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This Vanessa Rubin release is a tribute to Carmen McRae. Although she cites McRae as a major influence, Rubin actually does not sound much like her and leans as much toward middle-of-the-road music as jazz. Also, not all of these songs are really identified with McRae (most notably "Send in the Clowns" which was largely owned by Sarah Vaughan). The ballad-dominated set does have a reasonable amount of variety, Rubin gets off some fine scatting on "Yardbird Suite" and she introduces an excellent original in "No Strings Attached." A variety of guests (including Grover Washington, Jr., Frank Foster, Antonio Hart, Cecil Bridgewater, Kenny Burrell and Monty Alexander) only appear on one or two songs apiece and do not make that much of an impression. However Vanessa Rubin's attractive voice is strong enough to carry the music and this release is a step forward for her.
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
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Aaron Graves, Piano - Akua Dixon, Acoustic Cello - Antonio Hart, Alto Saxophone - Carlos McKinney, Piano - Cecil Bridgewater, Producer - Charles Fambrough, Bass - Charles Parker, Composer - Charles Parker, Lyricist - Don Raneri, 2nd Engineer - Eddie Jefferson, Composer - Eddie Jefferson, Lyricist - Jeffrey Szabo, Acoustic Cello - Joe Marciano, Engineer - John Blake, Violin - Lesa Terry, Violin - Regina Carter, Violin - Richard Brice, Viola - Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, Viola - Sebu Sirinian, Violin - Vanessa Rubin, Performer - Vanessa Rubin, Producer - Yoron Israel, Drums
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Aaron Graves, Piano - Akua Dixon, Acoustic Cello - Cecil Bridgewater, Producer - Charles Fambrough, Bass - Don Raneri, 2nd Engineer - Jeffrey Szabo, Acoustic Cello - Jimmy Dorsey, Composer - Jimmy Dorsey, Lyricist - Joe Marciano, Engineer - John Blake, Violin - Kenny Burrell, Guitar - Lesa Terry, Violin - Onzy Matthews, Arranger - Paul Madeira, Composer - Paul Madeira, Lyricist - Regina Carter, Violin - Richard Brice, Viola - Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, Viola - Sebu Sirinian, Violin - Vanessa Rubin, Performer - Vanessa Rubin, Producer - Yoron Israel, Drums
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Aaron Graves, Piano - Akua Dixon, Acoustic Cello - Cecil Bridgewater, Producer - Charles Fambrough, Bass - Don Raneri, 2nd Engineer - Jeffrey Szabo, Acoustic Cello - Joe Marciano, Engineer - John Blake, Violin - Johnny Mercer, Composer - Johnny Mercer, Lyricist - Lesa Terry, Violin - Lionel Hampton, Composer - Lionel Hampton, Lyricist - Regina Carter, Violin - Richard Brice, Viola - Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, Viola - Sebu Sirinian, Violin - Sonny Burke, Composer - Sonny Burke, Lyricist - Vanessa Rubin, Performer - Vanessa Rubin, Producer - Yoron Israel, Drums
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A. King, Composer - A. King, Lyricist - Aaron Graves, Piano - Akua Dixon, Acoustic Cello - B. Dearie, Composer - B. Dearie, Lyricist - Cecil Bridgewater, Producer - Charles Fambrough, Bass - Don Raneri, 2nd Engineer - Jeffrey Szabo, Acoustic Cello - Joe Marciano, Engineer - John Blake, Violin - Lesa Terry, Violin - Michael Rubin, Percussion - Monty Alexander, Piano - Onzy Matthews, Arranger - Regina Carter, Violin - Richard Brice, Viola - Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, Viola - Sebu Sirinian, Violin - Vanessa Rubin, Performer - Vanessa Rubin, Producer - Yoron Israel, Drums
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Aaron Graves, Piano - Akua Dixon, Acoustic Cello - Antonio Hart, Alto Saxophone - Cecil Bridgewater, Arranger - Cecil Bridgewater, Producer - Cecil Bridgewater, Trumpet - Charles Fambrough, Bass - Don Raneri, 2nd Engineer - Frank Foster, Tenor Saxophone - Jeffrey Szabo, Acoustic Cello - Joe Marciano, Engineer - John Blake, Violin - Lesa Terry, Violin - Regina Carter, Violin - Richard Brice, Viola - Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, Viola - Sebu Sirinian, Violin - Vanessa Rubin, Arranger - Vanessa Rubin, Composer - Vanessa Rubin, Lyricist - Vanessa Rubin, Performer - Vanessa Rubin, Producer - Yoron Israel, Drums
