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The ever-restless Dianne Reeves tries to do something unconventional with an utterly conventional idea -- a tribute album to Sarah Vaughan -- and ends up overdoing the whole thing, though it's not really her fault. While the virtuosic Reeves often cannot resist reaching down into her chest register for some daring, earthy, Sassy-like swoops ("Key Largo" and "If You Could See Me Now" are key examples) or a daring vocalise like "A Chamada," she mostly retains her own identity in these 11 tunes, with a bright timbre that cannot be mistaken for that of Sassy. The element that does this project in are the overblown charts for a 36-piece orchestra that sounds a lot bigger and more congested than it is. Arranger/pianist Billy Childs (spelled on two tracks by Robert Freedman) is rarely content to relax and let a groove happen; he's too busy filling every conceivable space with all kinds of swirling, convoluted ideas that compete with, rather than enhance, the singer and the tunes. The one original tune on the session, "I Remember Sarah," opens with a scat chorus, then pianist Mulgrew Miller plays the blues, and Reeves does her familiar style of autobiographical rap in song. The best moment occurs when cagey veteran Clark Terry offers some jive talking in back of Reeves on "I Hadn't Anyone 'Til You" and some deliciously sly plunger mute trumpet work, fighting the orchestra all the way. Of course, it could be said that an over the top tribute to this larger than life diva is the only appropriate thing to do, but that doesn't make this session -- recorded quickly in the old manner -- any more listenable.
© Richard S. Ginell /TiVo
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Reginald Veal, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Erik Zobler, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Orchestra, Orchestra - Mulgrew Miller, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Dianne Reeves, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - George Shearing, Composer - George Duke, Producer - Billy Childs, Conductor - Greg Hutchinson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Patrick Gandy, Conductor
(C) 2001 Blue Note Records ℗ 2001 Blue Note Records
Reginald Veal, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Sondheim, ComposerLyricist - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Erik Zobler, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Wilson, Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Orchestra, Orchestra - Dianne Reeves, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - George Duke, Producer - Billy Childs, Conductor, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Greg Hutchinson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Patrick Gandy, Conductor
(C) 2001 Blue Note Records ℗ 2001 Blue Note Records
Reginald Veal, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Kurt Weill, Composer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Erik Zobler, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ogden Nash, Author - Orchestra, Orchestra - Munyungo Jackson, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Mulgrew Miller, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Dianne Reeves, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - George Duke, Producer - Billy Childs, Conductor - Romero Lubambo, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Greg Hutchinson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Patrick Gandy, Conductor
(C) 2001 Blue Note Records ℗ 2001 Blue Note Records
Reginald Veal, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Erik Zobler, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Orchestra, Orchestra - Dianne Reeves, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - George Duke, Producer - Billy Childs, Conductor, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Dorival Caymmi, Composer - Greg Hutchinson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Patrick Gandy, Conductor
(C) 2001 Blue Note Records ℗ 2001 Blue Note Records
Reginald Veal, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Erik Zobler, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Orchestra, Orchestra - Mulgrew Miller, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Tadd Dameron, ComposerLyricist - Dianne Reeves, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - George Duke, Producer - Billy Childs, Conductor - Greg Hutchinson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Patrick Gandy, Conductor
(C) 2001 Blue Note Records ℗ 2001 Blue Note Records
Reginald Veal, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Erik Zobler, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Orchestra, Orchestra - Mulgrew Miller, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Dianne Reeves, Composer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - George Duke, Producer - Billy Childs, Composer, Conductor - Greg Hutchinson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Patrick Gandy, Conductor
(C) 2001 Blue Note Records ℗ 2001 Blue Note Records
Reginald Veal, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Erik Zobler, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Wilson, Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Orchestra, Orchestra - Munyungo Jackson, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Mulgrew Miller, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Dianne Reeves, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - George Duke, Producer - Billy Childs, Conductor - Romero Lubambo, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Greg Hutchinson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Limbo, Composer - Patrick Gandy, Conductor - Albert Higgins, Composer
(C) 2001 Blue Note Records ℗ 2001 Blue Note Records
Reginald Veal, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Erik Zobler, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Noble, Composer - Orchestra, Orchestra - Mulgrew Miller, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Dianne Reeves, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - George Duke, Producer - Clark Terry, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Childs, Conductor - Greg Hutchinson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Patrick Gandy, Conductor
(C) 2001 Blue Note Records ℗ 2001 Blue Note Records
Reginald Veal, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - George Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Ira Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Erik Zobler, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Orchestra, Orchestra - Munyungo Jackson, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Dianne Reeves, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - George Duke, Producer - Billy Childs, Conductor, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Greg Hutchinson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Patrick Gandy, Conductor
(C) 2001 Blue Note Records ℗ 2001 Blue Note Records
Reginald Veal, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - George Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Ira Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Erik Zobler, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Orchestra, Orchestra - Dianne Reeves, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - George Duke, Producer - Billy Childs, Conductor - Greg Hutchinson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Gregory Stone, Translator - Russell Malone, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Patrick Gandy, Conductor
(C) 2001 Blue Note Records ℗ 2001 Blue Note Records
Reginald Veal, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Milton Nascimento, Composer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Erik Zobler, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Orchestra, Orchestra - Munyungo Jackson, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Dianne Reeves, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - George Duke, Producer - Billy Childs, Conductor - Romero Lubambo, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Greg Hutchinson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Patrick Gandy, Conductor
(C) 2001 Blue Note Records ℗ 2001 Blue Note Records
Album review
The ever-restless Dianne Reeves tries to do something unconventional with an utterly conventional idea -- a tribute album to Sarah Vaughan -- and ends up overdoing the whole thing, though it's not really her fault. While the virtuosic Reeves often cannot resist reaching down into her chest register for some daring, earthy, Sassy-like swoops ("Key Largo" and "If You Could See Me Now" are key examples) or a daring vocalise like "A Chamada," she mostly retains her own identity in these 11 tunes, with a bright timbre that cannot be mistaken for that of Sassy. The element that does this project in are the overblown charts for a 36-piece orchestra that sounds a lot bigger and more congested than it is. Arranger/pianist Billy Childs (spelled on two tracks by Robert Freedman) is rarely content to relax and let a groove happen; he's too busy filling every conceivable space with all kinds of swirling, convoluted ideas that compete with, rather than enhance, the singer and the tunes. The one original tune on the session, "I Remember Sarah," opens with a scat chorus, then pianist Mulgrew Miller plays the blues, and Reeves does her familiar style of autobiographical rap in song. The best moment occurs when cagey veteran Clark Terry offers some jive talking in back of Reeves on "I Hadn't Anyone 'Til You" and some deliciously sly plunger mute trumpet work, fighting the orchestra all the way. Of course, it could be said that an over the top tribute to this larger than life diva is the only appropriate thing to do, but that doesn't make this session -- recorded quickly in the old manner -- any more listenable.
© Richard S. Ginell /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 01:05:23
- Main artists: Dianne Reeves
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Blue Note Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 2001 Blue Note Records ℗ 2001 Blue Note Records
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