Styles: Jazz, Vocal
Year: 2009
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 45:55
Size: 105,2 MB
Art: Front
(5:42) 1. For the Love of You
(3:51) 2. Our Day Will Come
(4:09) 3. When I'm Gone
(4:47) 4. Walk On By
(4:17) 5. I'm So Proud
(4:01) 6. We've Got It
(5:23) 7. The Look of Love
(4:37) 8. Could It Be I'm Falling In Love
(5:00) 9. Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
(4:03) 10. Lovin' You
Year: 2009
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 45:55
Size: 105,2 MB
Art: Front
(5:42) 1. For the Love of You
(3:51) 2. Our Day Will Come
(4:09) 3. When I'm Gone
(4:47) 4. Walk On By
(4:17) 5. I'm So Proud
(4:01) 6. We've Got It
(5:23) 7. The Look of Love
(4:37) 8. Could It Be I'm Falling In Love
(5:00) 9. Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
(4:03) 10. Lovin' You
Sometimes the most endearing quality of the music that we love is its sheer timelessness. In this respect one need look no further than the sumptuous new collection from vocalist Vivian Male that features some of the finest soul songs ever written. Replete with tunes that are as familiar as they are delightful ‘Our Day Will Come’ is an understated gem and a must for all lovers of romantic soul.
A native Bostonian, Vivian Male is a jazz and R & B vocalist, entrepreneur and president of Vivian Male Productions. She has produced and performed concerts for educational scholarships at Berklee College of Music where she is a member of the Board of Trustees. Vivian is also a founder member of the Museum of African American History’s Legacy Society and was recently inducted into Boston’s ‘Steppin Out’ Hall of Fame.‘Our Day Will Come’ is Vivian’s first solo CD and, with a selection of such memorable tracks sung by a vocalist at the very top of her game, highlights can only be a matter of personal preference. Nevertheless, from the opening ‘For The Love Of You’ to Male’s closing rendition of Minnie Riperton’s exquisite ‘Lovin’ You’, there is not a weak link to be found. Male steps only briefly outside of ‘soulsville’ for a smooth version of ‘Breaking Up Is Hard To Do’ where her sensuous R & B tones takes the song to places Neil Sedaka never could and similarly her rendition of the Bacharach David composition ‘Walk On By’ entirely checks all the right boxes.
A terrific mid tempo vibe and an injection of sax from Bobby Tynes fit Smokey Robinson’s ‘When I’m Gone’ to perfection whilst the album’s only original tune is the tender but melodic ‘We’ve Got It’. Composed for Male by Jacqueline Rossi and Skip Smith it evokes music from that magical era of Philadelphia yet when Male turns to two songs with which the great Isaac Hayes enjoyed success the results are totally stunning. She injects ‘Our Day Will Come’ with a jazzily soulful swagger and her atmospheric take on ‘The Look Of Love’ is truly something to savour.
Male’s easy grooving rendition of the wonderful ‘Could It Be I’m Falling In Love’ finds her in a silky duet with the excellent Ray Greene and when the two of them combine for Curtis Mayfield’s ‘I’m So Proud’ they deliver what arguably is the albums best track. This spectacular cut came originally from the Impressions 1964 recording ‘Never Ending Impressions’ yet here Male and Greene make it sound brand new. http://smoothjazztherapy.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/05/vivian-male-our-day-will-come.html
Male’s easy grooving rendition of the wonderful ‘Could It Be I’m Falling In Love’ finds her in a silky duet with the excellent Ray Greene and when the two of them combine for Curtis Mayfield’s ‘I’m So Proud’ they deliver what arguably is the albums best track. This spectacular cut came originally from the Impressions 1964 recording ‘Never Ending Impressions’ yet here Male and Greene make it sound brand new. http://smoothjazztherapy.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/05/vivian-male-our-day-will-come.html