Cynthia Crane - The Time Has Come: Live At The Metropolitan Room

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 62:46
Size: 143.7 MB
Styles: Easy Listening, Jazz vocals
Year: 2009
Art: Front

[0:11] 1. Announce
[2:52] 2. Beautiful, Beautiful World (Apple Tree)
[1:14] 3. Air, Hair
[3:21] 4. The Time Has Come
[1:12] 5. Intro Luna Rossa
[1:44] 6. Luna Rossa
[1:16] 7. Intro Moon Goddess
[1:37] 8. Moon Goddess
[0:54] 9. I Wished On The Moon
[1:08] 10. Reaching For The Moon
[3:40] 11. Moon Song
[3:27] 12. Who Took Me Home Last Night
[0:26] 13. Intro Buddy’s Blues
[1:53] 14. Buddy's Blues (Follies)
[4:05] 15. Why Try To Change Me Now
[0:11] 16. I Got A Right To Sing The Blues Intro
[3:06] 17. I Got A Right To Sing The Blues Blue Prélude
[0:31] 18. Intro Smokin' Reefers
[1:57] 19. Smokin' Reefers
[2:34] 20. Marahuana
[0:30] 21. Intro Rimes D’amour
[2:43] 22. Rimes D'amour
[2:07] 23. My Old Flame
[0:22] 24. Intro The Physician
[5:09] 25. The Physician (Nymph Errant)
[5:20] 26. I Never Know When To Say When-I Fall In Love Too Easily
[1:16] 27. Intro My Country Used To Be
[1:41] 28. My Country Used To Be
[2:18] 29. New Sun In The Sky
[0:26] 30. Intro Go Visit Your Grandmother
[3:22] 31. Go Visit Your Grandmother

“The recently departed, but till then wildly successful 60 Minutes producer, Don Hewitt, when asked to what he attributed the longevity of the show, simply said, ‘Tell them a story’.

Cynthia Crane obviously has understood this formula for a long time, and, on her latest CD [The Time Has Come] and in her expansive, unstinting style, she tells the story from her heart, her lungs, her gut – dare I say every functional organ contributes to the songs sung and spoken . . . from melancholy to mirth . . . maybe Sophie Tucker wasn’t the last of anything after all.” ~Noah Tree

The Time Has Come: Live At The Metropolitan Room

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Cynthia Crane - Blue Rendezvous

Styles: Vocal  
Year: 1995
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:17
Size: 152,8 MB
Art: Front

(5:08)  1. Blue Rendezvous
(4:45)  2. The Night We Called It a Day
(4:24)  3. If You Could See Me Now
(4:53)  4. Music Maestro Please
(6:07)  5. You Don't Know What Love Is
(3:21)  6. Azure-té
(5:05)  7. I'm Gonna Laugh You Right Out of My Life
(5:21)  8. Born to Be Blue
(4:30)  9. You Would Rather Have the Blues
(5:37) 10. Ill Wind
(4:19) 11. New Shade of Blues
(4:22) 12. I Don't Want to Cry Anymore
(5:27) 13. Serenade in Blue
(2:52) 14. Hey Look, No Cryin'

Originally on Lookout and then reissued in 2000 on the Original Cast label, this session discloses Cynthia Crane's affinity for songs associated with smoky bistros; those blues dripping songs which are the stock in trade of a tried and true chantuese. Crane is a female counterpart of Frank Sinatra's image of a saloon singer, bursting with those qualities essential for singers who enter this musical arena. First and foremost, she (or he) has to be well tuned in to the story and events described by the lyrics to transport them to the listener. The voice also has to have the drama these songs demand. Dashes of nostalgia and regret always help. Crane has these qualities and touches all these bases on this CD. With her deep voice, on the mark diction, an excellent feel for timing, and the ability to pause for effect, she displays these qualities with perfection. Helping to pull off this emotional adventure are some of the best session musicians New York City has to offer. First and foremost is her regular piano player, Mike Renzi. Others helping out include the Leonharts on such cuts as "If You Could See Me Now," Jay on bass and Michael on trumpet. Bill Easley adds his soulful sax on four cuts, and is especially telling on "Blue Champagne." This CD is more than an hour of music that one would expect to hear in a darkly lit bar at 2:00 in the morning, or maybe in one of those all-night dance emporiums of yore by musicians with cigarettes dangling from their lips and half-filled glasses at the ready. No matter, Crane is a fine performer and her album of melancholy music is recommended. ~ Dave Nathan http://www.allmusic.com/album/blue-rendezvous-mw0000174646

Personnel: Cynthia Crane (vocals); Jay Berliner (guitar); Bill Easley (woodwinds); Michael Leonhart (trumpet); Wayne Andre (trombone); Mike Renzi (piano); Warren Chiasson (vibraphone); Ronald Zito (drums).

