Banu Gibson - By Myself

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2017
Time: 58:06
Size: 54,0 MB
Art: Front

(4:24)  1. By Myself
(4:33)  2. Meet Me Where They Play the Blues
(5:08)  3. Ill Wind
(4:59)  4. The Moon Got In My Eyes
(3:47)  5. Waiting for the Train to Come In
(3:26)  6. You Let Me Down
(4:12)  7. Until The Real Thing Comes Along
(4:01)  8. They Say
(4:56)  9. Stop the Moon, Stop the Sun (My Man's Gone)
(3:24) 10. My Buddy
(3:53) 11. Never in a Million Years
(3:43) 12. Oh! Look At Me Now
(1:53) 13. Dayton, Ohio
(3:52) 14. Our Love Rools On
(1:48) 15. Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries

Banu Gibson continues to demonstrate her love of standards from the ’30s and ’40s on her latest release, By Myself, on her own Swing Out label. The vocalist uses minimal backing with guitarist Larry Scala, bassist Ed Wise and saxophonist/clarinetist Rex Gregory making up the drumless combo. Later, pianist Tom McDermott steps in for a couple duos with Gibson, including Randy Newman’s “Dayton, Ohio 1903.” It stands as the most recently composed song on the disc though its flavor and sentiments reflect days long ago. The tunes, written by a number of composers, come out of the American songbook and have been sung and recorded by legends such as Ella Fitzgerald (“Ill Wind”), Frank Sinatra (“The Moon Got in My Eyes”), Billie Holiday (“You Let Me Down”) and others. The selections chosen by Gibson, who interprets them in her signature good-natured style, aren’t necessarily those oft-performed tunes well-known to general audiences. Following several ballads, the more uptempo “Never in a Million Years” provides a foot-tapping rhythm with the help of Scala’s guitar and Wise’s walking bass. The mood continues on “Oh! Look at Me Now” with Gregory moving from clarinet to sax. Banu’s many longtime fans will be thrilled and satisfied reminiscing on listening to By Myself. ~ Geraldine Wyckoff http://www.offbeat.com/music/banu-gibson-swing/
 

Personnel:  Banu Gibson – vocals;  Larry Scala – guitar;  Ed Wise – bass;  Rex Gregory – tenor sax, clarinet;  Tom McDermott – piano

By Myself

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