Jacqui Hicks with the John Critchinson Trio - With A Song In My Heart

Styles: Vocal And Piano Jazz
Year: 2005
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:23
Size: 136,2 MB
Art: Front

(3:40)  1. This Can't Be Love
(5:04)  2. When Sunny Gets Blue
(4:59)  3. Love For Sale
(4:53)  4. Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
(4:18)  5. You Taught My Heart To Sing
(4:00)  6. Night & Day
(4:10)  7. Ticket To Everywhere
(1:24)  8. The Very Thought Of You
(5:10)  9. With A Song In My Heart
(4:41) 10. Invitation
(3:39) 11. (I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over
(4:39) 12. Where Is Love?
(4:00) 13. That's All
(4:41) 14. Beautiful Love (Live)

Born Featherstone, Yorkshire, England. As a child, Hicks began playing on the recorder before graduating to the clarinet on which she studied classical music. She also played tenor saxophone for a while. Her musical tastes inclined towards the jazzier end of the current pop spectrum, including musicians such as George Benson and Earth, Wind And Fire. At the age of 18 Hicks attended the Leeds College of Music where she was encouraged by Bill Charleson. She sang with the college band, with Brian Layton’s funk band, and with John Brown’s Student Bodies. After Leeds, she went to the Guildhall School of Music in London. In 1989 she sang occasionally with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra and the following year joined the band on a regular basis. In 1992 she joined and toured the world with jazz funk band Shakatak. Also in the 90s Hicks began a solo career. She has composed songs, including ‘Just A Breath Away’, which she recorded with NYJO. Hicks is a skilled yet unfussy singer with charm and intelligence. https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/with-a-song-in-my-heart/212755890

Personnel:  Jacqui Hicks (vo);  John Critchinson (p);  Dave Green (b);  Tristan Mailliot (ds);  Martin Shaw (tp, flh on 3 tunes);  Tina May (vo on 1 tune)

With A Song In My Heart

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Tina May & Andy Lutter Trio - Cafe Paranoia: Sings Mark Murphy

Size: 169,8 MB
Time: 72:45
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. Is The Circle Closing ( 2:11)
02. Aiming At The Moon ( 5:42)
03. Formerly Known As Moon ( 6:26)
04. Cafe Paranoia ( 2:46)
05. New York Skyline ( 9:39)
06. Sleepy People ( 1:21)
07. Age Only Matters ( 1:17)
08. Less & Less ( 6:36)
09. Bop 'til You Drop ( 6:29)
10. After A Year (12:04)
11. Tundraness ( 0:55)
12. Put Today With Yesterday ( 0:58)
13. If Anybody Asks ( 0:54)
14. Don't Fall Apart ( 1:51)
15. Dance Slowly (13:31)

Five people were essential to the creation of this album, of whom one is the late Mark Murphy. Famously a disciple of Jack Kerouac, Murphy took up the latter’s concept of the Western haiku: not quite the same as the strict 17-syllable Japanese verse form, but a looser jazz version of it, in which an idea could be briefly expressed in English, and riffed upon.

Murphy came to know and work with the Munich-based German pianist Andy Lutter during the 1990s, and the two began sharing their mutual interest in jazz haiku, Murphy later faxing through his texts as a basis for some future music. The years passed, and nothing happened. Or at least, very little.

Thankfully, however, that future music is here on this album, sung instead by our very own Tina May, backed by Lutter’s trio. They recorded it in Munich, and received the great man’s blessing for its release shortly before his death in 2015.

And it needs to be said straight away that it’s been worth the wait. Café Paranoia is a complete delight, stuffed with great playing and gorgeous melodies from Lutter, with admirable support from Thomas Hauser on bass and Sunk Poschl on drums. Some of the material is tricky, yet May carries it off in a light, hip, effortless style, putting over Murphy’s quirky wit and wisdom with terrific panache. There’s delicacy and vulnerability here too. I have never heard her sing better.

