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A founding member of the vocal quartet Manhattan Transfer and now an established solo artist as well, Janis Siegel steps out as a leader on the Telarc label for a second time with a program that couldn't be more different from her last effort. Where I Wish You Love found her delivering jazz-inflected renditions of classic pop tunes, on Friday Night Special she leads an organ/tenor quartet through a set of more obscure material. Hammond organist Joey DeFrancesco provides powerful support throughout, but is tastefully (and a bit uncharacteristically) self-effacing in his playing; tenor saxophonist Houston Person, drummer Buddy Williams, and alternating guitarists Peter Bernstein and Russell Malone round out the quartet. Siegel shines brightest on the slow ballads and the sultry torch numbers; her rendition of Eddy Arnold's "You Don't Know Me" is especially effective, as are her takes on "I Just Dropped By to Say Hello" and the Harold Arlen composition "Ill Wind." She's a bit less convincing as a straight blues vocalist, and her tepid version of "My, How the Time Goes By" threatens to derail the proceedings early on. But by the end of the program, when she kicks into a delightful and surprisingly uptempo arrangement of "Misty," she has proved all over again why she's one of America's favorite jazz singers. Recommended.
© Rick Anderson /TiVo
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Keith Nelson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Bernstein, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - GENE PAUL, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Supervisor, StudioPersonnel - Bill Withers, ComposerLyricist - Joel Dorn, Producer, Recording Producer - Joey DeFrancesco, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy Williams, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Parker, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Janis Siegel, MainArtist - Houston Person, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Russell Malone, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ben London, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robin Tomchin, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 Telarc International Corp.
Keith Nelson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Bernstein, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - GENE PAUL, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Supervisor, StudioPersonnel - Joel Dorn, Producer, Recording Producer - Joey DeFrancesco, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - CY COLEMAN, ComposerLyricist - Buddy Williams, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Parker, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Janis Siegel, MainArtist - Houston Person, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Russell Malone, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ben London, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robin Tomchin, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 Telarc International Corp.
Keith Nelson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rick Ward, ComposerLyricist - GENE PAUL, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Supervisor, StudioPersonnel - Joel Dorn, Producer, Recording Producer - Joey DeFrancesco, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy Williams, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Parker, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Janis Siegel, MainArtist - Russell Malone, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ben London, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robin Tomchin, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 Telarc International Corp.
Billy Myles, ComposerLyricist - Keith Nelson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - GENE PAUL, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Supervisor, StudioPersonnel - Joel Dorn, Producer, Recording Producer - Joey DeFrancesco, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy Williams, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Parker, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Janis Siegel, MainArtist - Houston Person, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Ben London, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robin Tomchin, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Victor Sheldrake, Finger Clicking, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Telarc International Corp.
Manny Curtis, ComposerLyricist - Keith Nelson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Bernstein, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - GENE PAUL, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Supervisor, StudioPersonnel - Joel Dorn, Producer, Recording Producer - Gilbert Becaud, ComposerLyricist - PIERRE DELANOE, ComposerLyricist - Joey DeFrancesco, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy Williams, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Parker, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Janis Siegel, MainArtist - Houston Person, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Russell Malone, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ben London, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robin Tomchin, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 Telarc International Corp.
Keith Nelson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Bernstein, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - GENE PAUL, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Supervisor, StudioPersonnel - Harold Arlen, ComposerLyricist - Ted Koehler, ComposerLyricist - Joel Dorn, Producer, Recording Producer - Joey DeFrancesco, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy Williams, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Parker, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Janis Siegel, MainArtist - Houston Person, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Russell Malone, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ben London, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robin Tomchin, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 Telarc International Corp.
Keith Nelson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - GENE PAUL, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Supervisor, StudioPersonnel - Joel Dorn, Producer, Recording Producer - Cindy Walker, ComposerLyricist - Eddy Arnold, ComposerLyricist - Todd Parker, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Janis Siegel, MainArtist - Houston Person, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Russell Malone, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ben London, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robin Tomchin, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 Telarc International Corp.
Keith Nelson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Bernstein, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - GENE PAUL, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Supervisor, StudioPersonnel - Richard Rodgers, ComposerLyricist - Lorenz Hart, ComposerLyricist - Joel Dorn, Producer, Recording Producer - Joey DeFrancesco, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy Williams, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Parker, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Janis Siegel, MainArtist - Houston Person, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Russell Malone, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ben London, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robin Tomchin, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 Telarc International Corp.
Keith Nelson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Greene, ComposerLyricist - Peter Bernstein, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - GENE PAUL, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Supervisor, StudioPersonnel - Joel Dorn, Producer, Recording Producer - Joey DeFrancesco, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy Williams, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Parker, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Janis Siegel, MainArtist - Houston Person, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Russell Malone, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ben London, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robin Tomchin, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 Telarc International Corp.
Keith Nelson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Bernstein, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - GENE PAUL, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Supervisor, StudioPersonnel - Joel Dorn, Producer, Recording Producer - Johnny Burke, Author - Joey DeFrancesco, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Erroll Garner, ComposerLyricist - Buddy Williams, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Parker, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Janis Siegel, MainArtist - Houston Person, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Russell Malone, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ben London, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robin Tomchin, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 Telarc International Corp.
Album review
A founding member of the vocal quartet Manhattan Transfer and now an established solo artist as well, Janis Siegel steps out as a leader on the Telarc label for a second time with a program that couldn't be more different from her last effort. Where I Wish You Love found her delivering jazz-inflected renditions of classic pop tunes, on Friday Night Special she leads an organ/tenor quartet through a set of more obscure material. Hammond organist Joey DeFrancesco provides powerful support throughout, but is tastefully (and a bit uncharacteristically) self-effacing in his playing; tenor saxophonist Houston Person, drummer Buddy Williams, and alternating guitarists Peter Bernstein and Russell Malone round out the quartet. Siegel shines brightest on the slow ballads and the sultry torch numbers; her rendition of Eddy Arnold's "You Don't Know Me" is especially effective, as are her takes on "I Just Dropped By to Say Hello" and the Harold Arlen composition "Ill Wind." She's a bit less convincing as a straight blues vocalist, and her tepid version of "My, How the Time Goes By" threatens to derail the proceedings early on. But by the end of the program, when she kicks into a delightful and surprisingly uptempo arrangement of "Misty," she has proved all over again why she's one of America's favorite jazz singers. Recommended.
© Rick Anderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:48:23
- Main artists: Janis Siegel
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Telarc
- Genre: Jazz
© 2003 Telarc International Corp. ℗ 2003 Telarc International Corp.
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