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| 1. | Nature Boy
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| 2. | Into the Smooth
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| 3. | Little Sunflower
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| 4. | Slow Down Jimmy
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| 5. | My Funny Valentine
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| 6. | Lucky So in So
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| 7. | Killer Joe
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| 8. | Whisper Low
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| 9. | One for My Baby
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| 10. | Riviera Paradise
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| 11. | It Was a Very Good Year
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| 12. | Fever
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| 13. | Angel Eyes
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| 14. | Fur Elise
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Jazz
It's like watching an energic/funny Frank Sinatra being backed by the zany Blues Brothers. This is what critics/reviewers are saying about the "live shows" of the debut CD, "Resilience" on Rhombus Records by CATZ IN THE HATZ! These Catz are so seasoned and professionally astute, along with interjecting such uninhibited showmanship to their audiences, one might think that their exceptional talent, entertaining humor, and audience-grabbing antics were designed by producers of a number one show rehearsing for arenas.
Fronted by baritone singer, Steve Johnson, The Catz deliver songs as bold as "It Was a Very Good Year" and then whirling instantly into their original song "Slow Down Jimmy" — where you'd think Louie Prima had suddenly taken over their bodies in spirit. A masterful cut of "Quarter to Three" shows a baritone range that not too many singers can claim today. But that's not all. When The Catz keyboardist, Mike Cross, goes into his own arrangement of Beethoven's "Fur Elise", you can hear and see this exceptional band's range of classical training, singing and expert showmanship.
"Steve Johnson is a natural crooner like his idols Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Nat King Cole and Mel Torme. It's the tone!"
--- Edward James Olmos, Academy Award nominated actor and director, Golden Globe winner
This is a surprisingly erratic set that ranges from inspired to insipid. The Catz in the Hatz is a mostly straight-ahead quartet that features the singing of Steve Johnson. On its best selections, a medium-tempo "Nature Boy," a CTI-type re-creation of Freddie Hubbard's "Little Sunflower" and "Killer Joe," the music swings in a happy fashion. Unfortunately there are also an excess of turkeys on this set, particularly "My Funny Valentine," "One for My Baby," "It Was a Very Good Year" (why is that song ever revived?), a forgettable version of "Fever" and "Fur Elise." Mike Cross is a fine pianist but his electric keyboards often sound cheesy, particularly when they try to emulate strings. Johnson's singing is fine on the swinging material but sounds loungey on the ballads. So Resilence is very much a mixed bag, going from fun party music to schlock. There is half of an excellent set on this CD.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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