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Aaron Graves, Piano - Akua Dixon, Acoustic Cello - Burt Bacharach, Composer - Burt Bacharach, Lyricist - Cecil Bridgewater, Producer - Charles Fambrough, Arranger - Charles Fambrough, Bass - Don Raneri, 2nd Engineer - Grover Washington Jr., Soprano Saxophone - Hal David, Composer - Hal David, Lyricist - Jeffrey Szabo, Acoustic Cello - Joe Marciano, Engineer - John Blake, Violin - Lesa Terry, Violin - Michael Rubin, Percussion - Regina Carter, Violin - Richard Brice, Viola - Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, Viola - Sebu Sirinian, Violin - Vanessa Rubin, Performer - Vanessa Rubin, Producer - Yoron Israel, Drums
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Aaron Graves, Piano - Akua Dixon, Acoustic Cello - Cecil Bridgewater, Producer - Charles Fambrough, Bass - Don Raneri, 2nd Engineer - Grover Washington Jr., Tenor Saxophone - Jeffrey Szabo, Acoustic Cello - Joe Marciano, Engineer - John Blake, Violin - Kenny Burrell, Guitar - Kurt Weill, Composer - Kurt Weill, Lyricist - Lesa Terry, Violin - Ogden Nash, Composer - Ogden Nash, Lyricist - Regina Carter, Violin - Richard Brice, Viola - Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, Viola - Sebu Sirinian, Violin - Vanessa Rubin, Performer - Vanessa Rubin, Producer - Yoron Israel, Drums
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Aaron Graves, Piano - Akua Dixon, Acoustic Cello - Cecil Bridgewater, Producer - Charles Fambrough, Bass - Don Raneri, 2nd Engineer - Frank Foster, Tenor Saxophone - Jeffrey Szabo, Acoustic Cello - Joe Marciano, Engineer - John Blake, Violin - Leo Robin, Composer - Leo Robin, Lyricist - Lesa Terry, Violin - Onzy Matthews, Arranger - Ralph Rainger, Composer - Ralph Rainger, Lyricist - Regina Carter, Violin - Richard Brice, Viola - Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, Viola - Sebu Sirinian, Violin - Vanessa Rubin, Performer - Vanessa Rubin, Producer - Yoron Israel, Drums
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Aaron Graves, Piano - Akua Dixon, Acoustic Cello - Cecil Bridgewater, Producer - Charles Fambrough, Bass - Don Raneri, 2nd Engineer - Jeffrey Szabo, Acoustic Cello - Joe Marciano, Engineer - John Blake, Violin - Lesa Terry, Violin - Regina Carter, Violin - Richard Brice, Viola - Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, Viola - Sebu Sirinian, Violin - Thad Jones, Composer - Thad Jones, Lyricist - Vanessa Rubin, Performer - Vanessa Rubin, Producer - Yoron Israel, Drums
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Aaron Graves, Piano - Akua Dixon, Acoustic Cello - Cecil Bridgewater, Producer - Charles Fambrough, Bass - Don Raneri, 2nd Engineer - Jeffrey Szabo, Acoustic Cello - Joe Marciano, Engineer - John Blake, Violin - Lesa Terry, Violin - Regina Carter, Violin - Richard Brice, Viola - Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, Viola - Sebu Sirinian, Violin - Stephen Sondheim, Composer - Stephen Sondheim, Lyricist - Vanessa Rubin, Performer - Vanessa Rubin, Producer - Yoron Israel, Drums
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Album review
This Vanessa Rubin release is a tribute to Carmen McRae. Although she cites McRae as a major influence, Rubin actually does not sound much like her and leans as much toward middle-of-the-road music as jazz. Also, not all of these songs are really identified with McRae (most notably "Send in the Clowns" which was largely owned by Sarah Vaughan). The ballad-dominated set does have a reasonable amount of variety, Rubin gets off some fine scatting on "Yardbird Suite" and she introduces an excellent original in "No Strings Attached." A variety of guests (including Grover Washington, Jr., Frank Foster, Antonio Hart, Cecil Bridgewater, Kenny Burrell and Monty Alexander) only appear on one or two songs apiece and do not make that much of an impression. However Vanessa Rubin's attractive voice is strong enough to carry the music and this release is a step forward for her.
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:56:55
- Main artists: Vanessa Rubin
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RCA Novus
- Genre: Jazz
(P) 1994 BMG Entertainment
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