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Jazz vocalist Vanessa Rubin is joined by a stellar cast on her second Telarc release. Bassist David Williams and drummer Lewis Nash hold down the rhythm, joined alternately by pianist/arrangers Larry Willis and Cedar Walton, tenor saxophonists Eric Alexander and Javon Jackson, and trombonist Steve Davis. Rubin's flexible voice covers a wide-ranging repertoire, from standards to Sondheim ("Loving You") to adult contemporary (Bill Withers and Larry Carlton's "Whatever Happens"). She also contributes a yearning original ballad, the closing "If You Ever Go Away." The album is memorable mostly for its offbeat tracks, however: a jazz-waltz take on "Matchmaker, Matchmaker" (with the bridge in a snappy four); Walter Bishop's novelty number, "Sex Is a Misdemeanor (The More You Miss, de Meaner You Get)," a perky calypso featuring Rubin's double-tracked vocal with only bass and drums; and the penultimate track, David Williams' endearing "Won't Have to Say Goodbye," which begins and ends with an implied reggae feel but swings in the middle. Rubin also delivers a splendid "One for My Baby" and invites the great Etta Jones for a tête-à-tête on "But Not for Me" and "Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You."
© David R. Adler /TiVo
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Vanessa Rubin, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Willis, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - CHARLES TOBIAS, ComposerLyricist - Lew Brown, ComposerLyricist - SAM H. STEPT, ComposerLyricist - Todd Barkan, Producer, Recording Producer - David Williams, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Lewis Nash, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Friedrich, Editor, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steven Masur, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Telarc International Corp.
Vanessa Rubin, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Willis, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Bock, ComposerLyricist - Todd Barkan, Producer, Recording Producer - Sheldon Harnick, ComposerLyricist - David Williams, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Lewis Nash, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Alexander, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Friedrich, Editor, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steven Masur, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Telarc International Corp.
Vanessa Rubin, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Willis, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Withers, ComposerLyricist - Todd Barkan, Producer, Recording Producer - David Williams, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Lewis Nash, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Alexander, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Friedrich, Editor, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steven Masur, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Telarc International Corp.
Vanessa Rubin, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - George Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Author - Steve Davis, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - CEDAR WALTON, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Barkan, Producer, Recording Producer - Javon Jackson, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - David Williams, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Lewis Nash, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Etta Jones, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Friedrich, Editor, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steven Masur, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Telarc International Corp.
Vanessa Rubin, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Willis, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Harold Arlen, ComposerLyricist - Todd Barkan, Producer, Recording Producer - David Williams, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Lewis Nash, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John H Mercer, ComposerLyricist - Robert Friedrich, Editor, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steven Masur, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Telarc International Corp.
Vanessa Rubin, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Katreese Barnes, ComposerLyricist - Barry Miles, ComposerLyricist - Roberta Flack, ComposerLyricist - Steve Davis, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - CEDAR WALTON, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Barkan, Producer, Recording Producer - Javon Jackson, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - David Williams, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Lewis Nash, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Friedrich, Editor, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steven Masur, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Telarc International Corp.
Vanessa Rubin, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Willis, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Sondheim, Composer - Todd Barkan, Producer, Recording Producer - David Williams, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Lewis Nash, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Friedrich, Editor, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steven Masur, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Telarc International Corp.
Vanessa Rubin, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Neal Hefti, Composer - Steve Davis, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - CEDAR WALTON, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Barkan, Producer, Recording Producer - Javon Jackson, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - David Williams, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Troup, Author - Lewis Nash, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Friedrich, Editor, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steven Masur, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Telarc International Corp.
Vanessa Rubin, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Barkan, Producer, Recording Producer - David Williams, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Lewis Nash, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Walter Bishop, ComposerLyricist - Robert Friedrich, Editor, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steven Masur, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Telarc International Corp.
Vanessa Rubin, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Razaf, ComposerLyricist - Steve Davis, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - CEDAR WALTON, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Barkan, Producer, Recording Producer - Javon Jackson, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - David Williams, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Lewis Nash, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Etta Jones, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Don Redman, ComposerLyricist - Robert Friedrich, Editor, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steven Masur, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Telarc International Corp.
Vanessa Rubin, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Willis, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Barkan, Producer, Recording Producer - David Williams, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lewis Nash, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Alexander, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Friedrich, Editor, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steven Masur, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Telarc International Corp.
Vanessa Rubin, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Larry Willis, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Barkan, Producer, Recording Producer - David Williams, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Lewis Nash, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Friedrich, Editor, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steven Masur, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Telarc International Corp.
Album review
Jazz vocalist Vanessa Rubin is joined by a stellar cast on her second Telarc release. Bassist David Williams and drummer Lewis Nash hold down the rhythm, joined alternately by pianist/arrangers Larry Willis and Cedar Walton, tenor saxophonists Eric Alexander and Javon Jackson, and trombonist Steve Davis. Rubin's flexible voice covers a wide-ranging repertoire, from standards to Sondheim ("Loving You") to adult contemporary (Bill Withers and Larry Carlton's "Whatever Happens"). She also contributes a yearning original ballad, the closing "If You Ever Go Away." The album is memorable mostly for its offbeat tracks, however: a jazz-waltz take on "Matchmaker, Matchmaker" (with the bridge in a snappy four); Walter Bishop's novelty number, "Sex Is a Misdemeanor (The More You Miss, de Meaner You Get)," a perky calypso featuring Rubin's double-tracked vocal with only bass and drums; and the penultimate track, David Williams' endearing "Won't Have to Say Goodbye," which begins and ends with an implied reggae feel but swings in the middle. Rubin also delivers a splendid "One for My Baby" and invites the great Etta Jones for a tête-à-tête on "But Not for Me" and "Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You."
© David R. Adler /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:51:02
- Main artists: Vanessa Rubin
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Telarc
- Genre: Jazz
© 2001 Telarc International Corp. ℗ 2001 Telarc International Corp.
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