Jazz / Vocal, Contemporary Jazz, Standards, Vocal Jazz
Diane Schuur - Vocals, Piano
Adam Zelinka Post Production
Alba Acevedo Graphic Design
Assa Drori Violin
Bill Schnee Mixing
Bill Watrous Trombone
Brian Leonard Violin
Bruce Barris Engineer, Mixing
Bruce Dukov Violin
Bruce Morgenthaler Bass
Carol Weinberg Photography
Chauncey Welsch Trombone
Chuck Berghofer Bass
Chuck Domanico Bass
Clayton Haslop Violin
Dan Serrano Art Direction
Dave Grusin Executive Producer
David Shamban Cello
Don Palmer Violin
Dori Caymmi Guitar
Earl Dumler Oboe
Eric Gale Guitar
Frederick Seykora Cello
Gabe Veltri Engineer
Gerald Vinci Violin, Concert Master
Gordon Marron Strings Violin
Harry Shirinian Viola
Henry Ferber Violin
Hubert Laws Flute
Jack Sheldon Trumpet
Jackie Salway Graphic Design
Jay Rosen Violin
Jim Self Tuba
Jimbo Ross Violin, Viola
John Pisano Guitar
Jorge Calandrelli Arranger
Joseph Doughney Post Production
Julie Larson Production Coordination
Karen Jones Violin
Kathleen Lenski Violin
Kenneth Burward-Hoy Viola
Larry Corbett Cello
Larry Rosen Executive Producer
Lynne Scott Associate Producer
Mari Tsumura Violin
Marilyn Baker Viola, Violin, ?
Miaran Kojian Violin
Michael Landy Post Production
Michael Nowak Viola
Mort Lindsey Conductor, Arranger
Natalie Leggett Violin
Pete Christlieb Sax (Tenor)
Ralph Humphrey Drums
Raphael Kramer Cello
Ray Kelley Cello
Razdan Kutumjain Violin
Reverend Dave Boruff Saxophone
Richard Perissi French Horn
Richard Todd French Horn
Robert Sushel Violin
Robert Vosgien Mastering
Roger Kellaway Arranger, Piano
Ronald Clark Violin
Ronald Folsom Violin
Ronald Langinger Saxophone
Samuel Boghossian Viola
Scott Johnson Art Direction
Sharon Franklin Assistant Producer
Shawn Berman Assistant Engineer
Sonny Mediana ?
Steve Lindsey Producer
Sue Raney Bass
Suzie Katayama Cello
Tamsen Beseke Violin
Tom Ranier ?
Tom Scott Arranger, Sax (Alto), Producer, Strings, Saxophone, Sax (Tenor)
Vincent DeRosa French Horn
Warren Luening Trumpet
William Kennedy Drums
The jazz content on this CD from singer Diane Schuur is rather slight, but this is actually one of her finest recordings. Schuur (who has a lovely voice) sings straightforward versions of ten veteran ballads while accompanied by one of two string orchestras. Tom Scott on reeds and trumpeter Jack Sheldon have short spots, but this is very much Schuur's show. She really excels in the restrained setting, making this a superior middle-of-the-road pop recording. ~ 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 |
