  Terri Lyne Carrington - drums, percussion;  Alex Riel, Jeff Boudreaux – drums;  Jacob Andersen – percussion;  Louise Norby - background vocals.

My Corner of the Sky

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