Blue Rendezvous

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Cynthia Crane, Mike Renzi - Smoky Bar Songs For The No-Smoking Section

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 65:12
Size: 149.3 MB
Styles: Vocal, Standards
Year: 1994
Art: Front

[3:41] 1. Out Of Fashion
[5:33] 2. Drinkin' Again
[4:33] 3. I Keep Going Back To Joe's
[4:49] 4. Something Cool
[5:09] 5. No One Ever Tells You
[5:15] 6. Scotch And Soda
[3:51] 7. Smoke Dreams Deep In A Dream
[3:02] 8. Who Took Me Home Last Night
[5:19] 9. I Never Know When I Fall In Love Too Easily
[3:28] 10. Here's Lookin' At You
[3:47] 11. A Wet Night And A Dry Martini
[5:48] 12. Angel Eyes
[3:40] 13. I Wonder What Became Of Me
[3:42] 14. Baby, Baby All The Time
[3:29] 15. Fumée Aux Yeux (Smoke Gets In Your Eyes)

Salon chanteuse Cynthia Crane follows her debut album with an agenda of songs befitting an off the beaten track drinking hideout at two in the morning. Most numbers on the musical agenda are guaranteed to make those drowning their woes in booze at a late-night bar feel somebody cares. Tunes such as "Angel Eyes," "I Never Know When to Say When," and one of the classic bar tunes of all times, "Something Cool," are given a dramatic reading by the inestimable Crane, who is simply a genius with this kind of material. With a set of vocal chords that evokes the full range of emotions without affectation, Crane fits right into this boozy atmosphere. Bill Easley's presence on "Drinkin' Again" helps make her husky-voiced rendition a strong competitor of those by Dinah Washington, Aretha Franklin, and Gloria Lynne, soul queens all. This track is one of Crane's very fine efforts on this CD. But it's not all consolation comforting stuff. There's some tongue in cheek along the way, as on "Out of Fashion," which features the vibes of Warren Chiasson. Despite the gloomy collection of tunes, nonetheless appropriate for the occasion, Crane's voice comes through like a beacon. She has all the credentials of a fine cabaret singer, a good story teller, clear, uncluttered diction, and she stays on key. There's a touch of Sophie Tucker, Edith Piaf, and any number of earthy blues singers in the way she delivers these melodies. Mike Renzi deserves his shared top billing, setting the stage perfectly for Crane as he has for the many other vocalists he has accompanied over the years. This is late-night music at its best. Recommended. ~Dave Nathan

Smoky Bar Songs For The No-Smoking Section

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Cynthia Crane & Mike Renzi - Cynthia Loves Sinatra

Size: 104,2 MB
Time: 42:18
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. When No One Cares/Only The Lonely (4:02)
02. All Or Nothing At All (6:19)
03. When Your Lover Has Gone (4:02)
04. Drinking Again (5:31)
05. One For My Baby (4:13)
06. No One Ever Tells You (5:07)
07. The Night We Called It A Day (4:43)
08. Its Easy To Remember (5:33)
09. Hey Look/No Crying (2:44)

From New York to Los Angeles, starting out with Big Bands, the USO and Summer Stock, Cynthia Crane has been singing all her life. Graduating from Emerson College with a degree in Theater and English, she is primarily a Club and Cabaret singer who revels in the Great American Songbook. She has given concerts in Paris clubs (performing in French), Jazz Festivals and the American Embassy (bang on the Place de la Concorde). Her CDs display a wide range of material both new and old, although she admits to a particular affection for classic saloon songs à la Frank Sinatra.

Frank Sinatra is taken for granted as the great ambassador of the after-hour blues, singing of victims of one-way love affairs. Cynthia Crane, with the ever-able Mike Renzi, ventures into that world of melancholy & regret & convinces you that those lyrics, written so long ago by Johnny Mercer, Matt Dennis & Sammy Cahn, are still as fresh & new as this minute. WGN RADIO, CHICAGO

These songs, some of them rarely performed today, probe the depths of the inner soul. It takes a rare artist to interpret these, and Crane is that and more. A winner! --Ron Della Chiesa WGBH, Boston

Cynthia Crane is a cabaret treasure. Saucy, pert and emotionally as sharp as a stiletto, she alternatively can be funny, touching, wistful or serious. You'll have to look long and hard to find a more satisfying performer. --Peter Leavy, CabaretScenes, Publisher

Ms. Crane & Mr. Renzi make an alluring duo whose work here borders on the hypnotic. So pour yourself a tall, cool one, put on the headphones, kick off your shoes, lean back, close your eyes and you'll be ready to be transported like I was. --Gay Chicago Magazine

Cynthia Loves Sinatra

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