Age only matters if one is a cheese, begins one of the haikus. It was a one-liner Murphy enjoyed telling at gigs later in his career. Sleepy people don’t declare world wars, begins another. Some of the lyrics are splendidly anarchic, making poetic sense but no other kind: Alas awaste-but keep all that in / the devastated street speed, thanks a lot.

There are many tracks, too many to count. Eight of them are haikus, often less than a minute long. Others, such as Less And Less (I remember less and less/ - except you baby) are fully-fledged songs, this one Murphy’s lament for his gradually dimming faculties. Two tunes, the extended Dance Slowly and Formerly Known As Moon, were recorded live. May and Lutter have also contributed a couple of their own Murphy-influenced numbers. And in a fabulous ‘they think it’s all over’ moment right at the end… but I’ll let you find out for yourself. ~by Peter Jones

Cafe Paranoia

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Tina May - A Wing And A Prayer

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:21
Size: 126.7 MB
Styles: Vocal jazz
Year: 2006
Art: Front

[4:06] 1. Maybe September
[3:04] 2. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
[5:36] 3. Who Can I Turn To
[5:03] 4. Sunshower
[6:44] 5. Too Late Now
[5:51] 6. Blue Narcissus (Black Narcissus)
[4:55] 7. Turn Out The Stars
[2:48] 8. When In Rome
[7:12] 9. A Wing And A Prayer
[5:08] 10. Easy To Love
[4:49] 11. A House Is Not A Home

Tina May: vocals; Stan Sulzmann: saxophone, flute; Nikki Iles: piano.

Even though she has over ten discs to her name, Tina May is still little known in the wider jazz world. A regular performer in clubs and arts centres in Britain and Europe, she has never had the major label backing that seems to be required to catapult a jazz singer into the public eye. For those who have heard her, this is something of a blessing. Recording mainly on the small 33 Records label has allowed her to develop without the pressures that star status might have imposed. The result has been a string of excellent albums using outstanding instrumentalists like Don Weller, Alan Barnes, Tony Coe and Dave Newton, each one centred on the American songbook, but with the added surprises of vocal adaptations of jazz tunes and the occasional foray into French (for a whole album on Jazz Piquant!). On A Wing and a Prayer, May is supported by just two instrumentalists. Nikki Iles, her pianist of choice for some years, is a beautifully lyrical player from the John Taylor school. Reedsman Stan Sulzmann is one of the quiet heroes of British jazz, with a reputation stretching back to the 1960s. Together they have made a record of quiet introspection that''s dominated by songs of loss and longing.

The boppy voice and piano duet on "Maybe September sets the mood, and Sulzmann provides immediate contrast, his simultaneous tenor weaving around the vocal line. All three musicians take "Who Can I Turn To? well away from Broadway self-pity into a spirited jazz exploration, with particularly fine piano from Iles. "Too Late Now and "Turn Out The Stars explore the bleak downside of relationships, greatly benefiting from the sparse instrumentation. "When in Rome brings a few moments of comedy to lighten the overall mood. However, the tracks that really stand out are Tina May's own vocal interpretations of two very different jazz tunes. Joe Henderson's "Black Narcissus, re-titled "Blue Narcissus, emerges as a striking demonstration of her almost perfect pitch; she hits the notes without wavering during some extremely difficult chord changes. The title track, "A Wing and a Prayer, takes Kenny Wheeler's gorgeous "Gentle Piece and turns it into a pastoral ballad with ethereal, breathy flute. On an earlier album May shaped Bobby Watson's "Time Will Tell into a heart-stopping vocal performance; the two adaptations on this CD further suggest that jazz singers seeking fresh repertoire should be giving May's recordings a listen.

