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| 1. | As Long as I Live
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| 2. | Some Other Spring
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| 3. | Peel Me a Grape
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| 4. | Born to Be Blue
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| 5. | Old Devil Moon
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| 6. | I'm Just a Lucky So and So
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| 7. | In Twilight (Crepuscule with Nellie)
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| 8. | Never Make Your Move Too Soon
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| 9. | But Beautiful
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| 10. | No One Around
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| 11. | The Lonely Ones
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| 12. | My Shining Hour
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Jazz / Standards
Anne de Jong Production Coordination
Arnoud Gerritse Drums
Cees Slinger Arranger, Piano
Chris Ellis Liner Notes, Producer
Jan Voogd Bass
Jarmo Hoogendijk Trumpet
Joost Leijen Photography
Max Bolleman Engineer
Soesja Citroen Liner Notes, Vocals
Soesja Citroen joined the Challenge roster with Here and Now, which was produced by the Dutch label's in-house producer, Chris Ellis. A veteran jazz producer, Ellis was known for having great instincts when it came to singers, and he does well by Citroen on this album. Joined by pianist Cees Slinger, bassist Jan Voogd, and drummer Arnoud Gerritse, the singer is in good-to-excellent form on selections that range from Dave Frishberg's sexy "Peel Me a Grape" and Stix Hooper's bluesy "Never Make Your Move Too Soon" to well-known standards like "But Beautiful" and "My Shining Hour." Jarmo Hoogendijk, a talented Dutch trumpeter, joins Citroen on four of the CD's 12 songs, including "Peel Me a Grape," "Old Devil Moon," and Duke Ellington's "The Lonely Ones." Thankfully, Here and Now would not be the last time Citroen and Ellis would work together. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide
Soesja Citroen
Active Decades: '80s, '90s and '00s
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Post-Bop, Hard Bop, Standards, Vocal Jazz
Although not well known in the U.S., Soesja Citroen is among Holland's top jazz singers and has commanded a lot of respect in European jazz circles. Her influences include Abbey Lincoln, Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald, among others, and she is an expressive interpreter of lyrics as well as a talented composer/lyricist. Though Dutch is her native language, Citroen's English is excellent--and she sings with only a slight trace of a Dutch accent. The vocalist was born and raised in the Hague, and as a young adult, she moved to Amsterdam to further her education and earned a masters degree in social psychology. Citroen was 32 when, in 1980, she recorded her debut album, To Build--and she went on to provide seven more albums in the 1980s, recording for Turning Point, Varagram and Timeless. It was in 1983 that she recorded the Turning Point release Soesja Citroen Sings Thelonious Monk, which received rave reviews from European jazz critics and is considered one of her best albums. Another conceptual offering that enjoyed high marks from European critics was 1987's Soesja Citroen sings Fred Astaire on Varagram. Citroen was equally busy in the 1990s, when she recorded for Varajazz and Challenge and often worked with the well respected British producer Chris Ellis.
---Alex Henderson, All Music Guide |
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