Clare Teal - The Road Less Travelled

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2003
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:19
Size: 127,8 MB
Art: Front

(4:17)  1. Dream
(3:31)  2. So Blue
(3:36)  3. The Road Less Travelled
(3:35)  4. Blue Skies
(4:03)  5. Something I Dreamed Last Night
(4:07)  6. Miss Otis Regrets
(4:09)  7. Out Of Nowhere
(4:00)  8. Velvet Moon
(3:22)  9. This Time The Dream's On Me
(3:21) 10. Change Partners
(3:42) 11. What A Diff'rence A Day Makes
(4:39) 12. Madrugada
(3:46) 13. Teach Me Tonight
(3:04) 14. I'm Beginning To See The Light

Except for the duet with Jamie Cullum on the title track and the delicately yodelled country ballad So Blue, these are mostly American Songbook standards in 14 selections for British singer Clare Teal's third album. Though the opening of the duet makes Cullum sound as if he is wrestling for a lower register he doesn't have, the song becomes exhilarating, and confirms the velvety softness and triumphant power that makes Teal a little different from all the other low-volume singers that frequent this neck of the jazz woods. This album has a lot of bounce for a retro set, aided by a lively band playing Martin Litton's bright and propulsive arrangements. Teal is an inventive scat singer; her handling of slow material has a smoky sensuality coupled with a full, luxurious sound that never loses its richness. The arrangements offset the familiarity of the material, and the singer even casts a fresh eye over jazz samba with her restrained account of Mandrugada. A bit too much like dinner jazz for some, but made with skilful devotion. 

~ John Fordham https://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/oct/31/jazz.shopping

The Road Less Travelled

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