A Wing and a Prayer is much more than just another CD from an aspirational singer. It's a superbly crafted piece of work from three top-flight musicians who work together as an integrated jazz trio. Listen to it as you would listen to a piano or saxophone trio—it repays that sort of concentration. ~Bev Stapleton

A Wing And A Prayer

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Tina May - Tina May Sings Piaf

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2011
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:50
Size: 123,5 MB
Art: Front

(3:01)  1. J'Attendrai / Au Revoir
(3:59)  2. Sous le ciel de Pris
(4:21)  3. Les feuilles mortes
(2:59)  4. Mon manège à moi
(4:23)  5. Si tu partais - If you go
(4:30)  6. l'Accordéoniste
(4:50)  7. l'Hymne à l'amour - If you love me
(2:46)  8. C'est à Hambourg
(2:35)  9. La goualante du pauvre Jean
(4:23) 10. La vie en rose
(3:16) 11. Milord
(3:54) 12. Lovers for a day
(5:28) 13. Mon homme
(3:20) 14. Non, je ne regrette rien

Considered as one of the finest jazz vocalists the U.K. has ever produced, Tina May has been recognized for her vocal art on more than one occasion. She was selected Number One Vocalist and the Critic's Choice at the 1998 BT Jazz Awards and was voted Critic's Number One choice for the 1995 British Jazz Vocalist Award. She also was the recipient of London's Outstanding Young Musician Award in 1993. Given that Britain harbors many fine jazz vocalists, being recognized as one of the best is no small achievement. Influenced at an early age by her collection of Duke Ellington and Fats Waller records, she has emerged as a singer who is at ease with both the traditional pop and standards from the Great American Songbook, as represented by these two geniuses, as well as with songs produced by contemporary composers. During the early '80s, May headed her own Back Door Theatre Company, producing such shows as Lady Chatterley's Lover. In the late '80s, she moved on to establish herself in Paris, performing as a chanteuse at various clubs in the City of Light. It was then that she pretty much concentrated on a jazz career, forming her first quartet in 1989. May has a very abundant recording career, releasing seven albums under the U.K. record label 33Jazz. She has been featured soloist at important jazz events and venues including the Duke Ellington Mass, at the venerable London jazz club, Ronnie Scott's, and at the Lionel Hampton Jazz Club in Paris. 

Among the jazz notables she has shared the stage and/or recorded with are Nikki Iles, David Newton, Stan Tracey, Marian McPartland, Cleo Laine, John Dankworth, and Clarke Tracey, whom she married in 1989. May has appeared frequently on BBC radio and TV either as guest performer or as a leader of her own group. As a classically trained pianist, May has formed and leads a number of small groups over the year, including a trio and her Paris Quintet. An accomplished lyricist adding words to bop standards such as Cannonball Adderley's "Havin' Fun," she also produces original jazz material. Having a dusky soprano with a three-octave range which she employs with flexibility and imagination to interpret both traditional standards and newer material, Tina May continues to occupy a strong position as a premiere jazz vocalist. ~ Dave Nathan https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/tina-may/id152602515#fullText

Tina May sings Piaf

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Tina May & The Steve Plews Trio - Telling Jokes

Size: 98,6 MB
Time: 42:32
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. Telling Jokes (4:29)
02. Spring Is Here (2:46)
03. I'll Swing For You (4:33)
04. Am I Blue (2:46)
05. Endgame (6:55)
06. Summertime (5:32)
07. Love And Pain (2:51)
08. Two Left Feet (4:45)
09. Autumn Leaves (4:07)
10. Like The Melting Snow (3:43)

This superb album sees Tina May ("That great rarity, a singer who enhances a song" The Observer) perform the songs and arrangements of pianist and composer Steve Plews.

'Telling Jokes' is a musical story of a doomed love affair illustrated by the seasons. Here original songs are punctuated by standards to paint a musical portrait of a year in the life of a sweet and sour relationship. "Spring is Here", "Summertime" and "Autumn Leaves" each depict the various seasons and a Steve Plews original, "Like the melting Snow", concludes this romantic odyssey.

Tina displays her versatility and sensitivity to melody and harmony, with a performance of great depth. The music could be described as "genreless" jazz, as a "theme - instrumental solo - theme" approach is rarely employed. Instead the focus is on Tina's voice as an instrument, her navigation of some new approaches to well-established standards and her interpretations of Steve Plews' songs. The trio is completed by Gavin Barrass on double bass and Johnny Hunter on drums. There are guest appearances from Steve Waterman (trumpet), Alan Barnes (reeds) and The New World Ensemble (strings).

