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| Music is My Life |
| Diane Schuur |
első megjelenés éve: 1999
57 perc |
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| (1999)
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CD |
Kérjen
árajánlatot! |
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| 1. | Invitation
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| 2. | You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To
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| 3. | That Old Devil Called Love
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| 4. | Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
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| 5. | Keepin' Out of Mischief Now
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| 6. | Good Mornig Heartache
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| 7. | I Only Have Eyes for You
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| 8. | Nardis
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| 9. | Music Is My Life
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| 10. | If You Could See Me Now
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| 11. | Over the Rainbow
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Jazz / Vocal, Contemporary Jazz, Standards, Vocal Jazz
Diane Schuur - Vocals, Piano, Piano (Electric), Arranger
Ahmet Ertegun Producer
Alan Broadbent Piano
Brian Harding Assistant Engineer
Cathie Arquilla Stylist
Chuck Berghofer Bass
David Cox Hair Stylist
David Gibson Drums
Dean Parks Guitar
Diego Uchitel Photography
Emil Richards Vibraphone
Frank Sinatra Paintings
Heather McIntosh Production Coordination
Jeff Clayton Sax (Alto)
John Guerin Drums
John Hendrickson Assistant Engineer
Larance Marable Drums
Marcus Printup Trumpet
Nino Tempo Sax (Tenor)
Shane Keister Arranger, Producer
Steve Sykes Engineer
Ted Jensen Mastering
Thomas Bricker Design, Artwork
Thomas R. Yezzi Engineer
Todd Parker Assistant Engineer
Tom Schick Mixing
Yves Beauvais Producer
While most jazz singers probably do not improvise enough, in the case of Diane Schuur, the less she gets away from the melody the better. The reason is obvious: Schuur has a beautiful voice but she rarely seems to know what to do with it! Her improvising can be screechy and erratic. Fortunately, Schuur mostly sticks to the themes on this strong release. Utilizing a variety of top jazz musicians, including pianist Alan Broadbent (Schuur plays piano herself on two songs) and tenor saxophonist Nino Tempo (who always emulates Stan Getz), Schuur mostly uplifts standards on her colorful outing. She goes a bit over the top with her singing on "Invitation" but her versions of "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered," "Keepin' Out of Mischief Now" and "If You Could See Me Now" are quite lovely, and she takes "Over the Rainbow" as a haunting, unaccompanied vocal. This is one of her better releases and an excellent example of what her live shows were like during 1998-1999. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Diane Schuur
Active Decades: '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: 1953 in Seattle, WA
Genre: Vocal, Jazz
Styles: Ballads, Contemporary Jazz, Standards, Vocal Jazz
Diane Schuur, who has often been on the periphery of jazz, has the potential to be an important jazz singer although she still includes a large dose of pop tunes in her repertoire. Early in her career she had the tendency to screech in her upper register, but with maturity that flaw has largely disappeared and she has become a very impressive singer. Blinded at birth due to a hospital accident, Schuur (who would later be nicknamed "Deedles") imitated singers as a child. She had her first gig at a Holiday Inn when just ten and originally sang country music. The turning point in her career occurred when she sang "Amazing Grace" at the 1979 Monterey Jazz Festival, greatly impressing Stan Getz. After Getz featured her singing at a televised concert from the White House in 1982, Schuur was signed to GRP and began recording regularly. Although her 1987 collaboration with the Count Basie Orchestra was a high point, Diane Schuur's recordings tend to be a mixed success from the jazz standpoint.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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