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With Norah Jones choosing to pursue a career as a Bohemian singer/songwriter (and Nellie McKay revealing herself to be too artfully camp to even consider the mainstream), the door was wide open for a singer like Nikki Yanofsky: a bright, cheerful jazz-pop traditionalist happy to sing those old songs once again. And so she does on here 2010 debut, Nikki, produced in tandem by the legendary Phil Ramone and Jesse Harris, the guitarist/songwriter who came to prominence via his work on Jones’ debut Come Away with Me, where he penned her breakthrough hit “Don’t Know Why.” Harris performs a similar function on Yanofsky’s debut, co-writing the bulk of the non-classics here with the assistance of Ron Sexsmith and Yanofsky herself, crafting smooth, assured soft rock that’s of a piece with the sultriness of Come Away with Me (with the notable exception of the cabaret swing of “Bienvenue Dans Ma Vie”). But Nikki Yanofsky is clearly not Norah Jones: she possesses a puppy-dog eagerness that jibes with her 16 years, happy to perform and please. There’s an innate brightness to her persona that is beguiling, particularly when she’s singing those numbers written with Harris and Sexsmith, songs that feel timeless and contemporary and take full advantage of her sunny nature.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Phil Ramone, Producer - Jean Fréchette, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - George Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Author - Lawrence Manchester, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nikki Yanofsky, MainArtist - Jocelyn Couture, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Patrick Goyette, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sharada Banman, Arranger, Work Arranger - Paul Shrofel, Arranger, Work Arranger - Richard Beaudet, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Geoffrey Lang, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Manuel Marie, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Cinelli, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Grott, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Pat Vetter, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Rob Fahie, Producer, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Ron DiLauro, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - John Sadowy, Piano, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Decca Label Group
Phil Ramone, Producer - Jesse Harris, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Shawn Pelton, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - TOM SCHICK, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Larry Goldings, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - RON SEXSMITH, ComposerLyricist - Rick Kwan, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Cheek, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Zev Katz, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Leonhart, Flugelhorn, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Eggar, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Nikki Yanofsky, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Patrick Goyette, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Oblon, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Decca Label Group
Phil Ramone, Producer - Jean Fréchette, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Strayhorn, ComposerLyricist - Lawrence Manchester, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - TOM SCHICK, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nikki Yanofsky, MainArtist - Jocelyn Couture, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Patrick Goyette, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nathalie Bonin, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Beaudet, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Geoffrey Lang, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Manuel Marie, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Cinelli, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Christine Giguère, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Grott, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Serge Arsenault, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Pat Vetter, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Rob Fahie, Producer, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Valérie Belzile, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Ron DiLauro, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Veronique Potvin, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - John Sadowy, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Gabriel Rondeau, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 Decca Label Group
Nikki Yanofsky, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Sharada Banman, Producer, Co-Producer, ComposerLyricist - Paul Shrofel, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Dan Cinelli, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Fahie, Producer - Pat Goyette, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Geoff Lang, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 2009 A440 Entertainment Inc.
Album review
With Norah Jones choosing to pursue a career as a Bohemian singer/songwriter (and Nellie McKay revealing herself to be too artfully camp to even consider the mainstream), the door was wide open for a singer like Nikki Yanofsky: a bright, cheerful jazz-pop traditionalist happy to sing those old songs once again. And so she does on here 2010 debut, Nikki, produced in tandem by the legendary Phil Ramone and Jesse Harris, the guitarist/songwriter who came to prominence via his work on Jones’ debut Come Away with Me, where he penned her breakthrough hit “Don’t Know Why.” Harris performs a similar function on Yanofsky’s debut, co-writing the bulk of the non-classics here with the assistance of Ron Sexsmith and Yanofsky herself, crafting smooth, assured soft rock that’s of a piece with the sultriness of Come Away with Me (with the notable exception of the cabaret swing of “Bienvenue Dans Ma Vie”). But Nikki Yanofsky is clearly not Norah Jones: she possesses a puppy-dog eagerness that jibes with her 16 years, happy to perform and please. There’s an innate brightness to her persona that is beguiling, particularly when she’s singing those numbers written with Harris and Sexsmith, songs that feel timeless and contemporary and take full advantage of her sunny nature.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 4 track(s)
- Total length: 00:13:58
- Main artists: Nikki Yanofsky
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Decca Crossover
- Genre: Jazz
© 2010 Decca Label Group ℗ 2010 Decca Label Group
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