Tina May was born in Gloucestershire, where she was influenced greatly by her parents jazz record collection, containing such illustrious composers and artistes as Duke Ellington and Fats Waller. She has recorded many CD's of her own as a leader including a recent, widely acclaimed, album with renowned pianist Enrico Pieranunzi.

Telling Jokes

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Barbara Jay, Lee Gibson and Tina May - The Ella Fitzgerald Songbook Revisited

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2001
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 56:52
Size: 133,2 MB
Art: Front

(2:50)  1. I Got Rhythm
(4:25)  2. Duke's Place
(4:19)  3. Lullaby In Rhythm
(4:44)  4. What's New
(4:17)  5. Close Your Eyes (Instrumental)
(4:13)  6. Lil Darling
(3:38)  7. Still We Dream
(3:55)  8. Lullaby Of Broadway
(4:04)  9. Peel Me A Grape
(4:40) 10. I Only Have Eyes For You
(4:35) 11. When The Sun Comes Out
(5:05) 12. Some Cats Know
(3:36) 13. Lady Be Good
(2:25) 14. Perido

Barbara Jay comes from a musical family. Her father played trumpet with many of the leading bands of the time. She took to singing naturally at an early age and was soon to be singing with the big names herself  Ronnie Scott, Don Lusher, Tommy Whittle, Digby Fairweather and Kenny Ball's Band on T.V. As a solo Jazz singer she has shared the billing at Ronnie Scott's Club with Horace Silver, Pharoah Saunders and Dave Holland. She also appears in Cabaret on The Saga Ruby Cruise Ship and P&O Oriana. In 1970 she was chosen to sing with the legendary Benny Goodman and his orchestra, with whom she appeared at many of the major European cities, ie. Paris, Milan, Copenhagen, Zurich etc. In 1993 Barbara devised the very successful "Ella Fitzgerald Songbook Show" which has appeared at major venues and festivals throughout Britain and also with her own quartet at the Pizza on the Park Knightsbridge. Barbara has reached a point in her career where she enjoys singing without having to indulge in gimmickry or momentary trends... an enjoyment that she passes on to her audience. 

http://www.barbarajay.co.uk/about.html

Personnel:  Barbara Jay, Lee Gibson, Tina May (vocals) Tommy Whittle (ts) Steve Waterman (flghn) John Pearce (piano) Jim Richardson (bass) Bobby Worth (drums)

The Ella Fitzgerald Songbook Revisited

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Tina May - Divas

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2013
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:18
Size: 138,3 MB
Art: Front

(3:24)  1. Why Don't You Do Right
(4:36)  2. There's a Lull in My Life
(5:55)  3. Forgetful
(3:59)  4. Can't Get out of This Mood
(5:55)  5. When the World Was Young
(4:54)  6. Where You At?
(6:22)  7. Surabaya Johnny
(5:39)  8. Baltimore Oriole
(3:31)  9. Let's Get Lost
(5:50) 10. I Will Wait for You
(5:36) 11. You Don't Know What Love Is
(4:31) 12. All Through the Night

Tina May is perhaps the least likely jazz singer to be calling an album Divas. No diva herself, she's one of the band, a musician as much as a singer, and while she likes to inhabit a lyric and really get inside a song, May does so with just the right weight of performance, in both French and English here. These 12 songs are mostly associated with singers of another generation, but May brings her own personality and her unfailingly attractive vocal timbre to all of them, lending You Don't Know What Love Is a lightness of touch, an insouciance almost, that takes it some way from Billie Holiday's iconic version, and singing Let's Get Lost with all the carefree romance that Chet Baker only wistfully hinted at in his version of the song, half a century or so ago. 

