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Alice Babs has been one of Sweden's greatest singers, jazz and otherwise, since she was a teenager in the late 1930s. One of her admirers was Duke Ellington, who used her voice on a few occasions through the years. Most of Babs' records are quite worthwhile. Illusion, however, is a weaker effort. One of the faults is the brevity of the performances. Only one song clocks in longer than 3:07. Another problem is that the many originals are just not that compelling. Babs, who mostly sings in Swedish throughout, displays her usual beautiful voice, occasionally taking the role of a classical soprano singing wordless lines, while at other times she sounds like a folk singer. In her forties at the time of this 1966 set, she was right in her prime and sounds happy to show her versatility, but most of the material (the bulk of which was contributed by George Riedel) is just not worth it.
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
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Margo Guryan, Composer - John Lewis, Composer - Alice Babs, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Vax Records (P) 2007 Vax Records
Eric Sandström, Composer - John Lewis, Composer - Alice Babs, MainArtist - Judith Dvorkin, Composer
(C) 2007 Vax Records (P) 2007 Vax Records
Eric Sandström, Composer - Alice Babs, MainArtist - Jules De Corte, Composer
(C) 2007 Vax Records (P) 2007 Vax Records
Eric Sandström, Composer - Alice Babs, MainArtist - Jules De Corte, Composer
(C) 2007 Vax Records (P) 2007 Vax Records
Eric Sandström, Composer - Georg Riedel, Composer - Alice Babs, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Vax Records (P) 2007 Vax Records
Eric Sandström, Composer - Alice Babs, MainArtist - Jules De Corte, Composer
(C) 2007 Vax Records (P) 2007 Vax Records
Eric Sandström, Composer - Alice Babs, MainArtist - Jules De Corte, Composer
(C) 2007 Vax Records (P) 2007 Vax Records
Alice Babs, MainArtist - Alf Hambe, Composer
(C) 2007 Vax Records (P) 2007 Vax Records
Eric Sandström, Composer - Alice Babs, MainArtist - Jules De Corte, Composer
(C) 2007 Vax Records (P) 2007 Vax Records
Eric Sandström, Composer - Georg Riedel, Composer - Alice Babs, MainArtist
(C) 2007 Vax Records (P) 2007 Vax Records
Alice Babs, MainArtist - Reinhold Svensson, Composer - Signe Hasso, Composer
(C) 2007 Vax Records (P) 2007 Vax Records
Alice Babs, MainArtist - Reinhold Svensson, Composer - Signe Hasso, Composer
(C) 2007 Vax Records (P) 2007 Vax Records
Alice Babs, MainArtist - Reinhold Svensson, Composer - Signe Hasso, Composer
(C) 2007 Vax Records (P) 2007 Vax Records
Georg Riedel, Composer - Alice Babs, MainArtist - Signe Hasso, Composer
(C) 2007 Vax Records (P) 2007 Vax Records
Album review
Alice Babs has been one of Sweden's greatest singers, jazz and otherwise, since she was a teenager in the late 1930s. One of her admirers was Duke Ellington, who used her voice on a few occasions through the years. Most of Babs' records are quite worthwhile. Illusion, however, is a weaker effort. One of the faults is the brevity of the performances. Only one song clocks in longer than 3:07. Another problem is that the many originals are just not that compelling. Babs, who mostly sings in Swedish throughout, displays her usual beautiful voice, occasionally taking the role of a classical soprano singing wordless lines, while at other times she sounds like a folk singer. In her forties at the time of this 1966 set, she was right in her prime and sounds happy to show her versatility, but most of the material (the bulk of which was contributed by George Riedel) is just not worth it.
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:37:53
- Main artists: Alice Babs
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Vax Records
- Genre: Jazz
(C) 2007 Vax Records (P) 2007 Vax Records
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