May is also intimate and tender on Forgetful and clearly having fun with drummer-turned-assured-crooner Winston Clifford on their mischievous duet, Where You At? A cracking, crisply swinging band, superbly judged arrangements and fine soloing ensure all-round high quality. ~ Rob Adams http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts_ents/13128970.Tina_May__Divas__Hep_/

Personnel:  Tina May – vocals;  Winston Clifford – vocals;  John Pearce – piano;  Dave Cliff – guitar;  Freddie Gavita – trumpet;  Adrian Fry – trombone;  Frank Griffith - tenor sax, clarinet; Bob Martin - alto saxophone;  Andy Cleyndert - double bass;  Bobby Worth - drums

Divas

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Tina May & Enrico Pieranunzi - Home Is Where The Heart Is

Size: 104,6 MB
Time: 40:34
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. I Took Your Hand In Mine (Fellini's Waltz) (4:05)
02. Don't Forget The Poet, Please (4:19)
03. A Nameless Gate (4:57)
04. The Night Bird (5:02)
05. With Every Smile Of Yours (O! Le Feu Dans Les Yeux) (2:43)
06. Within The Hush Of Night (Within The House Of Night) (4:42)
07. Day Dream (7:05)
08. Home Is Where The Heart Is (Distance From Departure) (5:29)

Personnel:
Tina May - Vocals
Enrico Pieranunzi - Piano
Tony Coe - Saxophone

Tina's long association with '33' continues with this long awaited collaboration between Tina and one of Europe's greatest pianists, the incomparable Enrico Pieranunzi.
The album features several well-known Pieranunzi compositions that are given lyrics by Tina – including to Chet Baker's original solo on Pieranunzi's 'Night Bird', that the pianist recorded with Baker in the 1970's.
On two numbers, 'Night Bird' and Ellington's 'Day Dream', the Duo are joined by the wonderful Tony Coe on soprano saxophone.
"'Home Is Where The Heart Is' plays with the concept of mother tongue…..it ventures out into new territory and experience. So precise is the writing and so intuitive the performance that every song finds its way home, in the deepest way." Brian Morton

Home Is Where The Heart Is

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Tina May - My Kinda Love

Size: 139,7 MB
Time: 60:28
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. My Kinda Love (2:48)
02. Lazy Afternoon (5:13)
03. S'posin' (5:08)
04. Where Were You In April (5:14)
05. I Wish I Knew (4:53)
06. Si Tu Partais (6:31)
07. A Sunday Kind Of Love (6:17)
08. An Occasional Man (3:23)
09. Haunted Heart (5:18)
10. You Came A Long Way From St Louis (4:41)
11. Manhattan In The Rain (5:26)
12. I'm Through With Love (5:31)

Personnel: Tina May (vocals); Frank Griffith (tenor saxophone, clarinet); Duncan Lamont (tenor saxophone); Sammy Mayne (alto saxophone); Freddie Gavita, Janusz Carmello (trumpet, flugel horn); Nicol Thompson (trombone); Ian Laws (guitar); John Pearce (piano); Dave Green (bass); Winston Clifford (drums, vocals); Bowfiddle String Quartet

This latest release from Tina May should not be regarded so much as a follow up to the excellent Divas (also on Hep Jazz), but more a companion album. In retaining the services of Frank Griffith as arranger, as well as his instrumental prowess on both tenor and clarinet; Tina has also drafted in the arranging talents and saxophone playing of Duncan Lamont on two of his own compositions that bring another welcome highlight in a set that is brim full of such delights.

With a remit to visit some lesser known standards, Tina has brought her fresh an individual approach to the material, with a delivery that brings out the all the inherent qualities in the chosen material. The opening title track swings along with controlled gusto, as does Paul Denniker’s solitary success, ‘S’posin’ with a fine scatting duet between Tina and drummer, Winston Clifford. Another seldom heard song, a I must admit new to me, is ‘An Occasional Man’ that was featured in the 1955 film ‘Girl Rush’ that May delivers with no little wit. Trumpeter Freddie Gravita, Sammy Mayne on alto and the Spanish guitar of Ian Law make the most of Frank Griffith’s gentle calypso in their solos.

In Duncan Lamont’s ‘Manhattan In The Rain’ and ‘Where Were You In April’ we have two more superb songs that are in danger of being overlooked, and yet again contribute to the sheer quality of this disc notwithstanding Lamont’s stunning tenor solo on ‘April’.

In a captivating ‘Lazy Afternoon’, Tina chooses to revisit a tune that she first recorded on her debut album Never let Me Go back in 1991 in the company of Dave Newton, Clark Tracey, the incomparable Don Weller, and if memory serves Dave Green on bass, who contributes so magnificently to this recording. If that was the choice cut from the debut release, the intervening years have brought a maturity and sensitivity to May’s performance that again makes her interpretation a stand out track.

My Kinda Love quite rightly casts Tina May as one of the UKs premier vocalists, and for those that purchased Divas will wish to add this to their collection. If you have yet to acquire either of these two fine releases, as the cliché goes, prepare to want both. ~Reviewed by Nick Lea

My Kinda Love

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Musica Paradiso - Songs & Stories From The Silver Screen

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2013
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:35
Size: 93,7 MB
Art: Front

(3:14)  1. Folies Bergeres
(4:33)  2. I'm Through With Love
(3:43)  3. I Get a Kick Out of You
(3:28)  4. Tú Mi Delirio
(4:37)  5. Smile
(4:04)  6. The Man That Got Away
(3:08)  7. Vatapa
(3:41)  8. Que Reste't'Il de Nos Amours
(2:54)  9. Watch What Happens
(3:41) 10. Volver
(3:26) 11. Piensa en Mí

Musica Paradiso – ‘Songs and Stories of the 'Silver Screen'
A night celebrating some of the most seductive, alluring and captivating music of  the 20th century; the music and the movie stars that carried us away to a place where dreams came true right before our eyes!In a pastiche of songs, themes and scenes that moved us all, we remember the great stars like Marilyn Monroe and the songs from movies like “Some Like it Hot”, Audrey Hepburn in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” and the huge hit “Moon River”, and other classic songs like “I Will Wait for You” from the film "Les Parapluies de Cherbourg"”. We take you to Cuban High Society of the 50’s and to Mexico and then to the Europe of Fellini, Michel Legrand and Almodovar. Through these magical themes and songs we re-live moments and feelings, and recapture the essence of a place or a past era. http://www.globalmusicfoundation.org/concerts/musica-paradiso-songs-and-stories-of-the-silver-screen-starring-tina-m/

Performers: Tina May, Vocals; Guillermo Rozenthuler, Vocals; Fred Thomas, Bass & Percussion; John Turville, Piano & Percussion; Stephen Keogh, Drums & Percussion

Songs & Stories From The Silver Screen

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Tina May - No More Hanky Panky

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2012
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:37
Size: 120,9 MB
Art: Front

(3:59)  1. Around the World
(5:07)  2. Dansez Sur Moi
(5:35)  3. No More Hanky Panky
(3:01)  4. Chillin'
(4:32)  5. My Ship
(3:40)  6. This Is New
(4:58)  7. Waiting for the Breeze
(3:06)  8. My Little Sherri
(3:13)  9. Well, So Long
(4:00) 10. Tu Peux Compter Sur Moi
(3:28) 11. Tu Veux Ou Tu Veux Pas
(7:53) 12. My Ship (Bonus Version)

With would-be jazz singers appearing daily out of the woodwork, the occasional album from Tina May comes as a particular treat. Along with her other talents, such as writing witty lyrics to established jazz tunes in both English and French she possesses the basic but invaluable gift of swing. Among these dozen numbers is an almost throwaway version of "You Can Depend on Me", sung as a duet with veteran French star Marcel Zanini, which is simply immaculate in this respect. The Paris-based band is most impressive, especially pianist Patrick Villanueva and saxophonist Pascal Gaubert. ~ Dave Gelly  http://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/oct/09/tina-may-hanky-panky-review

May is on stunning form throughout...her vocalese treatment of Dexter Gordon's 'Hanky Panky' highlights her super-fine technical control. ~ Jazzwise, (Peter Quinn), December 2011 / January 2012

A particular treat...May possesses the basic but invaluable gift of swing...the Paris-based band is most impressive. ~ The Observer, (Dave Gelly), October 9, 2011  http://www.amazon.co.uk/More-Hanky-Panky-Tina-May/dp/B005H55VHK

No More Hanky Panky

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Tina May - Sings The Ray Bryant Songbook

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 63:07
Size: 144.5 MB
Styles: Jazz vocals
Year: 2006
Art: Front

[5:49] 1. Swinging My Life Away
[5:08] 2. I'll Blame It On The Samba
[5:12] 3. Hey You, Yes You
[3:55] 4. Little Lullaby
[4:55] 5. When The Wind Blows
[4:33] 6. One Fine Day
[5:05] 7. Talk To Me
[5:07] 8. If You Believe
[4:20] 9. Lonely Man
[3:14] 10. Give The Drummer Some
[4:22] 11. If You Want To Shake A Lady
[5:38] 12. Fantasy For Two
[5:43] 13. Sweet Sounds

Ray Bryant's been a fan of Tina May's singing since they first met in Paris in 1997. They collaborated in a wonderful project, Tina May Sings The Ray Bryant Songbook, with Tina writing lyrics and singing.

The album is a definitive recording of Ray Bryant's compositions with lyrics sung and mostly written by Tina with arrangements by Don Sickler.

Sings The Ray Bryant Songbook

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Tina May, Nikki Iles, Tony Coe - More Than You Know

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 55:37
Size: 127.3 MB
Styles: Vocal jazz
Year: 2006
Art: Front

[5:53] 1. The Touch Of Your Lips
[5:32] 2. Very Early
[6:47] 3. More Than You Know
[5:18] 4. Ocean
[5:37] 5. Sometime Ago
[4:30] 6. Cruel September
[5:20] 7. November Girl
[4:50] 8. What Kind Of Fool Am I
[5:59] 9. My Man's Gone Now
[5:47] 10. So Long Big Time

Voice, piano and tenor saxophone or clarinet; with an odd setup like that, you just don't know what to expect. In the case of these three, however, the chances are that it will turn out to be an interesting, quirky and, above all, enjoyable hour's music. And it is. In the first place, they have performed together so much that they must enjoy each other's company. That enjoyment includes a shared sense of what is possible with this tiny format and complete trust in one another's musical instincts. Tina May has a fine, expressive voice, with immaculate pitch, clear diction and no annoying mannerisms. Nikki Iles plays the piano with a crystalline touch and a technique that enables her to cover for the missing double bass when necessary. Coe is one of today's best clarinettists, in any idiom, with an inquisitive, slightly irascible saxophone style that is quite inimitable. The result is like overhearing an intelligent, often witty three-way conversation. ~Dave Gelly

More Than You Know

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Tina May - One Fine Day

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 47:24
Size: 108.5 MB
Styles: Contemporary jazz vocals
Year: 2000
Art: Front

[4:59] 1. Pure Imagination
[3:49] 2. One Fine Day
[5:51] 3. Make Someone Happy
[5:26] 4. I'll Be Seeing You
[3:57] 5. Bop `til You Drop (Bop People)
[6:56] 6. Spring Is Here
[3:48] 7. 's Wonderful
[2:11] 8. The Vain Desire
[4:25] 9. The Aerialist
[5:58] 10. Whaley Whaley

On the jazz scene for more than 15 years, Tina May is one of UK's premiere jazz vocal virtuosos. In a country which can boast of important contributors to the art of jazz vocalizing, this is not faint praise. Along with Carol Kidd, Claire Martin, Annie Ross and British diva, Norma Winstone, among others, May has become a major mainstay of contemporary jazz singing. Having the reputation of "doing it her way," May looks to a wide variety of sources for the material she records, including jazz standards, originals, ethnic material and contemporary pop/rock. May is also comfortable with a variety of singing styles making her a complete jazz singer. She is at ease with vocalese, cabaret, improvisation, etc., possessing a delightful, pure English voice which fits very nicely with the material she works with. That One Fine Day is her seventh album for England's 33Jazz label testifies to her success in the way she approaches the music. ~Dave Nathan

Tina May - Vocals; Nikki lles-Piano; Alan Barnes-Saxophones/Clarinet; Mick Hutton-Bass; Simon Morton-Drums

One Fine Day

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